NATO enlargement. Turkey lifted its objections to Finland and Sweden’s applications to join NATO, just ahead of the start of the alliance’s summit in Madrid. The two Nordic countries lifted their arms embargoes against Turkey, pledged not to support Kurdish militant groups and agreed to cooperate on counterterrorism. Sanctions. The U.S. Department of Commerce blacklisted […]
Ukraine update. Ukrainian forces have been ordered to withdraw from the embattled city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to the top regional official...
Regional tour. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Egypt for talks on bilateral cooperation and global issues. The two countries signed 14...
No-go. Lithuania banned the transportation of EU-sanctioned goods to Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad through its territory after consultations with the European Commission. Russian presidential...
Romanian grain. Romania’s agriculture minister said the country’s grain harvest will be lower this year compared to last year due to weather conditions and...
War economy. French President Emmanuel Macron said he would ask his defense minister and chief of defense staff to reassess the Military Programming Law,...
Trade war preparations. The European Union will decide on Wednesday whether to restart legal proceedings against the United Kingdom for breaches of the Brexit...
Trucker strike. Approximately 1,000 South Korean truckers, angry about rising fuel costs, launched a strike in front of Hyundai Motors’ largest factory complex in...
Reinforcements. According to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Russia sent personnel carriers, armored vehicles, medium and heavy weapons, and anti-aircraft missiles to...
