New Zealand’s new government was elected in October but has already signaled what its foreign policy will look like – and it revolves around the U.S.-led intelligence-sharing network known as the Five Eyes. For years, the country has been the least involved of the group’s members, which also include Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, […]
Russia and Niger. A delegation of Russian defense officials reportedly arrived in Niger for talks with the country’s defense minister. The meeting took place...
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...
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