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Putin Warns of World War III Risk Amid Tensions with NATO

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a stark warning on Monday, cautioning Western powers that any direct conflict between Russia and the NATO alliance, led by the United States, could escalate into a full-scale World War III. However, Putin also expressed skepticism, stating that it is "unlikely" that anyone desires such...

‘India, China ahead of United States and EU members in many respects’: Russian FM Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at length about the rise of new economic, financial, and political power centres, claiming that China and India are already ahead of the United States and EU members in a number of ways. Lavrov said in his address to a joint news conference in...

Time-out needed in talks with Turkey over NATO bid: Finland foreign minister

Finland's foreign minister said on Tuesday that a few weeks' time-out was required in Finland and Sweden's negotiations with Turkey about joining the NATO military alliance. The U.S. States Department said on Monday that Finland and Sweden are prepared to join NATO alliance after Turksih President Tayyip Erdogan said that Sweden...

Bill tabled in US House to terminate Pakistan’s ‘Non-NATO ally’ status

 A US lawmaker has introduced a bill titled "To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes" in the US Congress that seeks to cancel the designation of Pakistan as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). The bill, introduced on January...