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Erdogan says Turkey not ‘Europe's migrant storage unit’ as EU guards against Afghan refugees
Aug 20, 2021 10:40Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called on European governments to take responsibility for refugees coming from Afghanistan, insisting that his country has no intention of becoming "Europe's migrant storage unit" after the Taliban’s takeover triggered a new wave of refugee outflow.
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EU’s Borrell says Taliban takeover of Afghanistan biggest event since Crimea
Aug 20, 2021 01:24The EU's foreign policy chief says the collapse of the Western-backed administration and a subsequent takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has been the most important geopolitical event since Russia "annexed" Crimea in 2014.
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Attempts to undermine Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project doomed to failure: Lavrov
Aug 18, 2021 01:41Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says all future attempts by the US-led Western countries to undermine the Nord Stream 2 project, a sprawling undersea pipeline that will carry Russian gas directly into Germany, are doomed to failure.
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Germany: Merkel calls for a ‘controlled’ Afghan refugee response from EU
Aug 18, 2021 01:40German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for coordinated European Union (EU) action to take in the most vulnerable people from Afghanistan amid the takeover of the country by the Taliban militant group.
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Belarus tells US to cut embassy staff due to ‘hostile actions’
Aug 12, 2021 00:13Belarus has told the United States embassy in Minsk to reduce its staff against the backdrop of the latest sanctions imposed by Washington, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry says.
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Hong Kong leader favors adopting China law to respond to foreign sanctions
Aug 10, 2021 09:57Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has thrown her weight behind the adoption of a law introduced by Beijing to uphold the territory's sovereignty in the face of foreign interference and sanctions.
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Brexit red tape hits UK manufacturing of goods from cars to fridges
Aug 09, 2021 08:53The United Kingdom’s manufacturing of goods from cars to fridges is getting hit by Brexit red tape, which holds up supply chains, according to The Independent.
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EU adopts framework for sanctions against crisis-hit Lebanon
Jul 31, 2021 07:28The European Union has adopted a legal framework for targeted restrictive measures against Lebanon, which has already been grappling with an economic crisis and political turmoil amid Western interference in the country’s domestic affairs.
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Belarus will not hesitate to invite Russian troops if needed: Lukashenko
Jul 30, 2021 12:28Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he would not hesitate to invite Russian troops to the country in the event of an extraordinary foreign threat.
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Zarif censures US, E3 for trying to blackmail Iran into renegotiating nuclear deal
Jul 30, 2021 09:48Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured the United States and E3 or the three European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal over their “ill-intention” with regard to Iran and trying to blackmail Iran into renegotiating the deal.