Both Afghanistan and Pakistan acknowledged fighting in border areas on Thursday, albeit disagreeing markedly on exact developments on the ground and the extent of each other’s losses and gains.
It’s the latest escalation of violence between the…
Category: 4. World
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Gorton and Denton by-election: Votes being counted
Plenty think this by-election has been a tight three-way tusslepublished at 22:00 GMT
Chris Mason
Political editor, reporting from ManchesterThe drama that has swirled around this by-election began months before we even knew when or…
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Hungary is blocking Russia sanctions package over €16B in EU defense loans, diplomats say – POLITICO
The Commission proposed the new sanctions package, which broadens restrictions on Russian energy, banks, goods and services, on Feb. 6. The EU had hoped to get final approval on both measures — the sanctions package, which requires…
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Pakistan says two soldiers killed after attacks by Afghan Taliban
Both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses after the Afghan Taliban launched attacks along the border.
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Orban’s election campaign strategy — blackmail EU, Ukraine over Russian oil and hope for a fight
On Feb. 26, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was feeling adventurous, sending two letters — one to Brussels, another one to Kyiv — with a set of demands.
The intended target audience for both, however, were not EU and Ukrainian officials,…
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New Select Committee Investigation Uncovers China’s Space Operations in Latin America
Today, the Select Committee on China released a new investigation uncovering how China is using infrastructure in Latin America to advance its space capabilities and intelligence collection. The investigation, Pulling Latin America into…
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Republican Senator Lets Rip at Trump Picking Son-in-Law and Golf Buddy for Key Roles
A Republican senator is raising concerns about President Donald Trump’s reliance on his son-in-law and a longtime golf buddy to oversee delicate international negotiations.
Since Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, declared that he…
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Why Chad may be drawn into Sudan’s war
The war in Sudan is getting closer to Chad: Over the weekend, the Sudanese army and its allies fought with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia directly on the border.
According to news agencies, on Saturday, several Chadian soldiers and…
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