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China’s diplomatic strategy has undergone a conspicuous shift, with Beijing conducting far fewer overseas state visits, opting instead to welcome a steady stream of foreign leaders to the capital. According to data compiled by the South China Morning Post, Beijing is placing greater emphasis on neighbourhood diplomacy and engagement with European middle powers. The changing dynamic reflects Beijing’s shift towards favouring high-level multilateralism, in a sign of growing confidence and an...

US embassy in Beirut says Lebanon is at ‘crossroads’, calls for meeting with Netanyahu In a post to X, the US embassy in Beirut has called for a direct meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming the country stands at a “crossroads” to “decide its own destiny”. The statement continued that a “direct engagement” between the countries, facilitated by the US, would “mark the beginning of a national revival” for Lebanon. The embassy

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov conveyed his condolences to their families and friends
One of the power units at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant has returned to operation following scheduled maintenance on April 28.

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US President Donald Trump claims the war continues because of the level of financial support previously provided to Ukraine and criticises European allies over defence cooperation.

Iran's supreme leader declared Thursday that the United States had suffered a shameful defeat, defiantly rejecting a warning from President Donald Trump that an economically punishing US naval blockade could be enforced for months to come. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Oliver McTernan, director and co-founder of Forward Thinking, says that Iran "will not capitulate" adding that "it was a miscalculation rushing in an illicit aggression against Iran".

US condemns ‘counterproductive’ Gaza aid flotilla seized by Israel The US has strongly condemned the “Gaza flotilla” of ships carrying humanitarian aid to the occupied enclave, calling it a “stunt” after activists were captured by Israeli forces in international waters. “The United States condemns the flotilla, a pro-Hamas initiative that constitutes an unfounded and counterproductive attempt to undermine President Trump's peace plan” for the Gaza Strip, State Department spokesman Tommy P
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The Lebanese militant group is attacking Israeli troops with explosive drones controlled by fiber-optic cables, like those commonly used in the war in Ukraine.

Pentagon chief testifies alongside top general for second day, in first public Congressional hearings since war began.

Agents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin onto flight from New York Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, star and co-director of the Academy award-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, has disappeared after officials at New York’s John F Kennedy airport confiscated it before he boarded a flight, claiming it could be used as a weapon. Talankin, whose docume
German Chancellor Merz claims: We have managed to save NATO.

Donald Trump again lashed out the North Atlantic Alliance for not helping Washington in its military operation against the Islamic Republic

Judith Alexander describes how Kentish Town house owned by the prime minister was targeted The prime minister’s sister-in-law has said she feared what might have happened had she not woken up after her home was targeted in an arson attack, a court has heard. The incident is one of a series of arson attacks that took place in May last year on property linked to Keir Starmer, which three men with links to Ukraine are accused of targeting. They deny all the charges. Continue reading...
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico: Why was the United Nations created? Well, because it was supposed to ensure peace and the use of military force only where it is necessary to secure peace. Today the UN is a laughingstock. Who will stop the Americans in Iraq? Who stopped Russia in Ukraine? Who stopped the Americans in Iran? Who stopped the Americans, for example, in Venezuela?
The comment came one day after Trump announced that Washington was looking at reducing the number of U.S. military personnel in Germany.
The comment came one day after Trump announced that Washington was looking at reducing the number of U.S. military personnel in Germany.
A 48-year-old French Catholic nun was assaulted in the Old City of Jerusalem (Mount Zion area) by a 36-year-old man, who pushed her to the ground and beat her, causing injuries. Police arrested the suspect and are investigating the case as a possible religiously…
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Iran’s Jewish population, now only a fraction of its pre-1979 size, remains the largest in the Middle East outside Israel and, under the Islamic Republic, is often publicly critical of Israel.

Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday said the US had been defeated in its war against the Islamic Republic and that its only place in the Persian Gulf was “at the bottom of its waters". Khamenei's written message, which was read on state TV, was released to mark the annual national celebration of "Persian Gulf" day in Iran.
Trump on Iran: We have already won, but I want to win by a bigger margin.
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President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull US troops from Italy and Spain due to their opposition to the Iran war, a day after proposing a similar reduction in Germany.

UAE bans travel to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq, urges its citizens to leave region The United Arab Emirates has banned its citizens from travelling to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq due to regional developments, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ministry also urged citizens currently in these countries to leave immediately and return home.
BIG: UAE has banned its citizens from traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq. Nationals already there are told to leave immediately and return home. Reason: unspecified “current/regional developments.”
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The US leader also criticized the bloc’s European members for failing to support the US military operation against Iran

Ukrainian director Marina Er Gorbach has received the South East European Film Festival's 2026 Legacy Award in Los Angeles, the festival announced on 29 April.
Russian troops have once again attacked Mykolaiv with drones.

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As a result of the blockade on Iranian ports, Tehran has been forced to store all the oil it extracts through various means, including onshore facilities and floating storage aboard vessels.

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Iran accuses Israel of 'piracy' for seizure of Gaza aid flotilla The Iranian foreign ministry has condemned Israel for raiding and detaining activists on board the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza. The foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, called Israel’s “attack” on the flotilla in international waters an act of “piracy” and said it is “a blow to the awakened conscience of humanity”. He urged the international community to support the flotil

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Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the move would see "less dependence on fossil fuel imports and more control over our own supply".