Benjamin Netanyahu said attackers would pay a ‘very heavy price’ after Israel’s enemies threatened retaliation for assassinations.
The Jiaozhou, a guided missile destroyer, had earlier taken part in a parade in St Petersburg to mark Russia’s navy day.
Deepened ties between Russia and North Korea necessitate that China move from a strategy of persuasion to one of offensive engagement.
The deteriorating security landscape has countries from Europe to Southeast Asia looking to South Korea for quality, affordable arms exports.
Russian and US diplomats say their diplomatic relations are worse even that during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
If China pressures Russia into ending its aggressive behaviour, it would weaken a key reason for European alignment with the US.
During a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Kyiv is ready to engage with Moscow when it is ready to negotiate in ‘good faith’.
The 3% of GDP figure – just an idea for now, and not yet formal policy – could signal more tension with allies if Trump wins the US election.
The elevation of Kamala Harris as the Democratic front-runner injects uncertainty into the US election for world leaders already grappling with the implications of Trump’s potential return to the presidency.
In a new report, the US defence department highlighted concern over a ‘growing alignment’ between China and Russia.
Discussions of China dominated the recent Nato summit, but what about the dangers of a sapping war in Ukraine and Trump ‘s potential return?
What was once the Russian hi-tech sanctions story has been repurposed for the Chinese ‘dual use’ narrative that is being spun by Washington.
It means market fragmentation, economic destruction, social upheaval and loss of lives. In a fractured world today, it could trigger another world war.
The US is pushing for Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea to “institutionalise” with Nato to combat common threats.
More sanctions coming to ‘tighten the screws’ on Beijing if it does not reconsider its supplying Moscow with material aid in war effort.
Amid deteriorating relations with European governments, Beijing must clarify its positions and help set up an equitable power balance.
The Republican ticket for the US presidential election seems intent on shifting US foreign policy from Europe to Asia, analysts say.
Zelensky, the first foreign leader to address the UK cabinet in person since 1997, renewed his call for help in boosting his country’s ‘long-range capability’.
Party convention ends with Trump vowing ‘a tariff of around 100 to 200 per cent on each car, and they will be unsellable in the US’.
The prime minister is seeking to rebuild bridges after Brexit, telling EU leaders the country will ‘reset’ its approach.
The scaled-down size of its naval exercise with Russia and the delay in its announcement show a more cautious Beijing. Deterrence appears to be its preferred approach – for now.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is right to warn the transatlantic security alliance not to ‘incite confrontation with China’ or interfere in the region.
The assessment, ordered by Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than a week after he returned from a Nato summit, will set out a path to increasing defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.
Seoul’s ‘unspoken’ message to Moscow is that it won’t supply lethal weapons to Ukraine and doesn’t want to escalate tensions, analysts say.
Despite more assertive depictions of China, the US has not got Nato to see China as a security threat. This suggests European divergence
New PM Keir Starmer has vowed to turn a page with EU after years of bad blood following Brexit under previous Conservative government.