Ali Akbar Velayati said Trump’s return to the White House in January would not “impact” Iran’s foreign policy, “particularly its ties with China”, according to ISNA. “Iran and China have long-standing, close, and cordial cultural and historical relations and they have had many positive effects on each other,” he was quoted as saying. The comments […]
Dissanayake, whose leftist coalition won 159 seats in the 225-member parliament in the general election, also reappointed veteran legislator Vijitha Herath to helm the foreign affairs ministry. Dissanayake did not name a new finance minister during Monday’s swearing-in, signaling that he will keep the key finance portfolio himself as he had done in September after […]
Seoul and Washington have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help Russia fight Ukraine. Pyongyang has denied the deployment, and Kim did not mention it in a speech to battalion commanders carried by the official Korean Central News Agency. The US and the West are using the conflict in Ukraine […]
In excerpts published on Sunday from a forthcoming book, the pontiff said some international experts say that “what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide”. “We should investigate carefully to assess whether this fits into the technical definition (of genocide) formulated by international jurists and organizations,” the pope said in the excerpts, […]
“These guys, Biden’s administration, is trying to escalate the situation to the maximum while they still have power and are still in office,” Butina told Reuters. “I have a great hope that (Donald) Trump will overcome this decision if this has been made because they are seriously risking the start of World War Three which […]
The censure carries no practical punishment but passed the Senate Monday with 46 votes in favor and 12 against. During the king’s visit to parliament, independent senator Lidia Thorpe screamed: “This is not your land, you are not my king,” she said it was a genocide of Indigenous Australians by European settlers. She also turned […]
Levels of PM2.5 pollutants — dangerous cancer-causing microparticles that enter the bloodstream through the lungs — were recorded at 57 times above the World Health Organization’s recommended daily maximum on Sunday evening. They stood around 39 times above warning limits at dawn on Monday, with a dense grey and acrid smog smothering the city. The […]
Forty-five drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, the ministry said on its Telegram messaging app. In addition to the two downed over the Moscow region, drones were also destroyed over the Kursk, Belgorod, and Tula regions, the ministry said. “According to preliminary information, there is no damage or casualties at the […]
In an interview with the state news agency IRNA, Baghaei was reported as “categorically denying such a meeting” and expressing “surprise at the coverage of the American media in this regard”. Iranian media was divided over a reported meeting between Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations and tech billionaire Elon Musk — with some describing […]
“While taxiing for takeoff at Dallas Love Field Airport, Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was reportedly struck by gunfire near the cockpit,” a statement on the FAA’s website said. “The Boeing 737-800 returned to the gate, where passengers deplaned.” The incident happened at around 8:30 pm Friday (0230 GMT Saturday), with the flight headed from Dallas, […]
