Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov extended his condolences to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a phone call over the death of an Iranian sailor killed in a Ukrainian drone attack. According to a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov conveyed his condolences to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, following the death of an...
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Syria for the first time since taking office in 2017. He also becomes the first UN Secretary-General to visit the country since 2009. As part of a three-day visit, Guterres arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, where he was welcomed at Damascus International Airport by Syrian...
The death toll from flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the northeastern Indian state of Assam has risen to 61, authorities said. According to the Hindustan Times, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) released an update on the severe rainfall and flooding affecting the state. The statement said that 14 more people had lost...
U.S. President Donald Trump joked about both his presidency and the future name of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner during the event. Trump said that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison had told him that next year’s event would be called the “Trump White House Correspondents’ Dinner.” President Donald Trump made light of the rescheduling of...
A severe heatwave sweeping across Europe has triggered massive wildfires in Spain and France. Both countries have requested assistance from the European Union, while Spain has declared a national state of emergency over wildfires for the first time in its history. Tens of thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate their homes. The extreme...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to the United States on September 24. Speaking at an event focused on investments in the energy and artificial intelligence sectors, Trump revealed that Xi will travel to Washington for high-level talks. Trump said that a significant portion of their...
The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) has added a total of 130 scientific and educational institutions from Russia, China, and Iran to its list of organizations it claims pose a threat to U.S. national security. The list includes 33 institutions from Russia, among them some of the country’s leading higher education establishments, such as Lomonosov...
Highlighting Russia’s self-sufficiency in the defense industry, President Vladimir Putin stated that the country is among the few nations capable of producing all the raw materials and components required for advanced weapons using its own resources. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is one of the few countries in the world capable of independently...
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has announced that several government employees, including personnel with access to sensitive information, have been dismissed after testing positive under a newly introduced drug screening program. Several government employees in France have been removed from their positions as part of a nationwide drug testing initiative targeting public sector personnel. Prime...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov briefed his U.S. counterpart, Marco Rubio, on the latest developments along the front line in Ukraine during a meeting in Manila, while criticizing continued Western arms deliveries to Kyiv. According to a statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry, details were shared regarding the meeting between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...