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Photo courtesy of Anadolu US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his election victory following a parliamentary vote in the South Caucasus nation over the weekend. “The United States stands with Prime Minister Pashinyan and Armenia in the pursuit of peace, and we are committed to advancing…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Georgia Monday pledged to bolster trilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors “based on a profound tradition of friendship, good neighborliness, mutual respect and trust.” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, and Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili said the…
Wearing a t-shirt with an image of Leo XIV, a man celebrates Mass with the pope at Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid (Photo courtesy of OSV News/Reuters/Violeta Santos Moura) In what may be considered as the largest event of the pontificate, Pope Leo XIV brought Spain’s bustling capital of Madrid to a halt, drawing 1.2…
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his crucial visit to Pyongyang as the two sides seek to boost ties, according to Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning The two-day state visit starting Monday marks Xi’s first trip to North Korea in seven years, and comes at…
North Korea doubled down early Sunday on its “nuclear status,” rejecting “threats” as Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Pyongyang, Yonhap News reported, citing North Korean state media. Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said the country’s status as a nuclear-armed state is “absolutely irreversible” and its nuclear…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Pope Leo XIV said the war being waged by the United States and Israel against Iran is not a “just war,” arguing that the centuries-old theory no longer reflects the realities of modern warfare. Speaking to journalists aboard his flight from Rome to Madrid during the fourth foreign trip of his…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Ten people, including three members of the Lebanese army, were killed on Saturday in continued Israeli strikes on Lebanon despite a truce in effect since April 17. An Israeli airstrike occurred on a military vehicle on the Kfartebnit-Khardali road in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, killed two Lebanese army officers, holding the ranks…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu The Colombian government has rejected external interference in its upcoming presidential runoff, sparking a diplomatic clash with Washington after US President Donald Trump officially endorsed candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. The row erupted following a high-stakes first round on May 31, where de la Espriella, an ally of Trump known by…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Residents of New Zealand’s capital woke up to a nightmare straight out of a disaster movie after a powerful overnight storm triggered a wastewater system failure that flooded homes with raw sewage, human waste, and sanitary products. What should have been a routine morning in Wellington’s scenic seaside suburb of Island…
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN — The conflict between the United States and Iran intensified dramatically on Friday after American forces launched strikes against Iranian coastal surveillance facilities following a confrontation involving Iranian drones near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military confirmed that it targeted Iranian radar installations along the country’s southern coastline after American forces…