Once again, Turkey has threatened to send more migrants westward to the European Union’s border as soon as the global COVID-19 pandemic which originated in Wuhan, China has ended. Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced this week that his government removed nearly 6,000 migrants from the Greek-Turkish border region and moved them to nine Turkish provinces where they will be housed in... 

China has declined to distance itself from the accusations made by a foreign ministry spokesman alleging US involvement in the coronavirus epidemic, arguing that opinions vary on how the health crisis started. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang wouldn’t comment on Friday about remarks made by colleague Zhao Lijian. Instead, the ministry official stated that the international community... 

Poland found itself on high alert as Russia launched missiles toward its NATO border with Ukraine, prompting the scrambling of at least three F-16s to assess the potential threat. The missiles, however, changed course and struck targets within Ukraine, escalating the ongoing conflict. The attack raised concerns about the possibility of a wider war involving NATO, a military alliance that includes... 

Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeted two commercial ships sailing in the southern Red Sea following airstrikes by the United States and the United Kingdom on dozens of locations across Yemen, Iraq, and Syria over the weekend. This escalation around the maritime chokepoint has led to a blockade of ships, marking a new round of cost-push inflation due to snarled supply chains. Reuters quoted a Houthi... 

If even one United States-linked bomb hits Iranian soil in the coming days, Tehran is promising to retaliate against American military targets all throughout the Middle East. As the world waits to see how President Biden responds to the killing of three U.S. soldiers by Iranian-backed militias in Jordan, Iran is drawing a red line that it is ordering the West not to cross, or else. Biden says he has... 

The UK has reportedly urged its NATO allies to consider deploying the alliance’s expeditionary force to Ukraine, a move allegedly prompted by “unfavorable developments in the Ukrainian theater of military operations for Kiev.” British authorities have also suggested the imposition of a no-fly zone over Zelensky regime-controlled territory and an increase in military aid to Ukraine.... 

Mexico’s top diplomat is demanding an urgent investigation into how military-grade weapons such as belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades are being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels. Said weapons are not sold for civilian use in the United States. “The [Mexican] Defense Department has warned the United States about weapons entering Mexico that are for the exclusive... 

Plans are actively in motion to establish a comprehensive network of “military corridors” spanning Europe. The primary objective is to overcome the intricate regulatory challenges that currently hinder the smooth exchange of equipment and personnel among NATO member nations. This initiative gains significance in the context of preparing for potential major conflicts, particularly with... 

Romanian Chief of Defense Staff General Gheorghita Vlad has advocated for the training of ordinary citizens for potential conflict with Russia, warning that such a war could erupt “in the immediate future.” The general expressed concerns about the Russian Federation’s impact on the world order, predicting that Russian President Vladimir Putin might not stop at victory in Ukraine... 

Rubber bullets and water cannons were deployed against hundreds of European farmers protesting outside the EU Parliament building in Brussels on Thursday. The farmers threw eggs, set off fireworks, and started fires near the building while demanding that European leaders stop punishing them with more taxes and rising costs imposed to finance a so-called ‘green agenda.’ The protests coincide with... 

The US military and Yemen’s Houthi rebels have engaged in conflicting claims of successful strikes, heightening tensions in their ongoing conflict over Red Sea shipping lanes. The recent exchanges involved a US airstrike targeting a Houthi missile in Yemen, reportedly set to launch. In response, the Houthis claimed an “accurate and direct” missile strike against a cargo ship in the... 

European Union leaders have successfully approved a €50 billion ($54 billion) economic aid package for Ukraine, despite resistance from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who accused Brussels of “blackmailing” him into accepting the deal. European Council President Charles Michel announced the agreement, emphasizing that all 27 leaders had reached a consensus on the additional support... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared his intention to deploy nuclear weapons to Cuba, marking a significant move reminiscent of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. This decision comes in response to the recent announcement by the United States to transfer nuclear weapons to the UK within the next three weeks, according to Pentagon documents. The planned return of US nuclear weapons to the UK... 

The recent assault on Tower 22, a remote outpost near Jordan’s northeastern border with Syria, resulting in the tragic loss of three American soldiers and injuries to several dozen others, has thrust President Joe Biden into a challenging position, heightening the political pressure to devise a measured yet impactful response to Iranian-backed militants. This incident amplifies the urgency for... 

Hungary should lay claim to Ukraine’s westernmost region of Transcarpathia if Ukraine faces dissolution due to its conflict with Russia, proposed right-wing lawmaker Laszlo Toroczkai, leader of the ‘Our Homeland Movement.’ Toroczkai referred to the territory once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and later under Soviet control after World War II. Transcarpathia, now part of modern Ukraine,...