German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday that while Europe remains a close partner to the United States, it is not a subordinate power. In a government statement delivered to the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, Merz emphasized that the trust built within NATO remains the “best guarantee forContinue Reading
A senior Iranian military commander said on Saturday the country’s armed forces are ready to give a “regret-inducing” response to any adventurism by the “enemies,” according to the official news agency IRNA. Deputy Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ahmad Vahidi made the remarks at a national congressContinue Reading
Fears of regional escalation grew on Saturday as more airlines suspended flights to the Middle East. The move followed a warning from Türkiye’s foreign minister that Israel is seeking an opening to strike Iran. The atmosphere of uncertainty was compounded by expanded U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian oil and Tehran’s accusationsContinue Reading
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Friday that 10 foreign intelligence services were behind recent “terrorist” incidents in the country. In a statement on its official outlet Sepah News, the IRGC described the incidents as part of a failed “U.S.-Israeli plan” to threaten Iran’s territorial and national integrity.Continue Reading
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the growing dispute with the United States over the Danish-controlled Arctic territory of Greenland “is an issue that reaches far beyond our own borders”, and has hailed the support the country has received from its European allies. US President Donald Trump claims theContinue Reading
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Iran had defeated the United States and Israel “once again” and had “extinguished the sedition” he alleged was incited by Washington and Tel Aviv. Speaking during an address marking a religious holiday, Khamenei’s remarks came as Iranian authorities appeared toContinue Reading
There are no Chinese warships operating in Greenland and no significant Chinese investments in the region, Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said in Washington on Wednesday, as he countered US threats to seize the Arctic island. Rasmussen, together with Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, had an hourlong meeting withContinue Reading
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday that Latin American countries are all sovereign and independent countries, and they have every right to independently choose their own cooperation partners. Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a daily press briefing, in response to recent reports saying U.S. PresidentContinue Reading
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred, shared, or revoked, following remarks by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump. In a statement, the institute said the decision to award a NobelContinue Reading
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday (Jan 5) reiterated Mexico’s opposition to Washington’s extradition of Venezuela’s president and to any kind of intervention in Mexico. “We categorically reject intervention in the internal matters of other countries,” Sheinbaum said, echoing statements made Saturday after US forces staged an attack onContinue Reading
