The city’s leaders have long proclaimed, “Hong Kong is back!” It has taken a while for that to be fully reflected on the ground after the pandemic restrictions on top of the 2019 protests. But the latest tourism figures leave no doubt, no matter whether they are down to the number of visitors, where they…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have called for de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran, following a call between the leaders. The presidents showed a united front in their response to the escalating crisis on Thursday, after their shared geopolitical rival, the United States, indicated it had not ruled…
2025-06-19T12:45:34+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to halt the military escalation between Iran and Israel, during a phone call on Thursday. Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian president, said both leaders agreed to instruct their respective agencies to…
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Russia is a close ally of Iran: Tehran supplied Moscow with military drones to strike Ukraine and, in return, has received help with its civilian nuclear program. The Kremlin has also maintained warm relations with Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu frequently visited Moscow before 2022, which could put Putin in position to play…
Russia and China are set to conduct military exercises this year as part of their bilateral cooperation plan concerning a range of strategic issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “Not least, we are developing military-technical and military cooperation,” the Russian leader stated in the context of Moscow-Beijing relations, News.Az reports, citing TASS. “This is, beyond…
The Russian president says Iran’s nuclear programme continues and society remains united behind political leadership. Russian President Vladimir Putin declined to comment on speculation that Israel or the United States may try to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and continued to push for a political solution to the Iran-Israel conflict during a meeting…
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed he is ready “to find a solution” to his war with Ukraine and to potentially meet with the Ukrainian leader, even as the death toll from Russia’s latest attack on Kyiv rose to 28 people. “We need to find a solution that would not only put an end to the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday cautioned Germany that Moscow would consider it to be directly involved in the war in Ukraine if Berlin supplied Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles, but said he was ready to speak to Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Russian President Vladimir Putin (via REUTERS) German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said earlier this…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday unveiled a new defence spending plan for the nation as it moves to “war-fighting readiness.” Speaking at an event in Glasgow, the Labour leader shared fresh plans as part of the UK’s effort to revamp its military and nuclear preparedness. Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his speech…