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Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic welcomes any diplomatic effort aimed at peaceful settlement of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. “The Islamic Republic of Iran supports any effort that would lead to peaceful settlement of the [ongoing] conflict in Ukraine and is ready to play …

The enormous aircraft, named “Mriya,” or “dream” in Ukrainian, was parked at an airfield near Kyiv when it came under attack, Ukrainian authorities said, adding that they would rebuild the plane, CNN reported. There has been no independent confirmation of the aircraft’s destruction. A tweet from the Antonov Company said it could not verify the …

Former US President Donald Trump says American leaders are very “dumb” while Russian President Vladimir Putin is “smart,” doubling down on his praise for the Russian leader earlier this week. Trump earlier this week praised Putin and called his actions in Ukraine “genius” and “pretty savvy.” Trump went on to …

Four countries expressed readiness to host Iraqi nationals seeking to leave Ukraine in the aftermath of the Russian invasion, chargé d’affaires of the Iraqi embassy in Kyiv, Hussein Abbas, revealed on Saturday. In a statement, Abbas said, “Iraqi community in Iraq comprises 5,537 members. Some of whom have Ukrainian citizenship; …

Black-clad pilgrims have marched in droves towards the holy city of Kadhimiya in northwestern Baghdad amid tightened security, as part of a weeklong procession to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the seventh Shia Imam. Every year hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from different Iraqi cities and from other countries come …

Russia’s Defense Ministry has pointed to the likely presence of US drones in the air directing an attempted attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet by Ukrainian gunboats. “I would like to point special attention to the fact that during the attack by Ukrainian vessels, strategic US RQ-4 Global Hawk …

The Japan’s military says North Korea has fired an apparent ballistic missile in its first test since launching a raft of projectiles in January. Japan’s coast guard reported the launch on Sunday while South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also reported that the North had fired at least one “unidentified projectile” …

The Russian military has been ordered to attack the Ukrainian territory “from all directions” after authorities in the former Soviet state refused negotiations with Moscow over a ceasefire agreement, with official reports saying Russian troops had entered Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv. Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Igor Konashenkov said late …

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says al-Quds will remain as Palestine’s capital forever, dismissing claims by France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex. Hamas said the French prime minister’s words will not give the illegal Zionist entity any legitimacy, adding they will only encourage the regime to increase its aggression towards al-Quds …

China has denounced as “provocative” the passage of a US warship through the strategically-sensitive Taiwan Strait, which separates the self-ruled Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) from mainland China. In a statement on Saturday, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet said that Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson was conducting a “routine” transit …

China’s President Xi Jinping has underlined the significance of Beijing’s cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, the North’s state KCNA news agency reported. Xi further emphasized that China is ready to “develop the China-DPRK relations of friendship and cooperation” under a “new situation,” KCNA …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is ready to dispatch a high-level delegation for talks with Ukraine in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the Kremlin says, as the Russian military campaign in Ukraine enters its second day. On Friday, Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was ready to “send a delegation at the level …

US President Joe Biden has tried to justify massive – though yet ineffective – Western sanctions against Russia over its military operation in Ukraine, by claiming that only other alternative would be to start a “Third World War.” “You have two options. Start a Third World War; go to war …

Fourteen people were shot before dawn Saturday morning at a hookah parlor and police said one man died and that two of those hit by gunfire suffered critical injuries. The shooting happened at about 3:15 a.m. local time and preliminary information indicated there was a party during which two people …

Ukraine’s embattled President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly rejected a US offer to evacuate him out of the nation’s capital of Kiev as Russian troops closed in on the city, insisting on staying put. The US government urged Zelensky early on Saturday to evacuate Kiev but he turned down the offer, …

The Pentagon is looking for ways to send additional lethal weapons into Ukraine to help Ukrainian forces counter Russia’s military action. “We’re continuing to look for ways to support Ukraine to defend themselves,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Friday. “And we’re very actively engaged in those efforts to help …

The United Nations Security Council has failed to adopt an anti-Russia resolution aimed at “deploring” Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. The Council put the draft resolution to vote on Friday. Russia, however, used its veto power against it. Any negative vote, known as veto, from the Council’s five permanent members …

The White House has announced the Biden administration will sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top government officials in Moscow in response to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the announcement on Friday after the European Union said earlier in the day that …

A contingent of American F-35 fighter jets has arrived in Eastern Europe following Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine conflict. The US deployed a total of six F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to bases in Estonia, Lithuania and Romania after Russian …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says it will be easier for the Kremlin to negotiate peace with the Ukrainian armed forces if they “take power” in the country. Putin directly addressed the Ukrainian army at a televised meeting with Russia’s Security Council on Friday, saying, “Take power into your own hands, it …