Chinese campaign. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a renewed push against corruption in a speech at a meeting of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the country’s top anti-graft body. He emphasized that the finance, energy, medicine and infrastructure sectors, as well as state-owned enterprises, will be the first and primary targets of the […]
Escalation. Hamas’ deputy leader, Saleh al-Arouri, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday. Six other Hamas members were also apparently...
Baku's stipulations. Azerbaijan sent Armenia five principles that it says should form the basis of a draft peace agreement. The principles include mutual respect...
More access. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen signed a defense cooperation agreement in Washington. The 10-year...
Moving forward. Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed their intention to normalize relations and sign a peace deal in a joint statement on Thursday. They also...
Mexico and China. Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on Wednesday. Han called for consolidating ties...
Red Sea security. Iran has reportedly deployed three ships – a support ship, a bulk carrier converted for reconnaissance missions and a container ship...
Israel developments. Intelligence chiefs from the U.S., Israel and Egypt met on Tuesday with Qatar’s prime minister in Doha to discuss terms for extending...
Iranian diplomacy and defense. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi postponed a visit to the Turkish capital planned for Tuesday without giving a reason or a...
Russian deficit. Russia’s Finance Ministry plans to make the governors of select regions personally responsible for the country’s ballooning budget deficit. The heads of...
Deal reached. Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire. According to various sources, Hamas will release 50 hostages it captured during its Oct....
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