Hong Kong’s reputation as a top-tier global financial hub has taken another hit. A recent US advisory is urging American companies operating there to consider the legal and regulatory risks they may face, including possible sanctions violations. Doing business in the city, the alert argues, is the same as operating on the mainland, because of…
WION Video Team | Updated: Sep 12, 2024, 08:35 PM IST A hawkish voice in Moscow is advocating that Russia could launch a limited nuclear strike on a NATO country without triggering all-out nuclear war. He claims that the United States is bluffing that it can guarantee nuclear protection to its allies. Our next story explains…
Summary and Key Points: Recent reports indicate that China and Russia are strengthening military ties, exchanging critical technology to enhance their war capabilities. -According to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, Beijing is providing substantial military assistance to Moscow, helping sustain Russia’s ongoing war efforts in Ukraine. -At the same time, Russia shares sensitive…
Ukrainian forces have advanced in the southern Russian Kursk region, new maps show, as Kyiv plugs on with cross-border operations and contends with Russian gains in the east. Gains include southwest of the town of Korenevo, said the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank. Footage geolocated to the Kursk region…
“Europe has a China problem.” These are not words you would have heard from a budding EU trade commissioner a decade ago, when cutting juicy deals with booming economies like China was the top line of the job description. But in 2024, this might be the kind of rhetoric needed if you want to be…
Prolific poster and world’s richest man Elon Musk constantly interacted on his social network X with right-wing influencers paid by a Russia-funded company. Two employees of Russian state-controlled media operation RT allegedly funneled $10 million into Tennessee-based Tenet Media, with the goal of supporting Russian objectives, according to an unsealed indictment in the Southern District…
Text size Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he was expecting Chinese leader Xi Jinping to attend a summit of the BRICS group of major emerging economies in Russia next month. Putin has looked to the Chinese leader for support since the Ukraine conflict began, with the two boosting trade to record highs as Russia…
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome on Tuesday on a state visit to Mongolia, whose failure to arrest him under a warrant from the International Criminal Court was criticised by Ukraine as a blow against justice. As he stepped out of his limousine in the capital Ulaanbaatar, Putin was greeted by his Mongolian…
Islamabad, Pakistan – The invitations have all gone out. But when Pakistan hosts the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit next month, there’s one guest above all others whose presence or absence will be most felt: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On August 29, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Islamabad would host heads of government…
Satellite imagery of the probable launch site for a nuclear missile that Vladimir Putin has said was “invincible” suggests Moscow is progressing toward deploying weapons there, an expert on Russia’s nuclear forces has told Newsweek. However, Pavel Podvig said it is too soon to tell whether the discovery by U.S. researchers of the location for…