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UN agrees text on lethal autonomous weapons

Nearly 130 countries on Saturday agreed on a text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) — “killer robots” to...

Putin says that Moscow finds it comfortable to work with Witkoff, Kushner

Here, of course, the quality of mediation and trust in those involved are very important, Russian President said

Iran threatens expanded strikes on US warships if blockade continues

Iran threatens expanded strikes on US warships if blockade continues Iran’s unified military command has warned that it ...

Request for pausing strikes on Kiev came through official channels — Putin

President Vladimir Putin stated it at a meeting with American negotiators in the Kremlin

9/11: How one day changed America

The terror attacks of 9/11 briefly united a shattered America. But 25 years on their legacy remains in the wars, politic...

Nigel Farage’s Reform Hits Roadblocks in Quest for UK Power After Funding Sting

Reform UK billed its 2026 conference as a showcase for policies it would implement during its first 100 days in power. I...

Putin says contacts with Witkoff, Kushner beneficial

Contacts of this kind are always beneficial, Russian President said

Putin says no strikes on Kiev have been carried out since midnight

Trump continues to try to contribute to resolution of conflict in Ukraine — Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that during a meeting with US Ukraine negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Ku...

Russia’s Putin meets US envoys to discuss Trump proposal to end Ukraine war

Both Russia and Ukraine vow not to strike each other's capitals for three days during talks in Moscow and Kyiv.

Germany’s far-right AfD eyes historic first in state election

Germany’s far-right AfD is projected to take power in one of the country’s 16 states for the first time.

Witkoff: Putin’s Messenger?

What did Steve Witkoff know about Russia when he was first sent to see President Putin in February last year?

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | The house of multilaterals

At the Bishkek Summit, member countries, including India, have condemned the military strikes on Iran, reaffirmed ‘suppo...

9/5/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News: 1. A Message to China from Japan’s ...

CDF Munir reaffirms Balochistan’s peace, prosperity central to state efforts: ISPR

Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Saturday visited Quetta Garrison, where he r...

Bangladesh Opposition launches protest march over energy crisis

"This movement is aimed at ensuring cooking gas and lighting up every household with electricity," Opposition leader Sha...

Rescuers recover 11 Palestinian bodies from rubble as Israeli attacks kill five in Gaza

Rescuers recover 11 Palestinian bodies from rubble as Israeli attacks kill five in Gaza Israeli attacks have killed five...

Putin expresses gratitude, best wishes to Trump

Russian President at a meeting with American negotiators in the Kremlin asked them to convey his gratitude and best wish...

Putin notes at meeting with US negotiators that situation is difficult to discuss

Fresh Yemen clashes kill more than 60: military, medical sources

According to three Yemeni military sources, 26 government troops were killed during several hours of fighting in the cou...

Putin meets with Witkoff, Kushner in the Kremlin

This is Putin's eighth face-to-face meeting with Witkoff, while Kushner is participating in discussions on the Ukrainian...

Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Kremlin, where they may meet with Putin

Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously told that Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet with Witkoff and K...

Shootout in Kiev between special services testifies to Ukraine's looming collapse — expert

This is not the first such incident involving a conflict and shootout, military expert Vitaly Kiselev said

Merz acknowledges Germany’s loss of industrial jobs

A study by credit insurer Allianz Trade found that more than 30 German companies with annual revenues of at least €50 mi...

Pentagon chief threatens more strikes on Iranian oil tankers

Pentagon chief threatens more strikes on Iranian oil tankers US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the military can att...

US ambassador calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest

The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, c...

Braw in The Sun on Germany is increasingly a target for Russian sabotage

On September 5, Elisabeth Braw was interviewed by The Sun to discuss how Germany is increasingly the target of Russian s...

‘I wasn’t even listening,’ Farage says of donations scandal meeting

Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conferenceUK politics liveNige...

UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size

The United Nations on ‌Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurate...

Gaza teams recover remains of 55 people nearly 3 years after Israeli strike

The victims, all from one Palestinian family, had been sheltering at their family home when Israel hit it.

War in Ukraine: Putin, Zelensky order pause in strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and J...

US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on peace in Ukraine

US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks on how to end the ‌war...

Vannacci, Italy’s Rising Right-Wing Star, Has Yet to Meet Meloni

Italy’s Roberto Vannacci, the insurgent ultranationalist, has yet to meet Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni or have contact ...

China to proceed with Brahmaputra mega dam despite new concerns

Dubbed the ‘project of the century’ by Beijing, it has been included in China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for renewable energy...

Russia-Ukraine peace talks could begin next year, ex-MI6 chief says

John Sawers tells FT Weekend Festival that enduring peace ‘not really conceivable’ while Vladimir Putin remains in offic...

US says it hit three Iranian oil tankers after attacks on warships

US Central Command says its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers on Saturday.

Gaza’s destroyed sewage system linked to ‘rare’ algae bloom shutting Israeli desalination plants

Gaza’s destroyed sewage system linked to ‘rare’ algae bloom shutting Israeli desalination plants Untreated sewage from G...

U.S. attacks 3 Iranian oil tankers after missiles target Navy warships

Three Iranian crude oil carriers were hit by U.S. forces on Saturday near Iran's key oil export hub, Kharg Island, in th...

US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack

Officials said US aircraft carrier and destroyer avoided attacks before three Iranian tankers were struck by the USThe U...

U.S. ambassador visits Palestinian town amid rise in occupied West Bank settler violence

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday met with Palestinian Americans, including relatives of U.S. citizens...