Russian support. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran on Monday for an official visit. He met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, and the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, Mohammed Bagheri. Also on Monday, The New York Times reported […]
Russian downturn. The Russian economy could soon see a significant slowdown. According to the Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper, which cited data from Russia’s ACRA rating...
Emergency preparations. Poland is preparing a mass evacuation plan as part of its new civil protection and defense law, according to Interior Minister Tomasz...
Smoothing the waters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou....
Committed to Europe. Serbia on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Union on development of sustainable raw materials, batteries and electric...
European migration. The European Commission will propose changes to the bloc’s visa regime this month, according to a report by Euractiv. The outlet, citing...
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Security warnings. Several U.S. military bases in Europe were placed on high alert over the weekend amid concerns over a possible terrorist attack. European...
Israel and Hezbollah. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati about the escalating tensions with Israel and...
Plan for Hezbollah. A senior officer from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps met in Baghdad with leaders of pro-Iranian factions in Iraq to discuss...
Xi's priorities. Leaders of the Chinese military must always be loyal to the Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said during a conference featuring the...
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