US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that extends a package of anti-Russian sanctions introduced by his predecessor Joe Biden for a year, according to the US Federal Register, TASS reports. On April 15, 2021, the Biden administration introduced executive order 14024, imposing sanctions on Russian individuals and entities that may have…
Iran and the U.S. held “productive” talks in Oman on Saturday (April 12) and agreed to reconvene next week, Tehran said, a dialogue meant to address Tehran’s escalating nuclear program with President Donald Trump threatening military action if there is no deal, Reuters reports. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the talks – a…
Negotiations between Iran and the US are underway in Oman. The parties are located in different rooms and are conveying their positions through the Omani Foreign Minister. The Iranian side is represented by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the American side by Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.
The Prime Minister of Georgia and the President of Azerbaijan met during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum. Irakli Kobakhidze and Ilham Aliyev emphasized the friendly and strategic nature of the relations between the two countries. They touched upon the expansion of cooperation in trade, economic, cultural and other spheres. It was noted that the…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with President Vladimir Putin on Friday in St Petersburg about the search for a peace deal on Ukraine as Trump told Russia to “get moving”, Reuters reports. Putin was shown on state TV greeting Witkoff in St Petersburg’s presidential library at the start of…
China’s leader has spoken out sharply against the United States’ new tariff policy, warning that there are no winners in trade wars and that going against the world means isolating oneself. Xi Jinping called on Europe to unite under these conditions to protect its interests in order to “fulfill its international obligations, jointly uphold…
Reuters. The European Union will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump temporarily lowered the hefty duties he had just imposed on dozens of countries, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday (April 10). The bloc was due to launch counter-tariffs on about 21 billion euros ($23.25…
Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Xavier Bettel addressed the South Caucasus issue during a PACE session. He stated that the rights of Armenians forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh must be protected. “Their rights are guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights. Their right to safely return to their…
After several weeks of consultations between member states, EU Commission and industries, the EU adopted retaliatory measures on Wednesday against US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium, Euronews reports. EU member states approved on Wednesday 25% tariffs on a wide range of US products, including almonds, orange juice, poultry, soyabeans, steel and aluminium, tobacco…
Azerbaijan acted as a mediator in the first reconciliation between Turkey and Israel. During that crisis, we played an active role in bringing the positions of the two countries closer together, Ilham Aliyev said. He emphasized that Israel and Turkey are close friends of Azerbaijan. He recalled that in 2021, Baku and Ankara were…
Moscow is ready to contribute to the talks between Iran and the US if the countries need its assistance, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told reporters, TASS reports. “The US-Iran talks mediated by Muscat are now taking place in Oman, and we hope that our efforts will not be necessary. But if there…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced early Tuesday that Iran and the United States will meet in Oman on Saturday for indirect high-level talks. “It is as much an opportunity as it is a test. The ball is in America’s court,” Araghchi commented in a post on X. US President Donald Trump…
Iran will not develop nuclear weapons, as it is prohibited by the country’s religious authorities, official representative of the Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baghaee commented on the proposal of Iranian MP Mohammad Qasim Osmani to create an atomic bomb to ensure “equality” in talks with the West, TASS reports. “Iran will never, under any circumstances,…
White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett has explained why the United States has not imposed new tariffs on imports from Russia. He has stated that the decision was made due to the ongoing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, Hassett in an interview with ABC News. Hassett explained that the decision not to include Russia on…
Kyiv continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure facilities over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. It is noted that the energy facility was effectively destroyed as a result of a strike on the Sudzha gas measuring station from HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a high-voltage line was…
Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani media reports. Starlink is the world’s first and largest satellite constellation using low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet, supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls, and more. The network consists of thousands of satellites orbiting much closer to Earth – around 550 km…
Ukraine does not need a presidential election unless the Ukrainian people demand it. Paula Pinho, head of the European Commission’s press service, said this at a briefing in Brussels. According to her, Zelensky was democratically elected, and if the Ukrainian people do not demand elections, no one else should demand them. This is how…
A federal judge on Thursday ordered that the Trump administration preserve all Signal messages exchanged in the now-infamous Signal group chat in which officials conducted a high-level military operation on the unclassified commercial app and inadvertently included a journalist, The Guardian reports. The temporary restraining order from James Boasberg, the chief US district judge…
Reuters. Palestinians in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza protested on Wednesday (March 26) to demand an end to the war with Israel, chanting “Hamas out.” Northern Gaza has been one of the most devastated areas of Gaza since Israel responded to the Hamas raid on southern Israel in October 2023. Most buildings in…
Reuters. France will provide some 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) of extra military aid to Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday (March 26), accusing Russia of reinterpreting and rewriting recent limited ceasefire deals. Macron made the comments alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris, adding that anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles, armoured vehicles and…
The imminent disconnection of three Baltic states from Russia’s power grid is “a victory for freedom and European unity,” the EU foreign policy chief said Friday. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will permanently disconnect from Russia’s power grid on Saturday, Kaja Kallas wrote on X, saying that with this move, Russia can no longer use…
Reuters. The first French Mirage 2000 fighter jets arrived on Thursday (February 6) in Ukraine, French Defence minister Sébastien Lecornu wrote on social media platform X. Paris delivered the first batch on Thursday after Ukrainian pilots have been training in France in recent months, Lecornu added. The fighter jets, manufactured by Dassault Aviation,…
Human rights organization, Amnesty International, said Donald Trump’s proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza was “inflammatory, outrageous and shameful” and amounted to a “flagrant violation of international law.” “Any plan to forcibly deport Palestinians outside the occupied territory against their will is a war crime,” Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard told Reuters news…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged OPEC members to unite against possible U.S. sanctions, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would seek to drive Tehran’s oil exports to zero, Reuters reports. “I believe that if OPEC members are united and work together, the U.S. would not be able to sanction and pressure one of…
Greenland’s prime minister announced on Tuesday that the semi-autonomous Danish territory will hold a general election on March 11 amid interest by U.S. President Donald Trump in acquiring the Arctic island, Reuters reports. The top issues in the election campaign are expected to be Greenland’s independence aspirations and relations with Denmark and the United…
About 45,100 Ukrainian soldiers have died in the war with Russia, and 390,000 have been wounded. These are the figures of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky cited in a recent interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, Radio Liberty Ukraine reports. Two months ago, Zelensky reported 43 thousand dead and 370 thousand wounded. The Ukrainian…
In an interview with Rich Edson of Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington needs to apply more pressure on Iran. “I think we need to apply more pressure to Iran until they stop doing the activities that they’re doing. What are those activities? They’re trying to ultimately get to a…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad, and it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. “As…
Two opposition leaders were detained during renewed protests in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, as government critics once again took to the streets on Sunday, news agency Interpress reported. Police detained Gigi Ugulava and Nika Melia, and clashes broke out between officers and protesters, who blocked a road in the city centre, according to Interpress….
An aide to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday a US call for Ukraine to hold an election after agreeing a ceasefire with Russia looked like a “failed plan” if that is all it consists of, though more details were needed, The Business Standard reports. US President Donald Trump’s top Ukraine official…
