The Netherlands’ outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte was in Turkey on Friday, seeking support from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the Dutch official’s bid for the position of NATO secretary general. Incumbent NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister
Russia’s defense minister has proposed increased joint military exercises among Russia and its Asian allies to counter U.S. security expansion. Sergei Shoigu called US-led military infrastructure deployment in the region a direct threat. He also voiced Russia’s claim that Ukraine was behind
Russia is considering downgrading the level of its diplomatic relations with the United States if Western governments go ahead with proposals to confiscate its frozen assets, state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday. The G7
Ariel Henry resigned as prime minister of Haiti, facilitating the formation of a new government in a country plagued by severe gang violence. He announced his resignation on April 24, coinciding with the inauguration of a council tasked with selecting a new
Botswana’s foreign minister said his country had been approached by the U.K. to take some of what he called their “unwanted immigrants” but declined the request. Lemogang Kwape’s comments in a telephone interview with South African television channel Newzroom Afrika on Tuesday
Iran lashed out at Argentina on Wednesday after the South American country sought the arrest of Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi over his alleged involvement in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center. Without mentioning Vahidi by name,
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez denied corruption allegations against his wife but said he will consider resigning after the launch Wednesday of a judicial investigation into accusations by a right-wing legal platform that she used her position to influence business deals. Sánchez
Former President Trump would better serve the interests of Israel and the Jewish people amid its war with Hamas and amid regional tensions with Hezbollah and Iran than President Biden, according to an Israeli government minister, who said he wished he could
Mr Opperman was diagnosed less than a year after being elected as an MP (Image: PA) A Government minister has told how a shock brain cancer diagnosis made him reconsider his views on assisted dying. Guy Opperman, Minister for Roads and Local
A Conservative MP has warned that English and British national identity is “under attack”, as he launches a new campaign to have a minister with direct responsibility for protecting national symbols and flags. The demand comes after recent rows about the rebranding