23d ago
Switzerland

Switzerland increases frozen Russian assets to $8.38 billion

The Swiss government announced on Tuesday that the value of Russian assets frozen in the country has risen to 7.4 billion Swiss francs ($8.38 billion) by the end of March 2025, up from 5.8 billion francs last year, due to newly identified funds and ongoing investigations into sanctions violations.

23d ago
Azerbaijan and Germany

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Germany made press statements

Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, made press statements and responded to journalists’ questions. The President of Azerbaijan made the statement first.

23d ago
Budget Expansion

Greece to allocate €25 billion under long-term defense strategy

Greece plans to invest €25 billion in a sweeping multi-year defence strategy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament on Wednesday, marking a major step in modernising the country’s armed forces and reinforcing its strategic posture amid regional tensions and global uncertainty.

23d ago
Foreign Relations

Lavrov meets Vietnamese counterpart in Hanoi to deepen strategic ties

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on Wednesday, as both nations looked to deepen their strategic partnership and navigate rising global tensions through renewed diplomatic and economic cooperation.

23d ago
Real Madrid

Ancelotti faces trial in Spain for tax evasion

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is set to appear in court on Wednesday over allegations of failing to pay €1 million in taxes on image rights earnings during his first tenure at the club. Prosecutors seek a prison sentence of nearly five years and a €3.2 million fine.

23d ago
TÜRKİYE-FRANCE

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan set to visit Paris

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is scheduled to visit Paris today to discuss European security, regional developments, and bilateral relations, according to media reports referring to sources from the Foreign Ministry.