Lebanon army chief visits US-Iran mediator Pakistan: Military
Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal left Lebanon for Pakistan on Saturday where he will meet his counterpart Asim Munir, the Lebanese military said, with a source telling AFP the visit…
D-Day commemorations: Pete Hegseth urges Europe to focus on defence
“Europe must be the first to provide for its own conventional defence”, said US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on his arrival in Normandy on Saturday. He is taking part in…
China Sends Endangered Red Pandas to Taipei in Rare Cross-Strait Exchange
Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, receives a pair of endangered red pandas from China. – This is the first exchange of animals in more than a decade as tension between both nations…
Russia and Ukraine Advance Humanitarian Dialogue on Border
The Russian and Ukrainian human rights chiefs have held a working meeting. Ukraine’s Dmytro Lubinets met Russia’s Yana Lantratova for over 3 hours on the Belarus-Ukraine border. – They discussed…
UK rebukes Vance comments, warns against interference in democracy
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office on Friday denounced “people trying to interfere in our democracy” after US Vice President JD Vance condemned Britain’s handling of the murder of a…
Türkiye pushing for lasting solution for persecuted Rohingya, foreign minister says in Bangladesh
Türkiye is working in coordination with neighbouring countries and international organisations to achieve a permanent and just solution to the Rohingya crisis while striving to keep the issue on the…
Putin held ‘friendly one-on-one meeting’ with Germany’s Schroeder
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a one-on-one meeting with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which was “good and friendly,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying on Friday by…
Bahrain condemns Iranian missile attack on its territory and Kuwait
Bahrain has condemned Iran’s launch of seven ballistic missiles towards its territory and that of Kuwait early on Saturday, calling it a flagrant violation of sovereignty and a threat to…
Pentagon reported to elevate Israel spying threat level to ‘critical’
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical” amid escalating tensions between Washington and Israel over the conflict with Iran, US media…
Trump ‘still disappointed’ with NATO over Iran, warns US Ambassador
Trump is still upset with NATO countries for not coming to the assistance of the US when it first waged war on Iran, US Ambassador to the EU, Andrew Pudzer…