Keir Starmer will attend a meeting of European Union leaders early next year, becoming the first U.K. prime minister to do so since the country’s departure from the bloc in 2020, News.az reports citing The Washington Times.
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to appoint Kari Lake, a staunch ally who has disputed the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, to lead Voice of America, a government-funded international news outlet, News.az reports citing BBC.
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit China in the new year, amid growing speculation about Beijing's possible involvement in helping to resolve the Ukraine conflict, News.az reports citing foreign media.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) strongly condemned Israel’s extensive military operations in Syria in a press conference on Wednesday, emphasizing that these actions following Bashar al-Assad’s downfall, constitute serious violations of international law, News.az reports citing foreign media.
G7 leaders on Thursday issued a strong reaffirmation of their commitment to the people of Syria days after the fall of the regime, pledging full support for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition in line with the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, News.az reports citing foreign media.
NATO's top official warned its members on Thursday that the alliance is not prepared for the multiple global threats coalescing at once and that a much greater military spend will be required by all nations in the alliance, News.az reports citing foreign media.
The House of Representatives passed a massive $895.2 billion defense spending package, sending it to the US Senate for consideration, News.az reports citing foreign media.
Britain, France and Germany have told the United Nations Security Council that they are ready — if necessary — to trigger a so-called snap back of all international sanctions on Iran to prevent the country from acquiring a nuclear weapon, News.az reports citing The Times of Israel.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes - marking a broad use of the presidential clemency power just weeks from the end of Biden's administration, News.az reports citing foreign media.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has officially submitted his vote of confidence to the parliament before German MPs will vote on Monday. But considering Germany's economic instability what is at stake?
