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Russia-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

16:37 22.07.2026

Russia-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting

Photo: MFA Press release on the Russia-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. On July 22, an annual meeting of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with the foreign ministers of member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was held in Manila. The event was held under the auspices of the 35th anniversary …

NYT: Russia bill broadens sanctions but could fuel fears over the dollar

11:20 22.07.2026

NYT: Russia bill broadens sanctions but could fuel fears over the dollar

A Russia sanctions bill is posing a dilemma for the Trump administration: Lawmakers are pushing to wage further financial warfare just as the administration worries that heavy use of sanctions may erode the U.S. dollar’s supremacy, The New York Times writes. The bill, which was the brainchild of Senator Lindsey …

Nigel Farage: Burnham's coup is so brazen it would make commanders of a banana republic blush

11:18 22.07.2026

Nigel Farage: Burnham's coup is so brazen it would make commanders of a banana republic blush

Ten years ago this week, the Brexit vote delivered an earthquake in Westminster. When the result was announced, the landscape of British politics shifted permanently. You can still feel the shockwaves of that seismic moment reverberating in our country today. Sir Keir Starmer, the man convinced he could bring stability …

FT: Trump is slipping into an Iran quagmire – regime change is back on the agenda

11:17 22.07.2026

FT: Trump is slipping into an Iran quagmire – regime change is back on the agenda

President Donald Trump’s foreign policy legacy is likely to be defined by Iran. Right now it’s not looking good. The war has restarted. But America does not have a plausible plan for victory, Financial Times notes. The US national security establishment is already defining down what success might mean. At …

WP: U.S. strikes unlikely to move Iran, intelligence reports say

11:16 22.07.2026

WP: U.S. strikes unlikely to move Iran, intelligence reports say

President Donald Trump’s current course of ever-expanding attacks on Iran appears to have led to a stalemate. Iran’s government is unlikely to feel significant impact or soften its negotiating position as a result of new rounds of U.S. military strikes like those now underway, according to a new intelligence assessment …

Russia’s Intelligence: NATO concerned over German nuclear weapons research

11:36 21.07.2026

Russia’s Intelligence: NATO concerned over German nuclear weapons research

One of NATO’s key member states has expressed concern over nuclear weapons-related research underway in Germany, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said, TASS reports. "According to information received by the SVR, relevant ministries in one of NATO’s key member states have expressed concern over active research in Germany focused on …

The Telegraph: Burnham has become a global laughing stock before even entering No 10

11:35 21.07.2026

The Telegraph: Burnham has become a global laughing stock before even entering No 10

Our soon-to-be PM’s futile foreign policy is designed to pander to Labour MPs, not uphold British interests, The Telegraph stresses. Listening to Andy Burnham’s pronouncements on foreign policy makes you wonder whether he might somehow believe in this daydream. “Let’s be honest,” said our incoming prime minister in a video …

WP: U.S. teeters on all-out war with Iran

11:34 21.07.2026

WP: U.S. teeters on all-out war with Iran

A service member was killed in action in Iraq, and another set of unidentified remains was found at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Jordan, U.S. Central Command said, The Washington Post writes. The United States and Iran moved closer to all-out war over the weekend, as the …

Yemen’s Houthis to impose maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia

11:32 21.07.2026

Yemen’s Houthis to impose maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia

The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, said they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, putting at risk the flow of millions of barrels that the kingdom exports via the Red Sea, Bloomberg reports. The blockade is in response to what the group says is Saudi Arabia’s siege on …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui

19:25 20.07.2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s talks with Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui. On July 20, Moscow hosted talks between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui during the third round of the Russian-Korean …

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