Ukraine, US Discuss Prisoner Returns and Peace Efforts
In the United States, I held a meeting with the U.S. President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The main focus was on humanitarian issues, particularly the return of…
Italy, United States Discuss Middle East, Ukraine and Strait of Hormuz Security
I was pleased today to receive the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Palazzo Chigi. We had a broad and constructive discussion, during which we addressed numerous issues, from…
Dialogue between Moscow, Washington continues — Russian Ambassador
Communications and the dialogue between Russia and the United States continue, Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev told reporters. – “Communications and the dialogue continue. I will tell…
Trump says ceasefire is still on despite attacks in Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is still on, after both countries accused each other of violating it with clashes in…
Brazil’s Lula and Trump hail positive talks after rocky relations
President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hailed a positive three-hour meeting in Washington, as the ideological opposites sought to smooth tensions. –…
UAE’s MOD says air defence systems ‘actively engaging’ with missiles, UAV threats
The UAE’s Ministry of Defence said in a post on X that “the sounds heard across the country are the result of ongoing engaging operations of missiles and UAVs”. –…
Zelenskyy sends chief negotiator to US for fresh peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dispatched Kyiv’s chief negotiator to meet with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the U.S.. – Details are sketchy so far on the…
Rubio arrives to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to the Vatican on Thursday for a potentially fraught encounter with Pope Leo as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging…
IRGC says it will allow ‘safe, stable’ transit via Hormuz ‘with aggressor threats neutralized’
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that transit through the Strait of Hormuz will gradually become safe and stable as the security situation in the Persian Gulf improves…
Trump Advised to Prioritise Domestic Campaign Over Foreign Escalation
Now is the moment for Donald Trump to recalibrate priorities and shift focus toward the upcoming midterm elections rather than extending strategic bandwidth across multiple conflict zones. The situation involving…