- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEurope
Putin and Xi to discuss ‘aggressive’ talk from U.S. and NATO, Kremlin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss tensions in Europe and "aggressive" U.S. and NATO rhetoric during a video call on Wednesday, the Kremlin…
Joyful moment or risky move? Europe divided over kids’ vaccines
By Emilio Parodi, Nikolaj Skydsgaard and Bart H. Meijer MILAN/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - As Europe starts vaccinating younger children, countries are pursuing very different strategies in what will be a major…
Iran slams Europeans over nuclear deal stance – Press TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - European countries have failed to offer any constructive proposal or initiative amid efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Tehran's top nuclear negotiator told Press…
Nord Stream 2 gas unlikely to flow if Russia renews Ukraine aggression, U.S. says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gas is unlikely to flow through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline if Russia renews its aggression against Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.…
Vaccine mandates ‘absolute last resort’, WHO Europe head says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Mandatory vaccinations against the coronavirus are an "absolute last resort", the World Health Organization's top Europe official said on Tuesday. More and more countries in Europe, including Germany,…
Kremlin expects no breakthrough at Putin-Biden talks, urges calm
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said it expected no breakthrough later on Tuesday at virtual talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden over Ukraine, but urged…
France, Europeans working to open joint mission in Afghanistan – Macron
By John Irish DOHA (Reuters) - Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country,…
U.S. and EU hail ‘convergent’ stances toward China
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The approach of the United States and Europe toward China is "increasingly convergent," U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said…
Europe surpasses 75 million COVID-19 cases amid spread of Omicron
By Aparupa Mazumder and Rittik Biswas (Reuters) - Europe crossed 75 million coronavirus cases on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, as the region braces for the new Omicron variant…
Russia to unveil security pact proposals in bid to restrain NATO
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would soon put forward proposals for a new European security pact which he said he hoped would…
Taiwan, Europe must defend democracy together, president says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and Europe must work together to defend against authoritarianism and disinformation, President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia…
New COVID Variant Omicron Triggers Global Alarm
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
