Leaders gather. The heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are converging in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a two-day summit. The group will discuss security, economic ties and transport links. On the sidelines, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and praised his “balanced position” on Russia’s war in Ukraine. Putin will […]
Difficult discussions. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory and seek a diplomatic solution...
Shutting down. Ukraine’s Energoatom, which operates the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, said the last working reactor at the facility was shut down and disconnected...
Russian exports. Russian state pipeline operator Transneft says oil deliveries increased to 82 million tons in the first seven months of this year compared...
Russian drills. Russia began its Vostok 2022 military exercises at the Russian Eastern Military District’s training grounds, in the Sea of Okhotsk and in...
Keeping close. Russia has acquired several Iranian-made drones for use in Ukraine, according to a report by the Washington Post. Citing unnamed U.S. officials,...
Military exports ban. Kazakhstan will suspend the export of military products, military equipment, weapons and ammunition until the end of August 2023. The government...
Countering Iran. U.S. forces conducted airstrikes against facilities in Deir el-Zour, Syria, that it said were used by groups affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
Energy talks. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economy Minister Robert Habeck arrived in Canada for a three-day visit amid Germany's effort to find alternatives...
New nuke deal? Iran’s foreign minister spoke with his Omani counterpart to discuss the most recently proposed nuclear deal in Vienna. Meanwhile, Israel is...
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