European Union member states will face ballooning deficits and debt unless they agree to use frozen Russian assets as collateral to fund Ukraine amid the war, the European Commission has warned in a document seen by the Financial Times.
Israel’s military has killed at least three Palestinians in attacks across the Gaza Strip despite a United States-brokered ceasefire, as authorities in the war-torn territory reported that the overall death toll has now risen above 69,000.
Three people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in Lebanon, according to the country’s National News Agency (NNA), in the latest flagrant violation of a one-year-old ceasefire.
Berlin is prepared for a war with Moscow and stands ready to facilitate the deployment of 800,000 NATO troops towards the Russian border, the head of the nation’s joint operations command, Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, has stated.
The United Nations has warned of a sharp rise in illegal Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, marking the highest monthly toll in October in nearly 20 years.
Israeli military lawyers were reportedly concerned about the growing body of evidence suggesting that Tel Aviv’s actions in the Gaza Strip could amount to war crimes, according to US intelligence gathered during the first year of the conflict, five former American officials told Reuters.
The European Commission adopted stricter rules on issuing visas to Russian citizens, who will be largely banned from receiving multi-entry visas, the EU has announced.
Ankara has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his government over the war in the Gaza Strip.
A large crowd gathered on Friday evening in Tehran’s Enghelab Square for the unveiling of a new statue depicting the Roman Emperor Valerian kneeling before the Sassanian ruler Shapur I.
Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has urged the United States to be held accountable and to compensate the Iranian people, following President Donald Trump’s public acknowledgment of Washington’s role in Israel’s attacks on Iran.
Ankara continues to resist Washington's demands to abandon its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, but is eager to make some concessions to the Americans on the issue, Bloomberg has reported.
Speculation that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov fell out of favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin is not true, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has stated.
Afghanistan's Taliban government has announced the latest round of peace negotiations with Pakistan had failed, blaming Islamabad's "irresponsible and uncooperative" approach and stoking fears of further violence.
London has lifted sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, following a United Nations decision to remove him from its terrorist list. The move comes ahead of the Syrian leader’s planned visit to the United States.
Iran has stressed that the United States has a direct involvement in Israel’s June aggression on Tehran, citing recent remarks by American President Donald Trump as clear evidence of Washington’s complicity.
Several northern European countries, including the United Kingdom, Nordic, and Baltic states, rehearsed a military conflict with Russia at a gathering in northern Norway this week, Politico has reported. Ukrainian Defense Minister Denis Shmigal reportedly also attended.
The United States on Friday removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, after the United Nations Security Council lifted similar sanctions ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has claimed that the military bloc is now outproducing Moscow in ammunition, citing dozens of new production lines and the highest output “in decades.”
The Cyrus the Great Cylinder was formally recognized as one of the earliest charters of human rights during the 43rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference held on Thursday in Samarkand.
The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Arrairs has described the United States’ oppressive sanctions against the Iranian people as a crime against humanity, saying that preventing the delivery of special dressings for EB patients reveals the peak of cruelty and heartlessness of those who impose and enforce such sanctions.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf says that Tehran is not pursuing territorial expansion but seeks “peace and security for all,” while reiterating Tehran’s position that it is not developing nuclear weapons.
