France will send two warships to Red Sea, Macron says
France will send two frigates as part of the European Union’s naval mission Aspides in the Red Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. – “We are in the…
Qatar PM urges de-escalation during US-Israel attacks on Iran
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has urged all sides involved in the Middle East war to de-escalate. – “We will continue talking to the Iranians; we…
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei elected new Leader of the Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has been elected the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran. – Iran’s Assembly of Experts, a body of…
Iran attacks breach international law, Swiss Defence Minister says
The United States and Israel have broken international law with their attacks on Iran, Swiss Defence Minister Martin Pfister said in an interview published on Sunday, the latest European leader…
Pope Leo urges end to bombing, calls for dialogue amid Iran, Middle East violence
Pope Leo said on Sunday that deeply troubling news continued to arrive from Iran and across the Middle East, urging an end to the violence and renewed efforts to open…
EU countries see Ukraine’s energy blackmail but silence each other — Peskov
European countries cannot fail to notice Ukraine’s energy blackmail, but somehow silence each other about it, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Vesti correspondent Pavel Zarubin. – “This line of…
Iran has to respond to enemy attacks originating from any country
President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed Iran’s legitimate right to respond to enemy attacks launched from any country. – “If they (the enemies) attack and invade our territory from any country,…
Panel picking Iran’s supreme leader has reached consensus
The clerical body that will choose Iran’s next supreme leader, succeeding the slain Ali Khamenei, has more or less reached a majority consensus, Assembly of Experts member Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri said…
Red Cross president warns of ‘chain reaction’ in Middle East
The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned of a “dangerous chain reaction” across the Middle East following US and Israeli strikes in Iran. –…
Zelensky invites Slovak prime minister to Ukraine for talks
Vladimir Zelensky has offered to Slovakia’s prime minister to come to Ukraine to address pressing issues, Zelensky’s office said. – “Right now, is speaking with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.…