Germany has branded on Monday as “very problematic” the reported Russian plans to block parts of the Black Sea, which could ultimately impact access to Ukrainian ports amid mounting tensions over Moscow’s military exercises ...Russia, which supports separatists in eastern Ukraine, annexed Crimea in 2014 ... .
PresidentJoe Biden, in announcing an ostensible end to the US war in Afghanistan, continued to pay eloquent lip service to progressive causes while maintaining the implied status quo. In a televised address from the White House on April 14, Biden said, “It’s time to end America’s longest war ... This means the US is ending the war, but not really ... ....
The AstraZeneca vaccine has been central to Europe’s immunization campaign, and a linchpin in the global strategy to get vaccines to poorer countries. But the slow pace of deliveries has frustrated the Europeans and has been blamed in part for holding up the EU's vaccine rollout. PUBLISHED ON APR 26, 2021 06.48 PM IST... ....
US PresidentJoe Biden could meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as early as June, a top Kremlin official has suggested. Biden had earlier this month proposed a meeting with his Russian counterpart amid growing tensions between the two countries ...Nothing has been confirmed by the US government ... “Stay positive & believe ... .
South Korean PresidentMoon Jae-in’s office has said it would be wrong to dwell on criticism leveled by former US leader Donald Trump, who cast doubt on Moon’s leadership and negotiating skills ... “We had negotiations, abiding by principles,” an official at the presidential office said, referring to the painstaking talks with Pyongyang.
BALI, Indonesia — A missing Indonesian submarine has been found cracked apart on the seabed in waters off Bali, the military said Sunday, as it confirmed that all 53 crew perished in the disaster. Authorities said that they received signals from the location more than 800 metres deep early Sunday morning... 'Folding accordion' ... That was his dream."
Trident could be forced to the US or possibly France if Scotland became independent, because there is no alternative port immediately available elsewhere in the UK, according to a retired admiral responsible for Britain’s nuclear policy ...Far ahead in the polls, Nicola Sturgeon’s party, has long been against the retention of Trident ... Read more ... .
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice PresidentKamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic. The virtual address, Harris’ second to a U.N ... The speech will be co-hosted by U.N ... in more than a century ... ___ ... Image.
LONDON--A fleet of British warships and military aircraft billed as the “largest concentration of maritime and air power to leave the U.K. in a generation” will depart next month for visits to India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, in a display of Britain’s ambition to exert a much stronger presence in Asia... .
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the arrest of 532 suspects, mostly serving military personnel, believed to have links to US-based Muslim clericFethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of having staged the 2016 botched coup attempt ... The operation took place in 62 provinces as well as in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus.
Mike Pence’s controversial skiing holiday in Colorado at the height of the coronavirus pandemic broke federal guidelines and cost cost taxpayers at least $757,000 (£544,000) in security costs alone, a watchdog report has revealed ... .
Albania's prime minister looked set for a third term in power on Monday, as preliminary election results gave his Socialist party a commanding lea ...Edi Rama, in power since 2013, has not yet claimed victory following Sunday's poll, which was closely watched in European capitals as Albania pushes to open talks on EU membership ... ....