On South Africa visit, Germany’s Scholz says it is ‘unacceptable’ to side with Russia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said during a visit to South Africa that it is “unacceptable” that some countries have sided with Russia over its offensive in Ukraine.

Japan Says China, Russia Jets Flew Nearby As Quad Met

Chinese and Russian fighter jets carried out joint flights near Japan on Tuesday as leaders of the Quad bloc met in Tokyo, the Japanese defense minister said.

Western media turns blind eye to US occupation of oil-rich Syrian regions, says Draxler – SANA

Former Slovak Minister of Education, Science, Research, Juraj Draxler said the continued presence of US occupation of part of the Syrian territory constitutes a blatant violation of international law, adding that this occupation has caused thousands of casualties among the Syrians.

US troops could return to Ukraine for embassy security

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has said that “low-level” discussion is underway on how the US may need to adjust its training of Ukrainian forces and on whether some US troops should be based in Ukraine.

Ukraine says 580 foreign companies still doing business in Russia. We cannot order them to come out

Ukraine’s foreign minister has said that 580 foreign companies remain in Russia, continuing to do business “as usual”.

Norway has made it clear that it will not give in to Poland’s demand to share its growing profits from oil and gas trade — RT World News

 The Norwegian people and their economy are also suffering from soaring oil and gas prices, according to Oslo

Sweden, Finland To Further Discuss NATO Membership With Turkey In Near Future - Stockholm

Sweden and Finland will continue negotiations with Turkey on their bids to join NATO in the near future, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Monday, adding that the talks will take some time.

Military response to China's invasion of Taiwan: That’s the commitment USA, Biden made

 

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 Biden has pledged to use the US military to defend Taiwan if China were to invade in remarks made during his first visit to Japan as US president.