Putin congratulates Special Operations Forces on their professional holiday
The head of state noted that the Russian people take great pride in the Special Operations Forces and their achievements
MOSCOW - Special Operations Forces perform unique tasks...
Iran rules out ‘direct talks’ with US on nuclear issue
Lavrov arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Araghchi and other senior officials on a range of topics including bilateral relations, regional developments and the 2015 nuclear deal between...
Israel and Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Hamas officials said Tuesday they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, keeping their fragile ceasefire intact...
US wants to talk Russia’s frozen assets, American companies with Moscow — state secretary
Marco Rubio emphasized that such talks cannot begin until a sustainable ceasefire is achieved in Ukraine
WASHINGTON - The United States seeks to discuss with Russia not only the...
EU must condemn Israeli atrocities at top-level meeting: Human Rights Watch
There can be no business as usual with a government responsible for crimes against humanity and acts of genocide’
‘Unless the EU drastically changes course, it will...
US very clear about its troops not going to Ukraine — Pentagon chief
At the same time, Pete Hegseth noted that "it’s very encouraging to see European leaders saying ‘we’re prepared to step in in Ukraine and help provide security guarantees’
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Europe must reach defense ‘independence’ of US: Germany’s Merz
Merz, leader of the CDU/CSU alliance, said he had “no illusions at all about what is coming out of America”
BERLIN: Germany’s conservative election winner...
Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says fleeing Palestinians...
The Palestinian foreign ministry called the Israeli moves “a dangerous escalation of the situation in the West Bank,” and urged the international community to intervene in what it termed Israel's...
US pressures Ukraine to nix its UN resolution demanding Russian forces withdraw
But Kyiv refused to pull its draft resolution, and the UN General Assembly will vote on it Monday
Trump administration is seeking a vote on its proposal...
US says killed a senior member of Syria Al-Qaeda affiliate
BEIRUT : The US military said Saturday it had killed a senior member of Al-Qaeda’s Syrian branch Hurras Al-Din, which announced its dissolution last month, in an air strike in the country’s...