Pope Leo urges leaders not to remain ‘indifferent’ to Mideast suffering
Pope Leo XIV urged leaders not to remain indifferent to suffering in the Middle East, calling for dialogue and diplomacy amid the war in Iran and Lebanon. – “We cannot…
Lebanon PM urges action to ‘avert vacuum’ if UN force leaves
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted at the UN on Friday on the need to “avert the vacuum” that would be caused by withdrawing the UN peacekeeping mission deployed in…
UN chief Guterres meets Iran’s Pezeshkian, discuss diplomacy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and stressed the need to resolve the war in the Middle East through dialogue and negotiations. – “The Secretary-General stressed…
Bahrain rejects permit, fee regime for Strait of Hormuz passage
Bahrain has rejected any permit or fee system for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, saying transit through the international waterway cannot be suspended or subjected to unilateral conditions. –…
India and Greece Discuss AI Governance and Emerging Maritime Security Challenges
Pleased to co-chair the event on ‘AI in the Context of International Peace & Security, with an Emphasis on Maritime Security’, alongside FM George Gerapetritis of Greece. ➡️ Emphasized the…
Iran’s Araqchi says now up to US to accept 7-day plan
Iran has given the United States a “concrete” seven-day plan to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the choice now rests with the US, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi…
Trump and Xi declare harmony, no confrontation, as US state visit ends
China’s president Xi Jinping was wrapping up his much-anticipated state visit to the United States on Friday, with details of his talks with US president Donald Trump still to emerge…
Qatar, Jordan and UK Launch Call to Action on Gaza Humanitarian Situation
Qatar, in Partnership with Jordan, UK, Hosts “Call to Action” Meeting on Humanitarian Situation in Gaza New York | September 25, 2026 The State of Qatar, in partnership with the…
Vietnam and North Korea pledge closer defence ties during Hanoi talks
Vietnam and North Korea will deepen their defence cooperation after some recent “positive results”, Vietnam’s defence ministry said after talks between the countries’ deputy defence ministers in Hanoi this week.…
Swedish, Finnish fighter jets intercept group of Russian military aircraft
Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland, in the first such…