Hungary criticises NATO chief’s warning of possible Russian attack as ‘reckless’
Hungary has strongly criticised NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s warning that Russia could be capable of attacking the alliance within five years...
The United States agreed on Tuesday to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine, after Kyiv accepted a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire, the two nations announced in a joint statement.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. will now present the ceasefire offer to Russia, adding that the next move is up to Moscow.
"The President wanted this war to end yesterday," Rubio said, emphasizing the urgency of negotiations. "Our hope is that the Russians will say ‘yes’ as quickly as possible so we can move to the next phase—real peace talks."
Meanwhile, the battlefield remains volatile. Ukraine launched its biggest drone strike on Moscow yet, targeting an oil refinery and military facilities. Russia claimed to have shot down 337 drones but reported casualties and infrastructure damage.
With the ceasefire proposal now in Russia’s hands, Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz will engage with his Russian counterpart in the coming days. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is also set to visit the White House on Thursday.
Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday (12 December), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The JMA had earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7.
The United States issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela on Thursday, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas.
Iran is preparing to host a multilateral regional meeting next week in a bid to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday (11 December) puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political instability on the eve of the Black Sea nation's entry into the euro zone.
Kyiv has escalated its naval campaign against Moscow’s economic lifelines, claiming a successful strike on a vessel suspected of skirting international sanctions within the Black Sea.
Türkiye’s Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Friday that discussions in Washington with U.S. officials have strengthened efforts to expand bilateral trade, moving closer to a $100 billion target.
Lebanon is prepared to demarcate its border with Syria, President Joseph Aoun said on Friday, while noting that the dispute over the Shebaa Farms could be addressed at a later stage.
Greek farmers blocked the Port of Thessaloniki on Friday as part of nationwide protests demanding delayed European Union subsidies and compensation for rising production costs and livestock losses.
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif held talks on Friday during the International Peace and Trust Forum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, focusing on bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues
ussian President Vladimir Putin described Moscow’s relations with Baghdad as historically strong and unbroken during a meeting with Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid in Turkmenistan.
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