Rafael Grossi: The Diplomat Shaping the Future of Global Nuclear Security
Rafael Mariano Grossi was born on 29 January 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He grew up in a country whose political and economic history was marked by periods of military…
Putin open to contacts with Europeans including Merz — Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to potential contacts with European representatives, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. – Earlier, Merz said, contradicting his previous…
North Korea tests new torpedo, eyes deployment to navy next year
North Korea test-fired a new high-speed torpedo, which will be deployed to the country’s navy next year, state media reported. The test of the “new-type” weapon system, jointly developed by…
Uzbekistan pivots to transforming rare earth elements into value-added products with Türkiye’s support
Uzbekistan is moving toward transforming its estimated $3 trillion in mineral wealth, including rare earth elements (REEs), into high-value-added products through a new industrial partnership modeled after Türkiye’s Organized Industrial…
Trump envoys to visit Moscow Thursday to finalize numbers for ‘biggest humanitarian release of prisoners’: Kushner
US presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin following US-mediated trilateral peace negotiations with Russian and Ukrainian…
Iran’s security chief rejects moving nuclear material out of the country
Iran will not allow any of its enriched uranium to be transferred out of the country, says top security official Mohsen Rezaei. – In an interview with Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen…
Joint military command in Kuwait will ‘act as an early warning station’ for all GCC states
Saleh al-Mutairi, director of the Al-Madar Centre for Political Studies, says the Gulf states’ decision to set up a forward headquarters for their unified military command in Kuwait reflects lessons…
China backs Cuba in opposing sanctions, blockades; pledges ‘firm support’
China will firmly support Cuba in safeguarding national sovereignty and in opposing sanctions, blockades and external interference “no matter how circumstances evolve,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Cuban…
Taiwan appoints Acer founder as APEC envoy, calls for written guarantees from China
Taiwan said on Wednesday that Stan Shih, founder of computer maker Acer, would attend next week’s APEC summit in China as the government’s envoy, and called for Beijing’s written assurance…
Russia, Ukraine and US start second day of Abu Dhabi peace talks
Russian, Ukrainian and US officials began a second day of peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, resuming meetings which Kyiv and Washington depicted on Monday as constructive but produced…