Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has stated that President Donald Trump “greenlit” a long-delayed bipartisan Senate bill to impose tough sanctions on Russia amid rising tensions Wednesday in the North Atlantic, where Russia deployed a submarine to protect a fleeing oil tanker.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar arrived in Somaliland for the first high-level diplomatic visit after Tel Aviv recognised the breakaway region’s independence, triggering condemnation and concerns that Palestinians may be forcibly expelled by Israel there.
The United Nations has voiced deep concern over the dramatic US operation in Venezuela, warning that it clearly "undermined a fundamental principle of international law".
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any bid by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the end of the NATO military alliance, as reverberations from Washington’s military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of its leader Nicholas Maduro are felt across the globe.
Key Ukrainian allies were to huddle with top US envoys in Paris to discuss security guarantees, as they press ahead on Washington-brokered plans to end the war with Russia.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that he is “deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected” during US military action in Venezuela.
President Donald Trump has predicted Cuba was "ready to fall" after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, warning that Havana can no longer rely on Caracas for security and oil.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stated that the world “is undergoing a period of turbulence and change” while noting that “unilateral and bullying actions are seriously impacting the international order,” according to state broadcaster CCTV.
A group of six Ibero-American countries have issued a joint statement condemning the United States’ military attack on Venezuela early Saturday that saw President Nicolás Maduro captured in Caracas.
The British Ministry of Defence announced it cooperated with France on Saturday night to strike an underground facility in Syria that had likely been used by the Islamic State group to store weapons.
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new criticism against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday as uncertainty continues to grow around the fate of U.S.-led Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations.
Several countries in the Middle East and Asia have called on Israel to allow “immediate, full, and unhindered” deliveries of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip as winter storms lash the bombarded Palestinian enclave.
The US has refused to issue a visa to Iranian national table tennis player Amirhossein Hedayati, preventing him from continuing his professional career in the US league.
Palestine was the deadliest place to work as a journalist in 2025, with the Middle East as a whole the most dangerous region for media professionals, according to a report by a global journalist union.
Russian Defense Ministry has released a map showing the route of the Ukrainian long-range drones that targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in Novgorod Region days ago.
Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record this year, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme.
The foreign ministers of 10 nations have expressed "serious concerns" about a "renewed deterioration of the humanitarian situation" in the Gaza Strip, saying the situation was "catastrophic".
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has rejected a claim by Donald Trump on Monday that the pair had discussed the US president's request for a pardon on corruption charges for Israel's premier.
US President Donald Trump and his top advisers have asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to change Tel Aviv's policies in the occupied West Bank, the Axios news site reported Monday.
Beijing's top diplomat stressed Tuesday that China would "forcefully counter" large-scale US arms sales to Taiwan, as its military kicked off a second day of live-fire drills around the island.
United States President Donald Trump has warned Hamas of dire consequences if it fails to disarm, while also threatening to “quickly eradicate” and “knock down” any endeavours by Tehran to rebuild its nuclear programme.
