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Speaking to newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an interview published on Monday, Nikolay Patrushev revealed that the country’s revised national security strategy means Moscow is now willing to use actual force and not just economic sanctions. “The new version of the National Security Strategy emphasizes Russia’s desire to increase predictability, confidence, …

Speaking to CNN in an interview published on Memorial Day, Austin praised the military’s recent emphasis on diversity in its recruiting materials and said it will never be “soft,” but claimed Cruz’s “talking points” could be “capitalized” on by China and Russia, “adversaries” of the US, according to the interview. …

“Make no mistake, this will not be the last time the world faces the threat of pandemic,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the UN agency’s annual assembly of health ministers from its 194 member states on Monday. “It’s an evolutionary certainty that there will be another virus with the potential to be …

In an interview with Le Figaro, the chief of the defense staff, Army General Francois Lecointre, spoke about the dangers coming from powers that “challenge the stability and international law,” in particular, Russia, China, and Iran. “We are heading towards a reorganization of the world order that is structured around …

The Israeli military reported a flurry of strikes on the Palestinian enclave on Tuesday night, targeting what it said were Hamas sites in Khan Younis, Gaza City, Zeitoun and Shuja’iyya, including rocket launch installations, “research and development complexes” and the homes of several commanders. It shared footage of one air …

In an interview with British state-broadcaster the BBC, published on Tuesday, the spy chief also revealed that his agency had resumed correspondence with London’s MI6, and noted that he hoped to meet face to face with his British counterpart. When asked about the SolarWinds attack, Naryshkin denied his agency had …

“The fighting must stop. The fighting must stop immediately,” Guterres said as he opened an emergency UN Security Council session on the escalation in Israel and Gaza on Sunday. The ongoing situation “has the potential to unleash an uncontainable security and humanitarian crisis and to further foster extremism, not only …

“The Secretary-General reminds all sides that any indiscriminate targeting of civilian and media structures violates international law and must be avoided at all costs,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in the statement on behalf of Guterres. Guterres was particularly “dismayed by the increasing number of civilian casualties, including the death of …

Speaking at a media briefing on Friday, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus laid out the WHO’s concerns about the slow rollout of the vaccination scheme, as rich countries snap up doses to inoculate their own population, instead of ensuring that at-risk groups in lower income countries are protected. “We’re on track …

“Out of respect for the spirit of Eid, I appeal for an immediate de-escalation and cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel,” the secretary-general said in a tweet on Thursday night, referring to the final night of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, when Muslims break their month-long fast. Guterres’ impassioned appeal came …