A bipartisan group of four American senators introduced the Decreasing Russia Oil Profits (DROP) Act of 2025, a bill that would impose targeted sanctions on anyone dealing in Russian oil.
Tehran has summoned the Cypriot ambassador to express strong protest to the country’s recent meddlesome remarks regarding Iran’s territorial integrity, particularly about the three islands in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reiterated Tehran's commitment to defending its legal nuclear rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying the Islamic Republic’s nuclear policies have remained within the international legal framework.
A mass grave has been found inside a former government security building in the south of Idlib Governorate, according to the Syrian state media outlet SANA.
US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation expanding the scope of his administration’s ban on travel into the United States from various countries, targeting Syria and Palestine.
The UK’s Chief of the Defense Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, has stressed that the chances of a direct confrontation with Russian forces on UK soil are not “zero” – a speculation dismissed by Moscow as “nonsense.”
More than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months, the leading international authority on hunger crises and the United Nations food aid agency has warned.
The United States has given Ukraine a “take it or leave it” ultimatum, warning that an offer of NATO-style security guarantees could be withdrawn if Kiev does not agree to Washington’s proposed peace terms, according to The Telegraph.
A court in South Korea has issued its verdict in the case involving four members of Iran’s national track and field delegation who were arrested during the Asian Athletics Championships.
In an armed clash between militants and law enforcement forces at a checkpoint in Fahraj County, Kerman Province, southeastern Iran, three security and law enforcement personnel and one civilian were killed.
Authorities in the Gaza Strip have warned that stormy weather could spur more war-damaged buildings to collapse and heavy rains are making it more difficult to recover bodies still under the rubble.
Iran has repatriated about 1.6 million undocumented Afghan nationals since the launch of a nationwide return program about a year ago, while the total number of Afghans currently residing in the country is estimated at around five million, a senior Interior Ministry official said.
Iran’s judiciary spokesperson says the verdict in the case of a spy linked to the Israeli regime, who was arrested during the recent 12-day war, will be issued soon in Alborz Province, west of Tehran.
A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated that Iran is categorically opposed to US President Donald Trump’s transit route in South Caucasus, citing security concerns arising from America’s presence on the country’s borders.
European and UK leaders have called for the deployment of a European-led military force to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia, along with US-led “monitoring” teams and the “regeneration” of Kiev’s own army.
The Iranian daily Jomhouri-e Eslami has criticized the Taliban for refusing to attend a regional meeting on Afghanistan held in Tehran, describing the move as a sign of disregard for Iran’s Foreign Ministry and urging Iranian officials to reconsider their approach toward the group.
A leading Iranian infectious disease specialist has warned of the widespread circulation of an Influenza A virus across the country, saying the strain has high transmission rates and has resulted in fatalities.
The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled against Israel's arguments that the investigation into crimes in Gaza after 7 October 2023 was invalid.
Only a third of Ukrainians trust NATO, a new survey showed, signalling a sharp decline in the confidence of the country’s populace in the US-led military bloc.
The United States, Ukraine and major European countries have reached consensus on 90 percent of terms for an accord to end Ukraine’s war, two senior American officials said Monday, but they say questions of territorial control have yet to be resolved.
US President Donald Trump stated he had a “very good conversation” with European leaders and also spoke directly with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in recent days, as part of efforts to get all sides of the Ukraine conflict “on the same page.”
During negotiations in Berlin, the Kiev authorities allegedly agreed to hold elections within 100 days and to refrain from seeking NATO membership under certain conditions, Bild has reported.
