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Fresh tensions erupted across the Middle East on Wednesday after Iran launched missile attacks on American military bases in Jordan and Bahrain, dramatically escalating an already fragile regional crisis and threatening ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at ending months of conflict. The Iranian

Iran’s Foreign Ministry warned on Wednesday that recent U.S. military strikes have severely jeopardized ongoing diplomatic talks aimed at formalizing a durable ceasefire, accusing Washington of violating a two-month-old truce. ​The statements follow the largest military escalation between the two nations since

The French National Assembly unanimously approved a bill aimed at strengthening the protection of minors against violence in school and extracurricular settings. However, the final text excluded two measures that had raised significant concern within the Catholic Church: the abolition of the

Russian President Vladimir Putin has flatly rejected an unprecedented open letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposing face-to-face peace talks, dismissing the overture as “rude” and “boorish” while speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. ​The swift rejection firmly shuts the

Russia and Ukraine have each released 185 prisoners of war in a fresh exchange facilitated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ms Daria Senyushina, Communications Officer at the Russian Embassy in Nigeria, disclosed this in a telephone interview on Saturday. Senyushina said

Hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East collapsed late Thursday after Hezbollah officially rejected a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal, triggering a violent surge in military operations and deadly new Israeli raids into southern Lebanon. ​The escalation comes less than twenty-four hours

South Korea’s National Election Commission (NEC) chairperson, Roh Tae-ak, on Friday offered to resign following a widespread shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in Seoul during this week’s local elections. Roh made the announcement during a press briefing at NEC headquarters

The United States Senate on Friday approved a massive $70 billion funding package to support President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration enforcement agenda, handing the administration a significant political victory after months of intense debate and partisan confrontation over border security and immigration

Amb. John Ballout, Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, on Wednesday formally presented his letter of credence to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray. Ballout, who also has concurrent accreditation to Benin and Equatorial Guinea, while

The Persian Gulf has been thrust into a dangerous new phase of escalation following a wave of coordinated Iranian missile and drone strikes targeting Kuwait and Bahrain. The attacks, which occurred early Wednesday, come in direct retaliation for recent U.S. military actions