Big year ahead. 2024 will be a decisive year in the Ukraine war, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said while in the United States for talks. Yermak will be meeting this week with national security advisers from the United States, Germany, the U.K. and France. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony […]
Reboot. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held talks in Beijing on Monday in another sign of easing tensions between...
Nuclear power. Russia on Wednesday conducted nuclear strike drills overseen by President Vladimir Putin. They involved the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile...
Backlash. Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush was suspended after Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he had met with her in Italy and discussed...
Security threats. In its annual report, New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service accused China, Iran and Russia of attempting to interfere in its domestic affairs....
Limiting investment. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order restricting U.S.-based investments in Chinese technology involving semiconductors, quantum computing and AI over national...
Coup attempt. Members of Niger’s presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in an apparent coup last night. The country’s army chief has said he...