U.S. and European authorities have begun discreet discussions with the Ukrainian government to explore potential terms for peace negotiations with Russia aimed at resolving the war in Ukraine, NBC News reported.
Parts of Europe have been hit by a deadly storm that also saw flooding, leaving at least 14 people dead including in Italy, where some areas recorded their worst rainfall in 100 years.
At least 37 people have been killed and dozens injured after a massive earthquake struck western Nepal on Friday, destroying houses and shaking buildings as far as New Delhi, India, officials said.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah disappointed many Palestinians and their more militant supporters on Friday, according to Middle East analysts, in his first public remarks since the “Black Sabbath.”
On the final day of his four-day visit, King Charles III met with religious leaders on Friday to promote peace and enhance security in Kenya.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has declared the “death to America!” slogan Iran’s policy as Washington acts “against Iran” and supports Israel- a nation, he said, should be destroyed, according to footage obtained by Worthy News.
Israel has ceased its practice of alerting Russian forces in Syria in advance of its airstrikes in the region. This decision comes amid a deteriorating relationship between Moscow and Jerusalem, according to Bloomberg on Friday.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin enacted a bill nullifying Russia’s adherence to a nuclear test ban treaty.
U.S. officials, citing intelligence reports, reveal that Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization, intends to furnish Hezbollah, marked as terrorist organization by the U.S., with an air-defense system, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Iran’s assumption of the chair of a United Nations human rights social forum on Thursday has drawn significant criticism, primarily due to Tehran’s extensive history of human rights violations and terrorism. In a troubling trend, Iran has experienced a sharp increase in executions, with at least 419 individuals executed in the first seven months of the year, marking a 30 percent rise compared to the same period in 2022, as revealed in a new report published by the United Nations.
For the first time since talks held with the Obama administration, China will next week hold “consultations” on nuclear arms control and non-proliferation, Reuters reports. China made the announcement Monday after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Washington, Reuters reports. The talks are understood to be taking place in the coming days.
China sent 43 warplanes and seven naval vessels near the island of Taiwan in a 24-hour period, the Tawainese Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
The United States is preparing for massive Iranian cyberattacks in retaliation for supporting Israel in its war against Hamas, several sources say.
In a move that has outraged rights activists, the Islamic Republic of Iran is set to become the new chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday, Ynet News reports.
Kyiv said Wednesday that several people died in Russian attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine amid concerns about a new drone being used by Moscow. It follows a night when more than a dozen Russian drones and a missile targeted military and critical infrastructure.
A second McDonald’s restaurant in Birmingham was hit with a rodent infestation Tuesday, just one day after dozens of rats were let loose in another outlet over the chain’s “support for Israel,” footage showed.
Israel is reassessing its diplomatic relations with Turkey after its Islamist president called the Jewish nation “a war criminal of the world.”
Yemen’s Houthi militia effectively declared war on Israel on Tuesday after firing a missile and drones at the Jewish nation, raising the risks of a regional armed conflict that experts fear could overwhelm Israeli defenses.
The United States has compared attacks on Jewish people in Russia’s predominantly Muslim region of Dagestan to “pogroms” of the 18th and 19th centuries.
The UK’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Monday denounced the recent “pro-Palestine” mass protests in Britain as “hate marches,” Sky News reports. Ms Braverman made her remarks after five people were charged with inciting racial hatred against Jewish people at a protest in central London this past weekend.