U.S., Ukraine discuss ambitious March peace goal despite major obstacles
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious goal of reaching a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by March, though the timeline...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu reinforced the importance of deepening Sino-Russian coordination on global and regional matters. The commitment was made during Shoigu’s visit to Beijing on Friday, as reported by Chinese state media.
China and Russia reaffirmed their strategic alignment in international and regional affairs during high-level meetings in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, in discussions with Sergei Shoigu, emphasised the necessity of maintaining close communication at multiple levels as both nations prepare for "a series of significant agendas."
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi echoed this stance, declaring that Sino-Russian relations would remain "rock-solid and unshakable," according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. The two sides agreed to schedule another round of strategic security consultations at an appropriate time, further reinforcing their commitment to cooperation.
Russia’s Security Council later issued a statement underscoring mutual opposition to NATO’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region. "It was stressed that the spread of the zone of responsibility for NATO into the Asia-Pacific region was unacceptable," the statement noted.
Discussions also included preparations for Moscow’s upcoming commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the World War Two victory over Nazi Germany in May, a significant historical milestone for both nations. The meetings signal continued strategic coordination between Beijing and Moscow amid evolving global power dynamics.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has deployed one of its largest ballistic missiles at a newly unveiled underground base on Wednesday (3 February), just two days ahead of mediated nuclear talks with the United States in Muscat, Oman.
Winter weather has brought air travel in the German capital to a complete halt, stranding thousands of passengers as severe icing conditions make runways and aircraft unsafe for operation and force authorities to shut down one of Europe’s key transport hubs.
Storm Leonardo has swept across the Iberian Peninsula, causing widespread flooding, landslides and transport disruption in Portugal and Spain, leaving at least one person dead and forcing thousands to evacuate as authorities issued urgent warnings.
Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes killed 24 Palestinians including seven children in Gaza on Wednesday (4 February), health officials said, the latest violence to undermine the nearly four-month-old ceasefire.
An attacker opened fire at the gates of a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad on Friday before detonating a suicide bomb that killed at least 31 people in the deadliest assault of its kind in the capital in more than ten years.
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious goal of reaching a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine by March, though the timeline is widely viewed as unrealistic due to deep disagreements over territory, according to multiple sources familiar with the talks.
At least 31 killed, scores wounded in suicide attack on religious site in Islamabad.
Lebanese Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal met with senior U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss strengthening military and security cooperation, regional developments and the challenges facing Lebanon, the Lebanese army said on Friday.
Storm Leonardo has swept across the Iberian Peninsula, causing widespread flooding, landslides and transport disruption in Portugal and Spain, leaving at least one person dead and forcing thousands to evacuate as authorities issued urgent warnings.
Escalating clashes in South Kivu’s highlands are sending a rising flow of wounded to Fizi’s small general hospital, where staff warn they are running out of space and supplies as the conflict expands across remote areas.
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