Feb 05, 2023 04:23 am UTC| Politics
There are conflicting expectations ahead of a forthcoming summit between EU leaders and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Kyiv has made it clear that it wants to join the fast track for EU membership in two...
Ukraine recap: Kyiv keeps its friends close, but will they send the latest warplanes?
Feb 05, 2023 04:23 am UTC| Politics
The latest dispatches from the Institute for the Study of War make for sobering reading. After a few months in which the initiative on the battlefield was generally considered to be firmly with Ukraine, the pendulum...
Jan 26, 2023 12:04 pm UTC| Politics
President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 25, 2023, that the U.S. would send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyys repeated requests for more military tanks to help wage its war...
UK, EU unlikely to change post-Brexit trade agreement, report says
Jan 25, 2023 19:18 pm UTC| Economy
Amidst ongoing talks to resolve key issues, a report said the United Kingdom and the European Union appear unlikely to change major parts of its post-Brexit trade deal. The report noted that this would lead to the...
North Korea-linked hackers responsible for US cryptocurrency firm heist, says FBI
Jan 25, 2023 19:18 pm UTC| Technology
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation said this week that a hacker group with ties to North Korea targeted a US cryptocurrency firm in a heist in June last year. The agency said the heist was used to finance...
Jan 24, 2023 10:23 am UTC| Politics
For the first time in a long time, a year can begin with a realistic assessment that Australia-China relations are on an upward trajectory again. After winning last Mays federal election, the new Albanese government set...
Ukraine war: as Russia falters on the battlefield, Putin is trying to raise the stakes
Jan 24, 2023 07:46 am UTC| Politics
During a recent visit to St Petersburg, Russian president Vladimir Putin reiterated his confidence in his countrys victory over Ukraine. Visiting a defence contractor, he also took the opportunity to reassure workers that...
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