World faces new arms race if New START expires – Medvedev
The world could enter a dangerous new phase of uncertainty unless the last major nuclear arms control treaty, New START, is extended. – The agreement between Russia and the US…
Xi hails ‘great significance’ of China-India ties
Ties between China and India are of great significance for maintaining and promoting world peace and prosperity, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said. – Conveying his greetings to President Droupadi…
US military working with Nigeria as part of wider ISIS pivot
The US military is increasing material deliveries and intelligence sharing with Nigeria, as part of a broader American push to work with African militaries to go after ISIS-linked militants. –…
Israel allows ‘limited reopening’ of Rafah Crossing to Gaza pedestrians only
Israel said Monday it would only allow pedestrians to travel through the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt as part of its “limited reopening” once it has recovered the remains…
Lebanon files UN complaint against Israel’s daily ceasefire violations
Lebanon has filed a complaint with the United Nations about repeated Israeli violations of a November 2024 ceasefire, calling on the Security Council to push Israel to end its attacks…
‘Ukraine will be part of the discussion this week in India,’ says Irish EU affairs minister
– “I think the work that the Commission is doing in India is very, very important,” Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence Thomas Byrne told as EU…
Kremlin sticks to demand that Ukraine cede all of Donbas in talks
The Kremlin said on Monday that the issue of territory remained fundamental to Russia when it came to getting a deal to end the fighting in Ukraine. – President Vladimir…
Myanmar holds final election round, military-backed party set to win
Polls have opened in Myanmar for the third and final round of a controversial general election, with a military-backed party on course for a landslide win amid a raging civil…
Lebanon PM Salam says international force needed after UNIFIL withdraws
Lebanon will need some sort of international force after the withdrawal of the United Nations’s UNIFIL mission scheduled for 2027, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said. – Some 10,800 UN peacekeepers…
Syria, Kurds extend truce by 15 days to allow transfer of ISIS detainees
Syria’s government and Kurdish forces on Saturday extended their truce by 15 days, with Damascus saying it was to support the US transfer of ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq.…