China, Pakistan express concern over West's sanctions against Russia
China and Pakistan have expressed “concerns about the spillover effects of unilateral sanctions” on Russia, Beijing said after a meeting between top diplomats of the two countries in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Monday night.
At present, the 27 nations in the European Union spend 1.5% of their economic output on weapons and troops. That is about to increase significantly because EU ministers, meeting in Brussels, have just adopted their Strategic Compass following two years of negotiations.
In his press conference, Borrell highlighted that, combined, EU nations already spend four times more than Russia on military capabilities, but that is still not enough, he said.
Andrew K P Leung says the United States is a trans-regional force that wants to maintain its hegemony over the Indo-Pacific region to protect its strategic interests.
Iran successfully launches Qaem 100 three-stage solid fuel suborbital carrier. Qaem 100, the first of its kind manufactured by Iranian scientists, is capable of putting satellites weighing up to 80 kilograms into orbit 500 kilometers from the earth's surface.
John Steppling believes Biden’s plan to offer billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine is irrational since the US itself is grappling with a variety of economic problems.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country will start trading its gas only in Russian ruble with what he called hostile countries.
The decision comes after Western countries slapped sweeping sanctions on Moscow following the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.
The Partygate scandal lingers on with the roll call of shame growing ever longer with every leak. On Tuesday, more bad news for Prime minister Boris Johnson’s inner circle as the identity of another high-profile Covid rule-breaker was revealed. Helen McNamara, ironically the government’s former ethics chief has apologized for her part in attending a party on June 18, 2020 in the Cabinet Office during the height of Covid restrictions, calling it ‘an error in judgment.’