Diana Mondino’s delegation was the first official visit to China since the country’s Western-leaning government took office last year.

‘Serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield’ for Ukraine, said Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Kyiv on Monday.

The Duchess of Edinburgh, wife of Prince Edward, made the visit as part of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, Buckingham Palace said.

Protesters called on the government to scrap the controversial bill which the European Union has warned would undermine Tbilisi’s European aspirations.

In a phone call on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked US President Joe Biden for unblocking US$61 billion in military aid. US Senate is to take up the measure on Tuesday.

Disinformation campaigns waged by China and Russia fan misperceptions amid years-long ‘drumbeat of very negative information’, says Kurt Campbell.

Ukraine says its soldiers will benefit from the aid package as Western leaders laud the US move, noting it will help ‘make us all safer’.

The Ukrainian president is seeking more air defence systems from Western allies after a drone of fatal drone and missile attacks from Russia.

Nato partner bid comes at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment.

The former US president hosted Poland’s Andrzej Duda for dinner at Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Readers say Ukraine’s Nato status is unlikely to change the course of the war, and praise atomic bomb survivor Japan’s decision to finally screen Oppenheimer film

Turkey could play an influential role in the International Lunar Research Station, says space analyst.

The military alliance should also consider recruiting South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, according to former Nato supreme allied commander James Stavridis.

Top diplomat will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss Ukraine, the Asia-Pacific and other issues, Russian foreign ministry says.

Finland closed the border in mid-December after nearly 1,000 migrants arrived without a visa through its border crossings with Russia since August.

Nato anniversary comes as the now-32-nation alliance weighs a plan to provide more predictable longer-term military support to Ukraine.

Latvia-based media group reported that members of a Russian intelligence unit had been placed at scene of reported health incidents involving US staff. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said report was baseless.

At least nine major refineries have been successfully attacked this year, currently taking offline 11 per cent of Russia’s total capacity by some estimates.

Former American leader’s vows to slap 10 per cent universal tariff and cease funding Ukraine war effort has sent shock waves across continent.