Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had celebrated the claimed capture of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region by Russian troops. Peskov quoted Putin as saying that the industrial city had been captured at great cost to the Ukrainian defenders. Ukraine did not initially comment … Read more
Vice President JD Vance said talks are going well in Doha, but would not take a return to full-scale military action off the table, saying it lies in the hands of Iran. “I can’t commit to anything, because obviously it depends on what the Iranians are ultimately going to do,” Vance told reporters after speaking … Read more
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto welcomes deal to lower tariff rate from 32 to 19 percent. Indonesia’s leader has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s move to slash tariffs for Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, hailing the beginning of a “new era of mutual benefit”. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s remarks on Wednesday came after Trump said he … Read more
Erdoğan hails new page in Turkey’s history as Kurdish fighters lay down arms Financial Times Kurdish PKK Fighters Burn Weapons in Step Toward Peace With Turkey The New York Times Turkish president hails the start of disarmament by militant Kurdish separatists AP News PKK disarmament opens new page for Turkey, Erdogan says Reuters After decades of insurgency against Turkey, … Read more
North Korean leader expresses hope that Moscow will defeat ‘neo-Nazism and achieve a great victory’ in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paid homage to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a New Year’s message extolling deepening ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, state media has reported. In a letter to mark the New Year, … Read more
Tech giant says investment in Southeast Asian country will ‘pave the way for delivering the transformative power of AI’. Google has announced that it will invest $2bn in Malaysia to establish its first data centre and “cloud region” in the Southeast Asian country. “This investment is not just about infrastructure; it’s about unlocking new possibilities … Read more