China made a warning against “external forces” backing Taiwan on Monday after launching live-fire drills around the island that it said would simulate a blockade of its key ports.
North Korea has test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missile into the sea, state media reported Monday.
US President Donald Trump said that a deal was closer than ever to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but reported no apparent breakthrough on the flashpoint issue of territory after new talks with the warring countries’ leaders.
China said Monday it is conducting “major” military exercises around Taiwan, with live-firing activities to be conducted Tuesday across five zones in waters and airspace near the island.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, with the US president pushing to move to the next stage of the fragile Gaza truce plan.
Germany treated China as an economic lever based on the doctrine of “change through trade,” before realizing that this dependence had turned into a source of vulnerability and strategic competition. Today, Berlin is trying to reduce risks without disengaging, driven by the lessons learned from dependency on Russian gas.
Kosovo voters head to the polls on Sunday for snap parliamentary elections, hoping to end ten months of political deadlock and crisis.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky consulted with allies on Saturday and won renewed expressions of support ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, pledging in a joint statement to end heavy border clashes that have killed at least 47 people and displaced more than a million.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a visit to a nuclear submarine factory, vowed to counter the “threat” of South Korea producing its own such vessels.
