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Zelenskyy warns Belarus to remove equipment allegedly aiding Russian drone attacks
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (237+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday warned his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko to remove alleged Russian drone-support equipment from Belarusian territory, saying Ukraine would act if it is not dismantled, Ukrinform reported. Speaking at a joint news conference with Honduran…...
US federal judge orders release of mosque president from ICE detention in Wisconsin
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (395+ words) A federal judge ordered the release Thursday of Salah Sarsour, the president of the largest mosque in the state of Wisconsin, who had been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since March for speaking out in support of…...
Preparations for BSTDB annual meeting in Baku reviewed
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (214+ words) Preparations for the bank's annual meeting to be held in Baku on July 1 were reviewed as part of Azerbaijan's 20252026 chairmanship of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) Board of Governors. According to EDnews, Azerbaijani First Deputy Minister of…...
Lithuanian president ties foreign minister's future to China ties, Taiwan commitments
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (192+ words) Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said Friday that Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys' future in office will depend on progress in restoring relations with China and fulfilling commitments to Taiwan. "Certain results must be put on the table," Nauseda told reporters in…...
Macron Calls on Netanyahu to Show "Responsibility" Amid Regional Tensions
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (262+ words) French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "show responsibility and rationality," sharply criticizing Israel's policies in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and southern Lebanon while warning that continued tensions risk fueling regional instability. Speaking to…...
Vance Defends US-Iran Accord, Chides Israeli Ministers for Criticizing Trump
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (432+ words) Sharp criticism by US Vice President JD Vance of ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over their opposition to the US-Iran agreement has sent shockwaves through Israel's political establishment, according to an Israeli media report. Citing sources familiar with…...
Iran's Supreme Leader Says Future US Talks Won't Mean Accepting "Enemy's Position'
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (219+ words) Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that he personally held a "different view" on signing a memorandum of understanding (Mo U) with the US but authorized it after receiving assurances from President Masoud Pezeshkian and senior officials, stressing that any…...
Zelenskyy says Trump agreed to increase pressure on Russia to end Ukraine war
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (313+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that US President Donald Trump agreed to increase economic pressure on Moscow to end the Russia-Ukraine war. In opening statements during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, Zelenskyy highlighted the…...
Israel's Netanyahu tells Trump he will not be bound by Iran-US deal: Report
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (296+ words) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump that Israel would not be bound by the agreement reached between the US and Iran, CNN reported Thursday, citing an unnamed Israeli official. The official said that Netanyahu was attempting…...
South Korea's president calls for global AI partnerships at G7 summit
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (358+ words) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for stronger international cooperation to ensure that developing nations are not left behind in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution as he joined leaders Tuesday at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Evian, France,…...