The German government announced last week that it plans to redesign its weapons procurement agency, so it is better able to employ the billions of dollars in funding for its military’s massive upgrade based on fears of an expansionist Russia and an unreliable partner in the United States.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week and the two spoke about their budding friendship along with the inherent risks of “unilateralism and hegemonism” to global stability – a not-so-subtle swipe at the U.S. shortly after President Donald Trump’s high-profile visit to Beijing earlier this month.
Trade between Russia and China continued to show signs of growth as Russian President Vladimir Putin met last week with Chinese President Xi Jinping – especially in the energy sector.
The Russian military conducted a new ballistic missile attack on Ukraine Sunday in response to earlier strikes by Kyiv on the eastern part of the country, now under the control of the Russians.
The U.S. unsealed an indictment last week that charged 94-year-old Raúl Castro, the former Cuban president, with murder as Washington intensified its pressure campaign against Havana over, in part, national security concerns that the island has been sharing intelligence with Russia and China.
Angered by few career prospects, nepotism in government, and high unemployment, young people in India have thrown their political support behind an AI-generated cockroach, which the Financial Times identified as a “satirical protest movement” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
London’s Metropolitan Police deployed at least 4,000 officers on Saturday in response to the two major protests in the heart of the city: one in support of Palestinians and the other a nationalist, far-right movement.
The former chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was arrested last week in an anti-corruption probe for allegedly working with a criminal group in laundering about $10.5 million tied to a construction project just outside the capital, bringing unwanted attention to the country’s corruption problem.
Last week, Boris Pistorius, the German defense minister, visited Kyiv to talk about the bond forged by war between Ukraine and Germany, and announced a new strategic relationship between the countries that he said will be a “long-term partnership to be reckoned with.”
Germany’s right-wing populist party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has seen its popularity inside the country surge after the start of the Iran War because Germans are now facing higher energy prices to compound their economic pressures that were palpable even before the U.S. and Israel launched the illegal war of aggression on 28 February.