EU, Germany express concern over Israel’s new death penalty law
Israel’s parliament passed a bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of “terror” – but will not impose…
Spain says ‘new red line’ crossed after UN peacekeeper killed in Lebanon
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has condemned the killing of an Indonesian peacekeeper serving in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon in an explosion late on Sunday. – “Spain strongly…
Iran warns US over ground attack as regional powers meet in Pakistan
Iran said it was ready to respond to a U.S. ground attack, accusing Washington on Sunday of preparing a land assault even as it sought negotiations and as regional powers…
‘Time to exit’: Iran MP says NPT membership failed to protect country’s nuclear sites
A senior Iranian lawmaker has described the country’s membership in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as “meaningless,” referring to the treaty’s failure to protect the country’s…
US hopes to meet with Iran ‘this week’, says Witkoff
Attacks continue across the Middle East, as Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says that the US is hopeful of having meetings with Iran “this week” and “expects” an answer…
Hungary suspends gas supplies to Ukraine — Orban
Budapest is suspending gas supplies to Kiev until it begins receiving Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline. According to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the decision was made at a…
Australia and EU strike free trade deal
The European Union and Australia have agreed on a sweeping new trade deal, compromising to boost exports in the face of global uncertainty over trade. – Australia and the European…
Qatar: War on Iran ‘must end’ through diplomatic means
Qatar said on Tuesday that the ongoing war on Iran by Israel and the US needed to end through diplomatic means. – “Qatar’s stance is that we must end this…
White House describes US-Iran talks situation as ‘fluid’
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday described the situation surrounding possible negotiations with Iran in Pakistan to resolve the conflict as “fluid.” – Leavitt was responding to a question…
German president calls Iran war a disastrous mistake, in rare rebuke of Trump
The Iran war is a “disastrous mistake” that breaches international law, Germany’s president said on Tuesday in an unusually blunt rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, which he…