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Putin’s Iran trip shows how isolated Russia has become - White House

Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Iran this week shows how Russia has become isolated in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, John Kirby, the White House's chief National Security Council spokesman, told reporters on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

Supoj pick shows haste

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha raised many eyebrows when he appointed the secretary-general of the National Security Council, Supoj Malaniyom, to oversee the nation's energy and food security issues.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2022

NSC: State of emergency still necessary

The government still needs to impose a state of emergency law to cope with the Covid-19 situation and expects attendees of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting to understand, according to the National Security Council (NSC) secretary-general.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2022

S.Korea 'strongly condemns' N.Korea missile launch as 'grave provocation'

South Korea convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting over North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday and "strongly condemned" the North's latest weapons test as a "grave provocation", the presidential office said.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Pentagon’s spokesman Kirby is moving to a White House position

WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby will move to the White House to take a senior communications role with a foreign policy focus.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

Kirby to lead Biden's national security communications team

President Joe Biden has named Pentagon press secretary John Kirby to be the new National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

Trump administration unlawfully punished impeachment whistleblower, report finds

‘We found, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that the Complainant was the subject of unfavorable personnel actions from administration officials’

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Jill Biden will meet Ukrainian refugees in Romania, Slovakia on Mother's Day

United States first lady Jill Biden plans to leave Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind tour of Romania and Slovakia to highlight the U.S. commitment to Ukrainian refugees over Mother's Day weekend.

Reuters · May 5, 2022

Taliban, Tehran to Launch Talks to Contain Border Tensions

ran and the Taliban agreed on Tuesday to hold talks soon to contain border tensions, while the Iranian National Security Council denied reports of sending tanks and armored vehicles to borders. A state of alert was raised by the Taliban and Iran against the backdrop of skirmishes that took place…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2022

US warns against allowing Chinese military base in Solomon Islands, promises to fast-track reopening an embassy

The White House issues a stern warning for Solomon Islands leaders not to allow China to establish a military presence in the region, in a stoush a former diplomat has labelled the first act in "a multi-part play".

ABC News · Apr 22, 2022