U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered its diplomats worldwide to stop processing visas for Afghan nationals, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, effectively suspending the special immigration program for Afghans who helped the United States during its 20-year-long occupation of their home country, Reuters reports. The cable, sent to all…
Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as the vessels headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, the Ukrainian government said, while Russia unleashed an air barrage on Kyiv overnight, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. The attacks come as President Volodymyr Zelensky’s negotiating…
The National Assembly hosted a delegation led by the Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Romanian Senate, Titus Corlăţean. This was reported by the National Assembly. The development of Armenia-Romania interparliamentary relations and issues related to Armenia-EU relations were emphasized during the meetings. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
At least 128 people are now known to have died in a devastating fire that engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, BBC reports. Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of corruption over the renovation works the blocks had been undergoing before the fire. Three others were detained earlier on manslaughter charges. …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has submitted his resignation amid a corruption scandal, Reuters reports. Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies searched Yermak’s home in the morning on Friday. Yermak said he was fully cooperating with the investigators. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական բանականության միջոցով
US President Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries,” a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that has become a political flashpoint in the president’s ongoing crackdown on immigration, The Guardian reports. In a social media post beginning with…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s ability to negotiate is based on soldiers’ ongoing combat missions and daily successes, which prove the country can defend itself. He also said he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Headquarters, where they discussed important issues related to strengthening air defense and distributing personnel between combat brigades. The…
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday, November 25, that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for “continued pressure” on Moscow to negotiate. His comments come amid fresh attempts to broker an end to the nearly four-year war after the United States put forward a 28-point plan that has been…
A fire spread across seven high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing 13 people and leaving others still trapped, in the city’s worst blaze in years, AP reports. Nine people were declared dead at the scene and four others who were sent to the hospital were later confirmed dead, authorities told…
Reuters. Ahead of a virtual meeting on Tuesday (November 25) with a group of countries supporting Ukraine, known as the ‘Coalition of the Willing’, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that allies remain ‘united’ in wanting a ceasefire. Starmer said important progress was made in Geneva, where Ukraine and the…
Reuters. The United States and Ukraine have had productive talks on a potential deal to end Russia’s war in the country, White House Press Secretary said on Monday (November 24), adding that there remained just “a couple of points of disagreement.” Leavitt told Fox News’ ‘The Story’ program that U.S. President Donald Trump is…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, ending an initiative launched with fanfare as a symbol of Trump’s pledge to slash the government’s size but which critics say delivered few measurable savings, Reuters reports. “That doesn’t exist,” Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to intervene firmly to stop Israeli attacks on the country after a deadly strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, AFP reports. In a statement, Aoun said Lebanon “reiterates its call to the international community to assume its responsibility and intervene firmly and seriously to…
On 22 November, in Geneva, Switzerland, during the ongoing 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, Armenia was elected as the host country of the 12th…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has signed a decree on the national currency denomination. The reason is the high level of inflation in the country – 38.9 percent. The transition period will last three years; for now, the use of both old and new types of banknotes is allowed. Նյութերը գեներացվում են տարբեր կայքերից արհեստական…
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on Friday 21 November that several European countries are discussing proposals for the “peace plan” prepared by the United States. Støre in an interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK, as reported by European Pravda. Støre, who is currently taking part in the G20 summit in South Africa,…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the US peace plan presented by the Trump administration, DW reports. Kyiv’s three European allies stressed their “full and unwavering” support for Ukraine, adding that a solution to the…
The Trump administration’s 28-point draft proposal to finally end Russia’s invasion into Ukraine would require Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government to make significant concessions — but also includes NATO-style security guarantees for Ukraine, according to a senior U.S. official, ABC News reports. The plan, which is still a draft and could change, was presented…
Iran and several other countries issued a joint statement in reaction to the passing of an anti-Iranian resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors (IAEA BoG) on Thursday, Mehr reports. Iran, Russia, Belarus, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Zimbabwe issued a joint statement after the approval of the anti-Iranian resolution by…
Reuters. Palestinians inspected on Thursday (November 20) the site of Wednesday (November 19)’s Israeli strike in the Gaza City suburb of Zeitoun. At least 25 Palestinians were killed in four Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in a part of Gaza under Hamas control since a shaky ceasefire took effect in October, health authorities said. …
Slovakia is considering suing the EU over its plans to stop the delivery of Russian gas supplies from 2028 as a result of its war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday (November 19), Reuters reports. Slovakia and Hungary have been sharply critical of the EU executive’s plans to phase out Russian…
Ukraine’s president is to go to Ankara in hopes of rebooting talks with Russia and putting an end to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Yet the Kremlin said no Russian representatives will participate in the meeting, Euronews reports. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will head to Turkey on Wednesday in an attempt to restart negotiations to put…
Ukraine will obtain up to 100 French-made Rafale warplanes over the next 10 years under a deal signed on Monday, both countries said, as Kyiv seeks to bolster its defences against Russia’s invasion, Reuters reports. Air defence systems, munitions and drones were also included in the letter of intent signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who faces escalating pressure from Washington amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, Reuters reports. It was one of the first signs of a possible path toward defusing an increasingly tense situation in…
Ukraine has the opportunity to join the European Union at the beginning of the next decade, that is, after 2030. This was stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski. According to media reports, the politician emphasized that Ukraine already has candidate status, which is an important…
The joint gas project between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is continuing successfully and gas transit is planned to be increased, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at a briefing during his state visit to Tashkent. “The Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan gas project is showing successful results. We plan to increase the volume of gas transit through joint efforts….
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will press for security guarantees while US President Donald Trump will urge him to normalise ties with Israel when the de facto Saudi ruler breaks a seven-year absence from Washington this week, France 24 reports. Saudi Arabia is unlikely to agree to normalisation at this stage, with Prince Mohammed’s…
The US Department of the Interior (DoI) has announced a final rule overturning restrictions set by the Joe Biden administration that limited oil and gas drilling activities across a significant portion of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve. The decision is in line with President Donald Trump’s aim to ease regulations on domestic fossil fuel extraction,…
During the discussion of the 2024–2025 report of the UN Economic and Social Council at the UN General Assembly’s plenary meeting of its 80th session, Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Paruyr Hovhannisyan, expressed satisfaction with the comprehensive work carried out by the Economic and Social Council during its 2025 session. Hovhannisyan thanked…
Reuters. Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Anita Anand, welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers to Niagara-on-the-Lake on Tuesday (November 11), where they posed for a family photo before talks began. Ministers from Ukraine, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and other countries were also invited to this week’s meetings. The G7 meeting…
