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US intelligence agencies believe that China is developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and has already conducted at least one test as part of the process to upgrade its…
Steve Witkoff said that President Vladimir Putin has always been candid with him about Russia’s goals and red lines in the Ukraine conflict, stressing that a settlement is impossible without…
Brazil does not want a “new Cold War”, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Sunday, urging the Trump administration to treat all countries equally ahead of a trip…
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has expressed Iran’s determination to uphold the nation’s lawful nuclear rights through diplomacy. – The top Iranian diplomat made the remarks during a telephone conversation with…
Slovakia will suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine from February 23 if Kiev does not resume oil transit through the Druzhba pipeline, Prime Minister Robert Fico said. – “Slovakia is a…
India has made a definitive decision regarding Russian energy resources. New Delhi will continue purchasing oil despite pressure from the United States, India’s Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar told Izvestia.…
Discussions on Gaza’s future must begin with a total halt to Israeli “aggression”, Palestinian group Hamas said after US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace met Thursday for the first…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said US negotiators have not requested Tehran end its nuclear enrichment program, contradicting statements from American officials. – “We have not offered any suspension, and…
Europe’s five biggest defence powers are teaming up on a multi-million euro project to bring low-cost air-defence systems like autonomous drones or missiles into production within 12 months, ministers meeting…
Britain’s foreign minister Yvette Cooper will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, after President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of London for ceding sovereignty of the…