UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres underscored Africa’s vast potential and noted that it continues to be held back by an international system set up by and skewed in favour of the victors of the Second World War.   This has left the continent’s nations crippled by high borrowing costs, insufficient climate financing and underrepresentation in global…

European Union foreign ministers reached an agreement on Monday (May 11) on new sanctions targeting violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as well as leading Hamas figures, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, Reuters reports.   The sanctions package, which targets three settlers and four settler organisations whose identities have yet…

Latvian Defence Minister Andris Spruds resigned on Sunday following a recent incursion by two Ukrainian drones into the Baltic country’s territory, Euronews reports. Latvia’s Prime Minister, Evika Silina, had called for Spruds’s resignation, writing on X that he had “lost (her) trust and that of the public.”   Silina said anti-drone systems had not been…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Ankara does not want the conflict between the United States and Iran to spread further across the region.   Erdogan made the remarks during a meeting in Istanbul with Masrour Barzani, prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), according to Türkiye’s Communications Directorate.   The two…

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that trilateral negotiations aimed at resolving the war in Ukraine have been temporarily paused.   “No one has mentioned the negotiations; for now, a pause has been taken,” Ushakov said, adding that no agreements had yet been reached regarding the timing of the next round…

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the “beginning of the end” of the long war between them, AP reports.   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would give the European Union until July 4 to implement trade deal commitments before he raises tariffs on EU goods including cars to “much higher levels,” Reuters reports.   Trump said in a Truth Social post that he issued the new deadline ​during a “great call” with…

Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday (May 7), at a time of increasing tension following President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the Catholic leader over the Iran war.   Rubio’s meeting with Leo was a sign of a “strong” relationship between the Vatican and the…

Reuters/CCTV. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is closing in on a deal with Iran, expressing optimism about reaching it to end the war next week.   “I think it’s got a very good chance of ending, and if it doesn’t end, we have to go back to bombing the hell…

At the 11th ECOSOC Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Paruyr Hovhannisyan, delivered remarks during the Ministerial Session on “Strengthening the science-policy nexus to drive sustainable development.”   Ambassador Hovhannisyan emphasized the importance of strengthening the science-policy interface…

The Iranian authorities have announced the formation and implementation of a new system for vessel passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the state television of the Islamic Republic reported.   According to its information, vessels intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, “after notifying the Iranian authorities, must receive an electronic message from them,…

Fertilizer and grain will be transported to Armenia via Azerbaijan on May 6.   According to Azerbaijani media, 4 wagons of fertilizer and 4 wagons of grain will be sent to Armenia. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Europe’s need for Turkey now exceeds Turkey’s need for Europe, criticising what he described as “strategic blindness” among some European leaders toward Ankara.   Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan said recent remarks targeting Turkey reflected a persistent misreading within parts of the European Union.   Erdogan reiterated that…

The EU and UK announced on Monday that they are entering negotiations for London to join the bloc’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine, months after similar talks over Britain’s participation in the EU’s defence loan scheme ended in failure.   The loan, greenlit in April after months of Hungarian blockage, is meant to cover roughly…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday the U.S. response to Tehran’s 14‑point peace proposal remains under review, stressing that negotiations will focus solely on ending the war, Reuters reports.   At his weekly news conference in Tehran, spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed speculation about uranium enrichment or nuclear materials, saying such issues are not on the…

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on Sunday in Yerevan, on the eve of the European Political Community summit, to hold talks.   They discussed the further development of bilateral relations and prospects for cooperation in various fields, as well as Ukraine’s aspiration to join the European Union.   According…

US President Trump told Axios he’s going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program, Axios reports. Why it matters: Trump is rejecting an Iranian proposal to first open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the blockade, while postponing nuclear talks…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are not rushing to visit Kyiv as concerns grow in Washington that renewed engagement in Ukraine peace talks may again produce no tangible results, the Kyiv Independent has learned, The Kyiv Independent reports.   The hesitation comes despite months of internal discussions about a possible…

Aide to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev stated that Baku has good neighborly relations with all neighbors, including Armenia.   He added that the visit of the Azerbaijani delegation to Armenia was also a historic event.   Hajiyev also noted that a new status quo is being formed in the region, based on legality,…

Volodymyr Zelensky commented on Moscow’s proposal to establish a ceasefire on May 9. According to the Ukrainian President, Russia simply wants to hold a peaceful military parade. In his opinion, Moscow may also try to use the ceasefire to lift some anti-Russian sanctions.   Earlier, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Donald Trump, during…

On Thursday, MEPs voted on a resolution on EU support for Armenia’s democratic resilience, against the backdrop of the upcoming elections. 476 MEPs voted in favor of the resolution on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia, 47 voted against, while 48 abstained.    Armenians are expected to hold parliamentary elections on 7 June 2026. During Tuesday’s…

Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan hosted Matt Haller, President and CEO of the International Franchise Association, at the embassy, along with the organization’s Chief Advocacy Officer, Mike Layman, Armenia’s Embassy to the United States reports.   During the meeting, they discussed opportunities for expanding Armenia-U.S. economic ties, as well as prospects for cooperation in areas of mutual…

US President Donald Trump has hit out at Germany’s Friedrich Merz over the chancellor’s criticism of the United States-Israeli war on Iran, stressing that the conflict was necessary to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, Al Jazeera reports.   Trump’s comment on Tuesday reflected his often-expressed frustration with European and NATO allies over their…

EU Special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Magdalena Grono referred to the joint efforts by Armenian and Turkish governments on re-establishing railway connection between the two countries.    “Warmly welcome today’s meeting of the Joint Armenia-Turkey Working Group for rehabilitation and operationalisation of the Gyumri-Kars railway. The EU fully supports…

Reuters. The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday (April 28) it quit OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time when the Iran war has caused a historic energy shock and unsettled the global economy.   The stunning loss of the…

Israel sent the United Arab Emirates an Iron Dome air defense system with troops to operate it early in the war with Iran, two Israeli officials and one U.S. official tell Axios.   The military, security and intelligence cooperation between Israel and the UAE has reached new heights during the war. The unprecedented deployment of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in St. Petersburg on Monday (April 27) and told him he hoped the Iranian people would weather what he described as a “difficult period” and that peace would soon prevail, Reuters reports.   Russia has offered to mediate to try to help restore…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would not allow individuals such as the man who opened fire during a reception attended by him to alter the course of the United States.   “We will not allow people like this to change the course of our country,” Trump said in an interview with…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Turkey could consider ​taking part in demining operations in ‌the Strait of Hormuz following a possible peace agreement between Iran and the United States, Reuters reports.   Fidan, ​speaking to reporters in London ​on Friday evening, said a technical ⁠team was expected to carry out mine‑clearing ​work in…

Today marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As we honor the 1.5 million Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire across modern-day Turkey, Syria, and Armenia, we must refuse to let history repeat itself, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced in his address on April 24.    “In 2020, the military forces of Azerbaijan…