Congo and Rwanda Sign US-Brokered Peace Agreement to End Decades-Long Conflict
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decadeslong deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and...
Trump says he would consider bombing Iran again, drops sanctions relief plan
US leader reacts sternly to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei’s first remarks after a 12-day conflict with Israel
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump...
Lukashenko outlines contours of EAEU 2.0
MINSK – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko outlined contours of a new version of the Eurasian Economic Union as he spoke at the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum “Strategy of Eurasian...
Guardian Council in Iran approves law to end cooperation with nuclear watchdog
Mystery surrounds whereabouts of Tehran’s stockpile of enriched uranium
TEHRAN - Iran’s powerful Guardian Council on Thursday approved legislation that would suspend Tehran’s cooperation...
Iran’s compliance” — A claim requiring careful verification
TEHRAN - In a video message published two days after fighting between Iran and Israel halted, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei thanked God, the Armed Forces, and the...
NATO leaders agree to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035
HAGUE - NATO allies agreed Wednesday to more than double their respective defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product by 2035, in step with U.S. President Donald Trump's demand.
Trump says US and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel and Iran seemed to honor the fragile ceasefire between them for a second day Wednesday and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that American and Iranian officials will talk next...
NATO leaders agree to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP
According to the declaration, NATO members "will include direct contributions towards Ukraine’s defense and its defense industry when calculating Allies’ defense spending"
THE HAGUE - The leaders of NATO...
Explosive kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza inside an armored vehicle, military says
Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, said on its Telegram channel it had ambushed Israeli soldiers taking cover inside a residential building in southern Gaza Strip
Beijing, a longtime friend of Tehran, turns to cautious diplomacy in Iran’s war with...
A 2024 report by the US Energy Information Administration contained estimates suggesting that roughly 80 percent to 90 percent of the oil exported by Iran went to China