Merz cancels planned phone call with Trump after his congratulatory post to AfD
Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of seeking “ethnic cleansing” with its “remigration” drive,...
France and Germany hold major space summit despite US boycott and Merz’s absence: Euronews
Astronauts, heads of state, as well as major economic players in the space industry are set to unite on Wednesday...
US has attacked Iranian oil tankers, Tehran bombed US base in Jordan
US forces struck five Iranian tankers on Tuesday, sinking one, in response to Tehran twice targeting an American warship, US...
Jamaican minister ‘encouraged’ by Buckingham Palace’s engagement with slavery reparations petition
Reuters. The Jamaican government on Monday (September 7) formally asked King Charles to seek legal advice on whether Britain should...
Macron urges EU ban on social media for under-15s
Reuters. French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the European Commission to back a European Union-wide ban on social media for...
Finland completed construction of 200-kilometer barrier on border with Russia: YLE News
The construction of 200 kilometers of fencing along Finland’s eastern border with Russia was officially completed on Monday. Speaking...
US forces strike three tankers carrying Iranian oil
U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said, including one off the coast of Kharg...
Gaza will not be restored without demilitarization: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said reconstruction in Gaza should not begin before the territory is demilitarized and Hamas...
Azerbaijan to deliver fuel to Armenia
Azerbaijan to deliver fuel to Armenia. On September 5, 16 wagons loaded with 977 tons of diesel fuel were sent...
Oman refuses to charge Iran for passage through Strait of Hormuz: The New York Post
Oman has quietly rejected Iran’s request to jointly charge service fees on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, The...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised EU for signing on to ‘Operation Economic Outcast’
The European Union has formally joined the U.S.-led sanctions campaign against Iran, while South Korea said it’s weighing a military...
UN chief voices concern over latest US-Iran exchanges of fire
Reuters/CCTV. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is gravely concerned by the renewed exchanges of fire overnight between the United States and...
Ukraine asks EU for billions of euros for air defense
EU member states are already reviewing Ukraine’s request to purchase missiles for the Patriot system. This involves several billion euros...
German Chargé d’Affaires Bernd Finke summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry
The Russian Foreign Ministry has summonned German Charge d’Affaires in Moscow Bernd Finke over anti-Russian actions and statements by German...
Bessent says US likely to announce Iran bank sanctions this week
Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday (September 1) the United States is likely to announce sanctions on...
Iran’s Pezeshkian thanks Russia for position on war, says Tehran and Moscow resist U.S. ‘unilateralism’
Reuters. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (September 1) for Moscow’s position on the Iran...
Iran seeks peaceful resolution of conflict with US: Pezeshkian
Iran remains committed to a diplomatic settlement of the conflict with the US, as continuing the war is not in...
Naval blockade of Iranian ports continues: CENTCOM
Since the resumption of the naval blockade of Iranian ports, US forces have forced the crews of 83 merchant ships...
Iran’s response to US strike on Larak Island
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Monday it had launched a combined missile and drone strike on U.S. air...
Russian government extends diesel export ban
Russia said on Saturday it had extended a ban on diesel exports until September 30, Reuters reports. The ban...
Four EU countries have proposed reconsidering the issue of helping Ukraine through Russian assets
The Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden called on Thursday for the European Union to reopen discussion next week on using...
Israel will not withdraw from Gaza Strip: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the situation in the Gaza Strip. He stressed that they will not withdraw from the...
EU’s trade deficit with China has now reached nearly €1 billion a day: Kaja Kallas
The EU’s trade deficit with China has now reached nearly €1 billion a day, said Kaja Kallas. “China controls...
Naryshkin described meeting with US CIA director as ‘working’
Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service, said on Thursday that he had held a “working-level meeting”...
US shifting from strikes to sanctions on Iran
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told several allied foreign ministers that Washington does not expect to launch new...
Armenia’s EU membership referendum results would upset Russia: Alen Simonyan
If a referendum on Armenia becoming a member in the European Union (EU) or staying in the Eurasian Economic Union...
Canada responds to Trump’s proposal to rename Lake Ontario
Mélanie Joly, Canada’s minister of industry, rebuffed President Trump’s warning to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” on Tuesday, saying Canadians...
US will not achieve its goals by cutting off arteries of Iran’s economy: Madanizadeh
Iran’s Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said Tehran is fully prepared to confront US sanctions, declaring that Washington “will not be...
Syria and Israel hold high-level talks
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has met with Israeli intelligence officials in Jordan, according to Syrian state media, as the...
Russia is ready for dialogue with Armenia on phytosanitary control: Overchuk
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has said that Moscow is ready to begin constructive dialogue with Armenia on phytosanitary...