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By Scott Lucas, Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. The conflict in the Middle East continues, and is showing no sign of letting up. Israeli and US warplanes have continued to strike targets inside Iran, …
Leaders discuss military cooperation day after US president hit out at PM over lack of immediate backing for attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer sought to repair fraught relations with Donald Trump over the war in Iran on Sunday, as a …
Finnish President Alexander Stubb’s official visit to India has concluded with a landmark development in bilateral relations, as the two nations agreed to elevate their partnership to the level of a Strategic Partnership focused on digitalisation and sustainability.This marks a significant step forward in the diplomatic engagement between New Delhi and Helsinki, reflecting shared priorities in
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged greater cooperation between India and China amid escalating tensions in West Asia.Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing, Wang emphasised the need for the two nations to support each other’s presidencies of BRICS over the next two years.He highlighted the potential for India
On Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a press briefing to justify the war in Iran. Praising Donald Trump’s lawlessness, he said, “America, regardless of what so-called international institutions say, is unleashing the most lethal and preci…
On Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth held a press briefing to justify the war in Iran. Praising Donald Trump’s lawlessness, he said, “America, regardless of what so-called international institutions say, is unleashing the most lethal and preci…
Nusaybah Sattar and five relatives were kept off evacuation flight despite holding tickets and UK passportsA British family stranded in the Middle East after being wrongly refused entry to an evacuation flight from Oman say they have received an apolog…
General Romeo S Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, addressed escalating tensions in the South China Sea during an interview with Firstpost’s Anmol Singla on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi.He highlighted persistent aggressive actions by Chinese Coast Guard vessels, including water cannon attacks on Filipino fishermen and attempts to block
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spent his confirmation hearings promising senators he’d stop drinking. Based on his news conference about the Iran war on Wednesday, that might not be such a great idea.Reporting on dead American soldiers, Hegseth sugges…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered a compelling address at the Raisina Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi, challenging the notion of a static global order rooted in mid-20th-century constructs.He dismissed as unrealistic the expectation that arrangements from 1945 or 1989 could endure indefinitely, emphasising that such frameworks represent merely a fleeting moment in history.Jaishankar