US agrees to switch from Turkey to Türkiye
The US State Department has said it will start using Türkiye instead of Turkey at Ankara’s request to end the…
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US Speaker Pelosi backs Armenia over Azerbaijan border clashes
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has condemned Azerbaijan’s “illegal” border attacks on Armenia during a visit in a possible attempt to…
US claims Himars missiles destroy over 100 key Russian targets in eastern Ukraine
The US is claiming Ukraine has used the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars) supplied by Washington to destroy more…
International envoy to Bosnia fears war as Dodik demands separate Serb state
The international community’s leading envoy in Bosnia, Christian Schmidt, has warned of a crisis in the Balkans unless the US…
Is Xi Jinping really focussed on world domination?
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative is often seen as an attempt by Beijing to extend its influence around the…
US tries to reassure Ukraine over Russia’s completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany
A US energy envoy says Washington has reassured allies in Ukraine over concerns regarding Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline…
US agency halts Kosovo aid over Serbia dispute
A US government aid agency operating in Kosovo is suspending its US$50-million programme to help boost growth until the tariff…
Russia denies US coronavirus fake-news claims
Thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts have launched a coordinated effort to spread panic and disruption about the coronavirus, according…
US axes PKK drone spying for Turkey
The US has reportedly axed a clandestine intelligence programme with Turkey that has helped Turkish commanders target the Kurdistan Workers’…
Pompeo: Kazakhs should reject China and Russia cash
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Kazakhstan to welcome Russian and Chinese investment and influence with caution….
Russia ‘deploys’ hypersonic missile
Russia has deployed its latest hypersonic missile, which is said to be capable of striking the United States. Defence Minister…
US envoy blames Russian mercenaries for Libyan deaths
The US ambassador to Libya says growing Russian support for rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s offensive to seize Tripoli is…
Turkey slams US over Armenian Genocide recognition
The US ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield, has been summoned to Ankara over the US Senate’s resolution calling the slaughter…
Uzbekistan caught in tug of war with US and Russia
Uzbekistan possible accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has sparked a minor dispute between the US and Russia. US…
Turkey accuses Greeks of bloodshed 200 years ago
Turkey has not forgotten the killings that Greeks committed against ethnic Turks during its early 19th-century war of independence from…
Sweden’s Thunberg meets DiCaprio and leads LA rally
Sweden’s 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg has met Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and joined fellow teenagers at a Los Angeles…