Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister slammed US-led efforts to take away North Korea’s nuclear weapons, saying the idea of denuclearizing the country was a “daydream.” Her remarks come after the top diplomats of South Korea, Japan and the United States issued a statement on the sidelines of a NATO meeting last week in which they…
President Donald Trump said Monday that the US and Iran were having direct talks on a nuclear deal as he sat alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Trump said a “very high level” meeting would take place on Saturday in Oman. “We have a very big meeting, and we’ll see what can happen….
The US, under the guise of reciprocity, acts in a hegemonic manner, sacrificing the legitimate interests of other countries and placing “America First” above international rules. This is a typical example of unilateralism, protectionism, and economic bullying, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday, noting that the Chinese government has issued its stern stance…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said direct negotiations with the United States would be “meaningless”, after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the country. “Direct negotiations would be meaningless with a party that constantly threatens to resort to force in violation of the UN Charter and that expresses…
The U.S. slapped a 26% tariff on imports from India in a setback to the South Asian nation’s expectation of getting relief from President Donald Trump’s global trade policy that has unnerved world markets for weeks. A baseline 10% baseline tariff starts on Saturday before the remaining, higher reciprocal tariff takes effect from April 9. “They (India)…
Britain does not support Israel’s expansion of military operations in Gaza, a UK minister said on Wednesday. “We are deeply concerned about the resumption of hostilities in Gaza. The UK does not support an expansion of Israel’s military operations,” junior foreign office minister Hamish Falconer, told parliament. There is a “serious risk Israel is not…
The Russian president suggests Ukraine be placed under ‘temporary administration’ of the United Nations as part of a peace deal. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine could be placed under a “temporary administration” as part of a peace process that could include help from North Korea and other Moscow allies, according to Russian state media. Speaking…
President Donald Trump expressed support on Tuesday for his national security advisor, Michael Waltz, after a magazine journalist said on Monday that Waltz had accidentally included him in a discussion of highly sensitive war plans on the messaging app Signal. “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson, and he’s a good man,” Trump told NBC News…
The United States said on Tuesday it has reached separate agreements with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on attacks by the two countries on each other’s energy facilities. The White House said in a statement that Washington would help restore Russia’s access to the…
US and Russian officials held talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday aimed at making progress towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine with Washington eyeing a separate Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal before securing a wider agreement. The talks, which followed US negotiations with Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, come as US President Donald Trump…
The US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government, officials in Kabul said Sunday. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who acknowledged planning a January 2008 attack on the Serena Hotel in Kabul, which killed six people, including US…
The US is still hoping a broad ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine can be reached within weeks, even as the warring sides continue attacks and there are signs ahead of talks scheduled for the coming days that the Kremlin is in no hurry to reach a deal. The White House aims for a truce agreement by…
Iran will consider the “opportunities” as well as the threats in a letter from US President Donald Trump that urged it to reach a new nuclear deal, and will soon respond, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejected Trump’s letter last week as deceptive, saying Trump’s excessive demands would…
Vladimir Putin has rejected a proposal for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine but agreed to halt attacks on energy and infrastructure. Russia has repeatedly damaged Ukraine’s energy grid since its invasion in February 2022. After what the Kremlin called a “frank” phone call with Donald Trump, the two leaders agreed that formal negotiations on a 30-day…
Yemen’s Houthis will not “dial down” their action against Israeli shipping in the Red Sea in response to US military pressure or appeals from the group’s allies such as Iran, the Yemeni militant group’s foreign minister said. Jamal Amer spoke to Reuters late on Monday after the US launched a wave of strikes in areas of Yemen…
