BRICS summit planned for July in Rio, says current chair Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Leaders of the countries known as BRICS will hold a summit in Rio de Janeiro in...Geostrategy
Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world order, Macron warns against ‘capitulation’
US president's remarks on Russia and China mark a seismic shift after more than a decade of US policy which...Geostrategy
Biden’s United States powerless as Israel pounds Lebanon
US President Joe Biden's top priorities for the past 11 months has been to prevent the Gaza war from spiraling...Biden administration was presenting "concrete ideas" to provide an "off-ramp" to prevent further fighting at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brushed aside warnings of the dangers of regional war
Iran’s president calls Israel warmonger as he seeks talks with West
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has accused Israel of seeking regional war, as he attempted to cast Tehran as restrained and...President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks at a media roundtable in New York on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly meetings
"We know more than anyone else that if a larger war were to erupt in the Middle East, it would not benefit anyone."
Lebanon Under Attack: Israel murders 35 kids, death toll rises to 492 including 58 women
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said the death toll in Israeli strikes Monday rose to 492, including 35 children, the...Israeli attacks on Monday wounded 1,200 people who were treated in 27 hospitals
Iran's foreign ministry warns Israel of "dangerous consequences" following deadly strikes in Lebanon
UN alarmed as Israeli strikes kill more than 180 people in Lebanon
Lebanon's health ministry said more than 700 were injured on Monday in the worst toll by far in nearly a...Iran's foreign ministry warned Israel on Monday of "dangerous consequences" following deadly strikes in Lebanon
"We are extremely concerned, deeply worried about the escalation in Lebanon," says top UN official
Israel army tells Lebanese to ‘move away’ from Hezbollah sites
The Israeli military on Monday told people in Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah targets and vowed to carry out...Israel and Hezbollah threatened on Sunday to escalate their cross-border attacks
Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said the group was in a "new phase" in its battle against Israel
United by innovation and progress: The enduring US-UAE partnership
‘’In close partnership, we are working to advance multilateral diplomatic solutions and provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance in Gaza and...'Our ongoing defense and counterterrorism cooperation makes our countries and the world more secure.'
'US and UAE troops have stood shoulder to shoulder in six conflicts over the last 30 years;'
Iran arrests 12 accused of collaborating with Israel
Iranian authorities have announced the arrest of 12 people accused of "collaborating" with the country's arch-foe Israel, local media reported...Revolutionary Guards "arrested 12 collaborators with the Zionist regime (Israel) in six provinces" of the Islamic Republic
Iran has enhanced efforts to build relations with its Arab neighbors by holding talks with Arab leaders at the United Nations
Egypt fears ‘all out’ regional war, says foreign minister
Egypt's foreign minister Sunday warned of the risk of an all-out regional war in light of intensified fighting between Israel...World powers on Sunday implored Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement to refrain from escalating their conflict
"There is great concern about... the possibility of an escalation in the region leading to an all-out regional war," says Egyptian FM
UN adopts pact to tackle volatile future for mankind
UN members adopted a blueprint for the future Sunday to tackle the myriad wars, environmental threats, and technological challenges facing...The pact outlines 56 "actions," including commitments to multilateralism, upholding the UN Charter, and peacekeeping
International political leaders pledged to bolster the multilateral system to "keep pace with a changing world"
Netanyahu says Israel has ‘landed a series of blows on Hezbollah’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel has dealt serious blows to the Lebanese group Hezbollah, as rapidly...Remarks follow a night of intense rocket fire at northern Israel that had sent hundreds of thousands of people to bomb shelters
Hezbollah said it had targeted Israeli military production facilities and an air base in Haifa
