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Information Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss and strengthen bilateral relations through a new treaty aimed at deepening military and economic ties. This marks Pezeshkian’s first visit to Russia since taking office. Both leaders expressed optimism about the treaty, with Putin highlighting its broad impact on cooperation […]

Information Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that a ceasefire agreement with Hamas was not yet finalized, with key details still being discussed. The deal, which could lead to the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, would not be approved until the Cabinet votes later. Meanwhile, deadly Israeli strikes continued in Gaza, and Netanyahu’s

Information The UK is facing a concerning shortage of natural gas amid plunging temperatures and the cessation of Russian gas deliveries via Ukraine. Centrica, the UK’s main gas supplier, reported that gas inventories are at critically low levels, with storage facilities only half full, compared to significantly higher reserves in Germany and Poland. The UK’s

Information The Supreme Court is considering whether to overturn or delay a TikTok ban set to take effect on January 19, 2025. Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act in April 2024, requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the app or face a U.S. ban due to national

Information Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Sunday that Kyiv is willing to return captured North Korean soldiers to their leader, Kim Jong Un, in exchange for the release of Ukrainians held captive in Russia. He revealed that Ukrainian forces had recently captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region, marking the first

Ukraine says 2 North Korean soldiers captured Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv is interrogating two wounded North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk region. Meanwhile, Russia claimed it took a village in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk. Sudan’s armed forces retake strategic city from RSF The recapture of the Sudanese city of Wad Medani came over a

Information South Korea’s presidential security chief, Park Chong-jun, resigned on Friday amid a political crisis involving the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Park stepped down after facing police interrogation over his guards’ role in blocking law enforcement’s efforts to arrest Yoon last week. Before resigning, Park publicly warned against the possibility of “bloodshed” during any

Information Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, ending a prolonged vacancy in the presidency and signalling a shift in the country’s political dynamics. The election, which reflects the diminished influence of Hezbollah following its setbacks in the 2022 war with Israel and the collapse of its ally Bashar al-Assad

Information Germany and France have criticized US President-elect Donald Trump’s refusal to rule out military action to take control of Greenland, emphasizing that borders must not be changed by force. Germany’s government spokesperson, Steffen Hebestreit, reiterated the importance of international agreements such as the UN Charter in upholding territorial sovereignty. Although he declined to comment