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This photo shows U.S. President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden stepping out of a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts on Nov. 29, 2024.

Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter has antagonized both sides of the U.S. political divide, with Republicans crying hypocrisy and Democrats warning it undermines efforts to rein in Donald Trump.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Brussels to participate in the NATO foreign ministers meeting scheduled to take place over two days starting Tuesday.

The NATO meeting, held at the alliance's headquarters, will consist of three key sessions addressing pressing global issues.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said in the United States on Sunday that we have to "fight together to prevent war", as he kicked off a week-long tour of the Pacific that has sparked fiery rhetoric from Beijing.

U.S. President Joe Biden stressed yesterday (Thursday) “the importance of support to the Ukrainian people” in the wake of the massive bombing launched earlier by Russia’s armed forces.

The Biden administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, according to two U.S. officials cited by Reuters.

Cyprus could apply to become a member of NATO once its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with US help to bring them up to the standards of the world's premier military alliance, the president of the Mediterranean island nation said Thursday.

Tens of thousands of people, driven fleeing by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, made their way home yesterday (Wednesday), with many finding their towns and villages hugely devastated after a ceasefire agreement went into effect in the early hours of this morning.

Bulgaria has approved an updated draft of the Agreement on Security Cooperation with Ukraine, confirming its continued commitment to supporting Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. The decision to sign the updated agreement was made by the Council of Ministers, which had already agreed to the draft as a basis for negotiations back on October 4, 2024.

Dmytro Kuleba, former Foreign Minister of Ukraine, has expressed doubts about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's ability to broker a peace deal in the ongoing war with Russia. In an interview with POLITICO, Kuleba stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to negotiate, viewing the war as a fight for Ukraine's statehood and sovereignty.

Washington's decision to give anti-personnel mines to Ukraine is the biggest blow yet to a landmark anti-mine treaty, its signatories said during a meeting.

Ukraine is a signatory to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of landmines.