- 01 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityWest
Western sanctions on Russia may have to deal with unconventional invasion – official
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Russia is ready to invade Ukraine but the Kremlin could use an unconventional attack on its former Soviet neighbour which might require the West…
Putin in principle approves Russia’s reply to West on security guarantees -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved, in principle, the Foreign Ministry's responses to the West on security guarantees that Moscow is seeking, the RIA news agency cited…
Sudan rejects Western criticism of arrests as ‘blatant interference’
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Friday denounced Western criticism of the arrest of two high-profile former officials opposed to military rule and charged with corruption, saying it was contrary to…
Erdogan says Biden, West have not helped solve Ukraine crisis -media
ANKARA (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States and other Western nations had done nothing to help resolve the Russia-Ukraine crisis and were merely a hindrance, broadcaster NTV and…
China, West rush tsunami relief supplies to tsunami-hit Tonga
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese naval vessels carrying aid are set to arrive in Tonga on Thursday as Beijing shored up its disaster response efforts in the tsunami-hit Pacific nation following…
Putin Drawing “Red Lines” Over Ukraine
Ukraine has become the main flashpoint in Moscow's relations with the West, with Russian troops massed near its border and NATO's forces on standby in case Russia attacks its neighbour. Here…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Iran sticks to stance as nuclear talks resume, EU, Russia stress urgency
By Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Iran's top negotiator said on Thursday he was sticking to positions Tehran set out when nuclear talks broke off last week, while…
Russia will react to attempts to break ‘strategic parity’ -Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will react to other countries' attempts to break "strategic parity," President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, referring to the global missile defence system being deployed by…
Analysis: Taliban choices in new cabinet could hamper recognition by West
By Rupam Jain and Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new rulers have rewarded Taliban veterans and hardliners with plum posts in the cabinet despite promising an inclusive government, but the…
