US special envoy Steve Witkoff has stated that Russia and Ukraine are committed to achieving peace amid negotiations on ending the ongoing war between the two countries.
The United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey have urged the parties to the Gaza ceasefire to honour their commitments and show restraint, the chief US envoy has stated after talks in the US city of Miami.
The Pentagon has released combat footage showing US and allied forces carrying out large-scale strikes against purported Daesh terrorist targets in Syria, as part of Washington’s retaliation for the recent killing of American personnel.
China's military will step up training and "take forceful measures" to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the defence ministry announced on Friday in response to a planned $11.1 billion US arms sales package to Taiwan.
European Union leaders have agreed to provide an interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years, EU Council President Antonio Costa has stated.
The US Congress has permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of investment to the war-ravaged nation.
The United States has approved $11.1bn in arms sales to Taiwan, one of Washington’s largest-ever military packages for the self-ruled island, which Beijing has promised to unify with mainland China.
The United States is preparing a further round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace accord with Ukraine, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Three people were killed when Israeli air attacks hit a motorcycle and two vehicles in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in the latest violation of last year’s ceasefire accord, authorities and local media have announced.
Ukraine has relinquished its ambition of joining the NATO military alliance in exchange for Western security guarantees as a compromise to end the war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated ahead of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin.
The administration of US President Donald Trump is willing to offer Kiev NATO-style and Congress-approved security guarantees if it agrees on territorial concessions to Russia, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. Ukraine has denied any concessions and has called instead for a ceasefire – a proposal Moscow has dismissed as a ploy to win time and prolong the conflict.
US President Donald Trump is pressuring his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to cede territory to Russia in an effort to end the conflict between Kiev and Moscow, Bild has claimed, citing anonymous sources.
The Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar has claimed that Lebanon’s foreign minister has effectively suspended the exchange of ambassadors between Beirut and Tehran by refusing to complete the legal procedures required to accept Iran’s new ambassador.
U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and European leaders in Brussels over the weekend as discussions on Washington-proposed peace framework aimed at ending Russia's war continue, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported.
US intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with Israel during the Joe Biden administration over concerns about its conduct of the war in the Gaza Strip, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters news agency.
The US is secretly planning to create a five-nation power bloc with Russia, China, India and Japan to sideline the Western-dominated G7, according to reports.
Iceland has become the fifth country to boycott next year’s Eurovision song contest after Israel was given the go-ahead to compete, deepening the crisis facing the competition.
