Source link Swiss activists backed by the country’s top political party have filed a petition with enough signatures to trigger a referendum that could enshrine Bern’s neutrality in the constitution and potentially restore the country’s economic ties with Moscow. The so-called “Neutrality Initiative” signed by over 130,000 residents was officially filed on Thursday, according to […]
Source link American and Chinese defense officials met in Hawaii this week to discuss how both nations’ fleets can operate safely in the Pacific region. The meetings were the first of their kind since Beijing severed military relations with Washington two years ago. The Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) working group talks were held in […]
Source link India and China have continued negotiations on a complete disengagement after the 2020 incident in Galwan Valley India and China on Wednesday held a fresh round of talks over border tensions that in 2020 led to a deadly clash between troops of the two countries. The latest talks didn’t yield any breakthroughs despite […]
Source link The frigate ‘Marshal Shaposhnikov’ has arrived for a nine-day stay in Eritrea Russia has sent a military ship to participate in joint drills with Eritrea for the first time in the 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Russia’s ambassador to the country, Igor Mozgo, announced on Thursday. Mozgo stated that […]
Source link Athletes from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Russia competed in the games, which concluded on Saturday The first-ever Vladimir Putin International Sambo Martial Arts Tournament for members of the newly formed Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and Russia came to an end over the weekend in Burkina Faso. Niger won the overall tournament, […]
Source link Engaging in such discussions wouldn’t mean that the West is giving up on its interests, Andrey Melnik said Kiev’s foreign backers should contact Russia behind the scenes to find out its conditions for peace with Ukraine, former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Andrey Melnik, who now represents the country in Brazil, has said. In […]
Source link The central bank had previously hiked rates at five successive meetings over a six-month period Russia’s central bank left its key interest rate unaltered at 16% at its scheduled meeting on Friday, saying that tight monetary policy will be necessary to return stubborn inflation back to target levels. The no-change decision comes after […]
Source link The number of millionaires in the bloc is expected to see a massive surge over the next decade, according to a newly released report Total investable wealth currently held by the BRICS member states amounts to $45 trillion, according to Henley & Partners’ inaugural BRICS Wealth Report. The BRICS group of emerging economies, […]
Source link The Indian government is wary of AI’s potential to stir up problems, a senior figure has told the Financial Times New Delhi has “woken up” to the dangers of AI-generated deepfakes and will hold social media companies accountable for any such content on their platforms, a senior official in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
Source link Moscow and Tehran’s relationship is reaching a “whole new level,” the two sides have agreed The secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolay Patrushev, held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, in Moscow on Wednesday. The talks between the two officials focused on cooperation between their respective agencies, as well […]
Source link The countries’ foreign ministers have discussed Malé’s move to end New Delhi’s military presence in the archipelago India and Maldives are in talks to find “mutually workable solutions” to Malé’s request for a withdrawal of about 88 Indian military personnel posted in the island nation, New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs said on […]
Source link The two countries’ top officials focused on resolving the acute military and political crisis in African state Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, the Special Representative of the Russian President for the Middle East and African Countries, and Sudanese Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Gibril Ibrahim had talks on the resolution of […]
Source link Foreign policy experts from the two countries met in New Delhi following S. Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow Foreign policy experts from Russia and India have been discussing the outcome of the recent visit to Moscow by Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and key trends in the countries’ bilateral relationship. The Valdai Discussion Club, […]
Source link Troops from South Korea and the United States have held week-long combat exercises involving heavy weaponry and live-firing drills close to the North Korean border, Seoul has confirmed. The drills, South Korea said on Thursday, were conducted to boost the allies’ military readiness in the face of expanded threats from North Korea. Pyongyang, […]
Source link The US has managed to fuel conflict in Europe, but states further east aren’t as willing to play Washington’s game By Timofey Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Club The formation of a new international order is inevitably accompanied by a conflict between the powers seeking to preserve their status and rivals whose development […]