Zelensky and Starmer agree new military partnership ahead of NATO summit
London [UK], June 24: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have agreed closer ties on military production between the United Kingdom...
Nuclear watchdog demands clarity on uranium status in Iran
Tehran [Iran], June 24: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is demanding clarity from Iran on the whereabouts of nuclear...
Serbia halts ammunition sales to Israel
Belgrade [Serbia], June 24: Serbia's president on Monday announced that a planned sale of ammunition to Israel has been halted amid the raging Israel-Iran conflict.
Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 10 and injure dozens
Moscow [Russia], June 24: Waves of Russian drones and missiles in and around Kyiv overnight killed 10 people including one child, lit up the night...
UK to broaden security focus
London [UK], June 24: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Monday to boost overall defence and security spending to 5% of economic output by...
Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire
New York [US], June 24: U.S. President Donald Trump said that a "complete and total" ceasefire between Israel and Iran will go into force with...
Kim Jong Un presides over key party meeting
Pyongyang [North Korea], June 24: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the 12th plenary meeting of the eighth central committee of the ruling...
UNRWA warns of severe financial crisis threatening continuity of its services
New York [US], June 24: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that it is facing a severe financial...
Greece: Wildfires continue to rage on Chios
Chios [Greece], June 24: Firefighters on the Greek island of Chios were working on Monday to extinguish three large wildfires that broke out almost simultaneously...
Putin: BRICS contributes 40 per cent to global economy
Moscow [Russia], June 24: President Vladimir Putin, addressing the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), said the global economy is witnessing...
US visa applicants must make social media accounts public for screening
Washington [US], June 24: In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all individuals applying for...
Regional tensions soar as Iran launches missile attacks on US bases in...
Muscat [Oman], June 24: The Middle East edged dangerously closer to wider conflict on Monday after Iran reportedly fired a barrage of missiles at US...
King of Jordan expresses solidarity with Qatar
Amman [Jordan], June 24: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, in a call with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Monday,...
Muslim World League condemns Iranian aggression on Qatar
Makkah [Saudi Arabia], June 24: The Muslim World League strongly condemned the Iranian aggression against the State of Qatar.
UN condemns Iranian attack on Qatar
New York [US], June 24: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep alarm over the further escalation of the conflict in the Middle East.
"Don't know how much room is left for diplomacy," Iran Foreign Minister...
Tehran [Iran], June 23: Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday condemned the US strikes on the country's nuclear facilities and said that there is...
US attack on Iran "flagrant" breach of international law: Russia
Moscow [Russia], June 23: Russia on Sunday said that US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites are a "flagrant" breach of international law.
World reacts to US attacks on Iran
New York [US], June 23: United Nations "I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today," Secretary-General Antonio...
Sharp criticism from top Democrats following US strikes in Iran
Washington [US], June 23: Leading Democrats have sharply criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to strike targets in Iran and have also questioned the legality...
Kiev reports destruction of Russian fuel train in occupied Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], June 23: Ukraine's HUR military intelligence service on Sunday said it had conducted a successful operation to disrupt fuel supplies to Russian occupying...
Rubio warns Iran not to close Strait of Hormuz
Washington [US], June 23: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Iran against closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route, after Iranian...
At least 13 killed and 53 injured in suicide bombing at Damascus...
Damascus [Syria], June 23: At least 13 people were killed and 53 injured in an attack that took place inside a church in Damascus, Syria's...
Israel recovers bodies of three Gaza captives as it kills 33 Palestinians
Tel Aviv [Israel] / Gaza [Palestine], June 23: Israeli military said it recovered the bodies of three captives held in the Gaza Strip since Hamas's...
NATO allies agree on 5% defence spending target
Brussels [Belgium], June 23: NATO allies have reached agreement on a new target for defence spending days before a major summit in The Hague, with...
US bombs Iran nuclear sites
Tehran [Iran] / Washington [US], June 23: Iran has said the United States will be "solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences" of its...
Japan calls for calm following US strike on Iran's nuclear facilities
Tokyo [Japan], June 23: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his "deep concern" over the developments in Iran, emphasising that the priority is to "de-escalate...
Austria confirms bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities 'dramatic step', calls for political...
Vienna [Austria], June 23: Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger described the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities as a "dramatic step" and called for political...