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US
Usually, the annual address to Congress is a ceremonial affair, but in 2024, the stakes are enormous as Biden seeks to overcome growing doubts about his age, the US economy and war in Ukraine.
Mar. 7
NATO
Finland and Sweden launched a joint bid after Russia in 2022 invaded Ukraine, which had unsuccessfully sought to join NATO -- which considers an attack on one member an attack on all.
Mar. 7
NATO
: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Finland, along with Sweden, abandoned their long-held neutral stance and became the Alliance’s 31st and 32nd members.
Mar. 7
Drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have changed the face of the battlefield in Ukraine, and the Pentagon intends to take their use to the next level – with AI.
Mar. 7
Medvedev, who the West once saw as a liberal reformer, said Russia’s “geostrategic space” was indivisible from Ukraine and that any attempt to change that by force was doomed.
Mar. 6
“An honor that says more about Putin's fascist regime than about me,” Kasparov said.
Mar. 6
Ukraine
The latest escalation of the Polish farmers’ protest saw mass protests in Warsaw outside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s office, though Ukraine had already conceded to the demands.
Mar. 6
Zelensky
The WSJ reported that last summer President Zelensky sent Ukrainian special forces, including intelligence officers, to the African country at the request of its leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
Mar. 6
By detonating a nuclear weapon in lower Earth orbit, Putin could asymmetrically nullify the US advantage in space.
Mar. 6
Biden
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Mar. 6
US
A favorite of affluent, moderate Republican voters, Haley failed to derail Trump’s path to the nomination since finishing a distant third in the opening contest in Iowa in January.
Mar. 6
Ukraine
Blowing horns, throwing smoke bombs and firecrackers and lighting fires, the farmers gathered outside the prime minister's office in Warsaw.
Mar. 6
War in Ukraine
The French president has reversed his position on Ukraine since Russia invaded. The drop of a high-tech French bomb on Russian troops is the latest proof of Paris’ newfound commitment to Kyiv.
Mar. 6
Russia
Hotels in Turkey are encountering challenges in receiving payments for accommodation from Russian guests, with transfers arriving late or being returned.
Mar. 6
War in Ukraine
The court accused lieutenant general Sergei Kobylash and navy admiral Viktor Sokolov of targeting Ukraine's power infrastructure with strikes between October 2022 and March 2023.
Mar. 6
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The Belarusian leader’s comments to Russian media were in response to a question concerning the challenges the Union State of Russia and Belarus is facing.
Oct. 25