Presidents of the U.S. and China, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, will hold a virtual summit by the end of the year. It will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Biden was elected as the U.S. president.
Upon his arrival at Beirut airport, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian congratulated the formation of a new government in Lebanon and said that Tehran would never hesitate to help Beirut if requested. He added, "We are absolutely confident that Lebanon will be able to overcome all the difficulties it is experiencing, just as the friendly and brotherly people of Lebanon have so far overcome all the difficult stages they have gone through."
Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva Esmail Baghaei has warned that unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States are hampering humanitarian efforts to help Afghan refugees.
17 Democratic and Republican US senators have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to consider expelling 300 Russian diplomats from the United States unless Moscow issues more diplomatic visas for the US embassy staff.
Mali’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the French ambassador over the "unfriendly" and “disagreeable” comments by French President Emmanuel Macron. It comes just days after Algeria recalled its ambassador to Paris over French leader’s remarks on the country’s government, as well as a visa row.
The world is waiting for the United States to return to the Iran nuclear deal and to remove the "illegal restrictions” against Tehran and its trading partners, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday. Moscow’s top diplomat added Iran is ready for the resumption of nuclear negotiations in Austria’s capital Vienna.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone conversation with US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Wednesday. During the talks, the top diplomats discussed prospect of restoring the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
An independent inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse within France’s Catholic Church has found that hundreds of thousands of children were victims of the crime in seven decades.
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Israel ‘National Security Council’ chairman Eyal Hulata at the White House on Tuesday. The two sides have discussed Iran and other regional issues.
Damascus and Moscow say that the presence of Washington and its allies in Syria is the main obstacle to the restoration of normal life in the war-torn county.
War crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Libya since 2016, according to a United Nations (UN) investigation. Investigators also say alleged crimes were committed against civilians as well as migrants.
China will take all necessary measures to crush any "Taiwan independence" attempts, Beijing warns. The warning follows US urging China to halt what Washington calls ‘military, diplomatic and economic pressure’ on Taiwan.
Afghan nationals are unlikely to trust any U.S. president at the moment, Adela Raz, Afghanistan's ambassador to Washington, believes. The remark comes after chaotic withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan in late August in the light of Taliban capturing of almost all of the war-ravaged country.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Yang Jiechi, will hold talks in Switzerland this week, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
The hidden assets and offshore dealings of several world leaders, politicians and billionaires have been revealed in one of the biggest financial document leaks.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said the United States is in a state of “shock and confusion” after the Taliban managed to take full control of Afghanistan.
Pyongyang and Seoul restored cross-border hotlines on Monday after the lines were cut in August, holding their first liaison call. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had recently expressed willingness to restore stalled lines with South Korea to promote peace.
Saudi Arabia has confirmed it has been holding talks with the new Iranian government to reduce tensions between the two Persian Gulf rivals. The Kingdom has announced Riyadh-Tehran dialogues are still at an “exploratory phase”.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Riyadh is conducting a “dialogue” with Washington regarding the war in Yemen. He says Riyadh is seeking to end the Yemen war.
The deputy head of Iran’s Ministry of Tourism has said Iran is ready to repair Syria’s historic monuments which were damaged in the war on terrorist groups like Daesh. Ali Asghar Shalbafian said Iran is capable to do that and can share its experience with Syria.
Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior advisor to Iran’s foreign minister, has held talks by telephone with Hans Grundberg, the UN secretary-general’s new special envoy for Yemen, as the Islamic Republic of Iran continues consultations on how to resolve the Yemeni crisis.
