China sharply criticised the United States and Israel on Sunday, calling on them to de-escalate their conflict with Iran, prioritise civilian safety and adhere to international law as Mideast anxiety intensified following the US attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities using massive “bunker buster” bombs. Washington has violated Iranian sovereignty, “exacerbated tensions in the Middle…
Russian spy sensors are being deployed to track the UK’s nuclear submarines, a recent report by The Sunday Times revealed.The Royal Navy found some of the covert devices in waterways surrounding Britain, sparking fears that Moscow is secretly monitoring and potentially plotting sabotage against major parts of UK infrastructure, including the country’s four Vanguard-class submarines,…
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun on Friday announced Wang’s three-day trip starting from Monday. It comes as US President Donald Trump is seeking to broker a ceasefire on Ukraine and ease bilateral tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Guo said Wang would meet Russian leaders during the visit and hold talks with his counterpart,…
By Tom Balmforth (Reuters) – Ukrainian investigators are studying the debris of a new Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile that was fired at the city of Dnipro on Thursday, the first time such a powerful weapon has been used in the war. Reuters was among a small group of reporters given access to the wreckage of…
President-elect Trump said he can bring peace to Ukraine. But a deal is unlikely to last unless Ukraine gets security guarantees. It’s unclear what, if any, guarantees Trump would back. In the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, momentum is building behind the president-elect’s pledge to end Russia’s two-year war in Ukraine once he takes…
Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in the Russian city of Kazan for the BRICS summit of emerging industrialized nations. Television images showed the head of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, welcoming Xi at the airport on Tuesday. Xi is one of more than 20 heads of state and government expected at the…