Hungary ‘working on how to circumvent’ US sanctions on Russian oil, Orban says
Reuters. Hungary is working to find a way to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies, Prime Minister Viktor Orban...
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Ukraine should use Russian frozen assets for domestic weapons production, Zelenskiy says
Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday (October 23) that Ukraine should be able to use Russia’s frozen assets...
Russia vows ‘painful response’ if EU confiscates Russian assets
Reuters. Russia said on Thursday (October 23 ) it will deliver a “painful response” to any move by the European...
Shooting in front of Serbian parliament was ‘terrorist act’, President Vucic says
Reuters. A man shot and injured a supporter of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Wednesday (October 22) outside the parliament...
Russian overnight strikes kill 6 in and around Kyiv, Ukraine says
Reuters. Russian missile and drone attacks in and around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv killed six people, officials said on Wednesday...
No plans for immediate Trump-Putin meeting, White House says: Reuters
Reuters. There are no plans for U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet “in the immediate...
Azerbaijan lifts all restrictions on transit of goods to Armenia, Aliyev
“Azerbaijan has lifted all restrictions on the transit of existing goods to Armenia,” Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said in a...
Sanae Takaichi wins vote to be Japan’s first female prime minister
Reuters. Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was formally nominated as Japan’s first female prime minister on Tuesday (October 21) after winning...
EU countries move to pull plug on Russian gas to Hungary and Slovakia, Politico
After three years of reasoning, pleading and conceding, the EU has had enough. On Monday, the bloc’s 27 member...
Trump says Donbas region should stay divided as is
Reuters. .S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (October 19) he never asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to cede all...
Nuclear deal deemed invalid: Iranian Foreign Ministry statement
Iran says it is no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear program, as a landmark 2015 deal with world...
In talks with Zelenskiy, Trump appears to press pause on fresh support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy came to the White House on Friday looking for weapons to keep fighting his country’s war...
Trump expects expansion of Abraham accords soon
United States President Donald Trump has said he expects an expansion of the Abraham Accords soon and hopes Saudi Arabia...
Zelensky arrives in Washington: possible supply of Tomahawk missiles at center of discussion with Trump
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes the momentum of the Middle East peace deal will help end the war in Ukraine,...
Georgian Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Elina Valtonen’s visit, issues protest note to OSCE Secretariat
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (MFA) expresses concern regarding the visit to Georgia by the Minister for Foreign...
Trump believes all countries intend to leave BRICS because of US tariffs
US President Donald Trump has once again accused the BRICS bloc and its members of undermining the strength of the...
Trump threatens tariffs on Spain over refusal to boost NATO defense spending
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened trade penalties, including tariffs, against Spain, saying he is unhappy with its refusal...
Military appears on stage as Madagascar protesters demand Rajoelina’s resignation
Reuters. Military police officers appeared on stage outside Antananarivo’s city hall on Tuesday (October 14), as youth-led protests against President...
US and Israel want to live in peace with Iran: Trump
The United States is prepared to make a deal with Iran when Tehran is ready, U.S. President Donald Trump said...
Azerbaijan, Russia and Iran discussed development of North-South international transport corridor
On October 13, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev met with Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Farzaneh...
French PM Lecornu names new government before looming budget deadline
France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a...
Britain delivers hundreds of air defense missiles to Ukraine
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reportedly delivered hundreds of Martlet Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMMs) to Ukraine. Delivered...
Hungarian PM Orbán rallies citizens to oppose EU military plan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has launched a petition campaign against a defense plan currently being discussed by European Union...
Trump announces new 100 percent tariffs on China
US President Donald Trump promised to impose an additional 100 percent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a...
White House says Nobel Committee puts ‘politics over peace’
The White House on Friday criticized the Nobel Prize committee’s decision to grant the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition...
EU’s von der Leyen survives no-confidence votes in parliament
Reuters. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived two bids to remove her when the European Parliament rejected...
Turkey welcomes ceasefire in Gaza
Turkey welcomed the establishment of a ceasefire in Gaza and expressed hope that this ceasefire would bring an end to...
Iran’s foreign ministry summons European ambassadors
Ambassadors and heads of European missions in Tehran were summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry in protest over the European...
Trump says he is optimistic about a Gaza deal
Two years after the Gaza conflict erupted, President Donald Trump pledged U.S. support for Gaza security guarantees and said he...
French politicians put pressure on President Macron to end political crisis
Reuters. Former French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Monday (October 6) that he no longer understood President Emmanuel Macron’s...