Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, will not attend the funeral ceremonies of his father, former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, because of security concerns, Ayatollah Hakim Elahi, Khamenei’s representative in India, has stated. He said the risk posed by alleged Israeli threats and surveillance has made the new leader’s public appearance “dangerous,” ANI reports. …
Reuters. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on Thursday (July 2) pledged to boost their two countries’ cooperation in artificial intelligence, defence, energy, and economic ties. Takaichi is on a three-day visit to New Delhi as the two Asian partners hold their 16th annual summit. Bilateral trade between…
The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 2,295. More than 11,000 people have been injured. According to the President of the National Assembly, Venezuelan and foreign rescue teams, along with volunteers, have pulled nearly 6,500 people alive from the rubble. The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes struck on June 24,…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced a €20 million ($22.7 million) program to promote peace in the South Caucasus region as she embarked on a visit to Azerbaijan. The “peace-fostering program” was announced by von der Leyen at a joint press conference in Baku following talks with President Ilham Aliyev….
Afghanistan’s Taliban regime said they have carried out strikes on targets along the border with Pakistan, injuring several people in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. Pakistan’s military said it had shot down four rudimentary drones and warned any further provocation “would receive a befitting response”. The BBC has been unable to independently confirm the attack….
The Russian government is set to suspend traffic through several railway checkpoints on its borders with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia starting July 1, according to a government order, The Kyiv Independent reports. The order did not provide a reason for the closures. The statement, published on June 30, says Russia will “temporarily suspend”…
