Tag: International politics
China ‘simulates’ attack on island
Chinese military aircraft China’s Eastern Command confirmed that “assault skills” had been practiced. (Photo: Reuters) Taipei/Beijing/Manila China continued its large-scale maneuvers around Taiwan on Sunday morning. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen…
Fight for the strategically important small town of Bachmut
Bachmut Destroyed Factory: The city of Bakhmut has been subjected to heavy fighting. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv, Moscow The Ukrainian army is coming under increasing pressure in the eastern region of…
Israel under rocket fire – Military continues to attack targets in Gaza
Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip According to Palestinian sources, at least eight people were killed in the attacks and another 55 people were injured. (Photo: dpa) Tel Aviv Violence…
China ‘simulates’ attack on island
Chinese military The armed forces are conducting test maneuvers off the coast of Taiwan. (Photo: AP) Taipei/Beijing/Manila During the maneuvers around Taiwan on Saturday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army “simulated”…
Nuclear power plant site in Ukraine shelled
Zaporizhia nuclear power plant near Enerhodar Ukraine’s foreign ministry has appealed to the international community to ensure that the Russians return control of the nuclear power plant to the Ukrainians.…
Taiwan fires flares at Chinese drones as a warning
conflict zone China has been conducting military exercises near Taiwan in recent days. (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Taipei China continued its large-scale maneuvers around Taiwan on Saturday. Chinese military aircraft and warships…
Erdogan and Putin meet again
Sochi/Istanbul Erdogan didn’t seem uncomfortable with the limelight during his visit to Russia. “Now the world is looking at Sochi again,” he said at the beginning of the meeting with…
Erdogan and Putin meet again
Sochi/Istanbul Erdogan didn’t seem uncomfortable with the limelight during his visit to Russia. “Now the world is looking at Sochi again,” he said at the beginning of the meeting with…
How is the relationship between the US and Ukraine really?
Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Joe Biden The two presidents met in Washington before the start of the war. (Photo: dpa) It was just a short sentence in a Thomas Friedman…
Putin praises Erdogan for mediating in the grain crisis
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan The two met in Sochi, Russia. (Photo: via REUTERS) Sochi Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for mediating the conclusion…
“This is the test run for emergencies”
On the second day after the visit of US top politician Nancy Pelosi, the signs are pointing to aggression in Beijing. China is stepping up its punitive measures: the People’s…
China imposes sanctions on US politician Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi (left) with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen China has now responded to the visit of US politicians in Taipei with sanctions against them. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Beijing China has…
Ex-ambassador on the Taiwan crisis: “It has enormous potential for escalation”
show of force China also detonated rockets that fell in the sea during the military maneuvers off Taiwan. (Photo: via REUTERS) A day after US politician Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan,…
North Korea prepares for first nuclear test since 2017
North Korea fired several short-range missiles Despite the ban by UN resolutions, North Korea has repeatedly tested potentially nuclear-capable missiles in the past. (Photo: dpa) North Korea is preparing for…
Ex-ambassador on the Taiwan crisis: “It has enormous potential for escalation”
show of force China also detonated rockets that fell in the sea during the military maneuvers off Taiwan. (Photo: via REUTERS) A day after US politician Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan,…
This is where the conflicts over Taiwan and Ukraine differ
Taiwan conflict Taiwan has put its military on alert and held civil defense drills. (Photo: dpa) Just a week after Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, Mike Mullen…
China demonstrates its military strength
Beijing/Taipei In the conflict over Taiwan, China launched the largest military show of force in decades. The maneuvers in six areas around the democratic island republic, which have been in…
Visit to Nancy Pelosis in Taiwan – an unnecessary escalation
Xi Jinping “Those who play with fire will perish.” (Photo: AP) The last thing the world economy, indeed world politics, needs right now is an escalation of the Taiwan conflict.…
Visit to Nancy Pelosis in Taiwan – an unnecessary escalation
Xi Jinping “Those who play with fire will perish.” (Photo: AP) The last thing the world economy, indeed world politics, needs right now is an escalation of the Taiwan conflict.…
SPD criticizes the timing of Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Berlin The latest developments in the Taiwan conflict between China and the USA have also caused unrest in Germany. Foreign policy spokesman for the SPD faction Nils Schmid on Wednesday…