It marks nuclear-armed North Korea’s first commentary on the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea strongly denounces the attack on Iran by the US, which severely violated the UN Charter with respect for sovereignty,” said a spokesperson of the North’s foreign ministry, according to a statement […]
The bank estimated Brent crude could briefly peak at $110 per barrel if oil flows through the critical waterway were halved for a month and remained down by 10% for the following 11 months. Prices would then moderate, with Brent averaging around $95 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2025, it said in a […]
Khalil, a legal permanent resident in the United States who is married to a US citizen and has a US-born son, has been in custody since March, facing potential deportation. “This shouldn’t have taken three months,” Khalil, wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, told US media outside an immigration detention center in Jena, Louisiana, hours after […]
“22 people were identified and arrested on charges of being linked to the Zionist regime’s spy services, disturbing public opinion and supporting the criminal regime,” the agency said, citing the head of police intelligence in Iran’s Qom province. It came after Iranian police announced the arrest on Thursday of 24 people accused of spying for […]
Speaking to the media in New Jersey, Trump said the Nobel Committee should award him the prize for his global peace efforts in places such as Rwanda, Congo, Serbia, and Kosovo. “The big one is India and Pakistan — I should have gotten it four or five times,” Trump remarked. “But they won’t give me […]
Around 40 diplomats are slated to join the weekend gathering of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as Israel and Iran continue to exchange missile strikes. “The Foreign Minister arrived in Istanbul this morning to participate in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ meeting,” Tasnim reported. It comes after Araghchi met with his counterparts […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been expected to meet Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Washington on July 1 for the annual 2+2 security talks. But Tokyo scrapped the meeting after the U.S. asked Japan to boost defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product, […]
Trump has been mulling whether to involve the United States in Israel’s bombing campaign, indicating in his latest comments that he could decide on the two-week deadline he set this week. Israel said Saturday its air force had launched fresh airstrikes against missile storage and launch sites in central Iran, as it kept up a […]
Citing assessments by independent international institutions, the European External Action Service said “there are indications that Israel would be in breach of its human rights obligations under Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement”. The report comes after months of deepening concern in European capitals about Israel’s operations in Gaza and the humanitarian situation in […]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he is giving Iran a limited time to respond, and that two weeks would be the maximum time before he decides on possible action. He made this statement when reporters asked if he was thinking about attacking Iran soon because of the rising tensions in the Iran-Israel […]
