Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Tehran slams anti-Iran action by US, Ukraine and 3 European countries as “a political show aimed at affecting” UN chief’s report on Iran abiding by its commitments under the nuclear deal.
Beijing has reportedly summoned the U.S. ambassador to China as a diplomatic rebuke, escalating its anger against US President Joe Biden after he referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator”.
The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has said that it will be “nearly impossible” for the international community to recognize the Taliban government as long as restrictions on women and girls remain in place in the war-ravaged country.
Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the West Bank is where the Zionist regime will be brought to its knees. He made the remarks in a meeting with Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, and his accompanying delegation in Tehran on Wednesday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is planning to visit the United Arab Emirates as he tours the Persian Gulf Arab countries.
US President Joe Biden has called his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a “dictator”. The American leader claims Beijing was humiliated after one of its weather balloons accidentally strayed into American airspace earlier this year.
The Iranian foreign minister, in a meeting with with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hama, has called for a collective regional mechanism to enhance security of the Persian Gulf.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told a Hamas delegation in Tehran headed by the movement’s leader Ismail Haniyah that the victories of the Palestinian resistance shows the Israeli regime’s claim about its deterrence power is false.
The United States has openly embraced the goal of destabilizing Russia, with an eye on the 2024 presidential election, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated. The remarks came after US President Joe Biden publicly declared that President Vladimir Putin of Russia “cannot remain in power."
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday ended a high-stakes visit to Beijing with an unexpected meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. During the meeting, the china's leader stressed the world needs steady relations between Beijing and Washington after a period of simmering tensions.
Cairo has lashed out at the latest move by the European Union (EU) to cancel next week’s ministerial meeting with the Arab League over Syria’s readmission to the pan-Arab body. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has denounced the decision as regrettable.
Moscow expects that an agreement on a free trade zone (FTA) between Tehran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will be inked before the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Overchuk has said.
Beijing-Washington relations have hit the lowest level since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said at a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden’s senior Middle East adviser, has reportedly traveled to Saudi Arabia for talks with Saudi officials that will focus on the administration's efforts to reach a normalization agreement between the kingdom and Tel Aviv, two US officials told Axios.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and top diplomat Wang Yi on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to cool Washington-Beijing tensions.
Spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned a terror attack on a school in western Uganda, which killed and injured scores of students.
Bakhtiyer Khakimov, Russia’s presidential representative for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization affairs, has said that Iran's full membership at the SCO will be at the top of the agenda of the upcoming summit of the bloc.
British lawmakers have expressed their "grave concern" to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about political repression in Bahrain ahead of a visit by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to London. They have asked Sunak to push for the release of political prisoners in the Arab country in return for the unconditional financial support the kingdom receives from the UK.
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a one-on-one meeting on Friday, a visit that has drawn the ire of human rights groups that are criticizing the French leader for "rehabilitating" the Saudi leader's international image.
