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Top Iranian diplomat hopes to meet with Lavrov on UNGA sidelines — ambassador to Russia
The Russian foreign minister would take part in about 20 international meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly
Hainan steps up efforts to develop international consumption hub
Offshore customs supervision regime is expected to provide a major boost to Hainan’s retail sector
US Senate Democrats to seek sanctions over Israel’s E1 settlement plan
Four lawmakers to introduce bill sanctioning anyone involved in controversial West Bank project; co-author Chris Coons says Washington must send message against settler violence T…
Smuggled Western arms from Ukraine end up in Africa, Middle East — Russian envoy
Yulia Zhdanova explained that weapons and military equipment are being transported by sea from Ukraine to countries in the Middle East and Africa via port infrastructure in the Od…
Russian air defenses show unmatched efficiency repelling Sept 20 attack on Moscow — expert
Igor Potapov emphasized that this level of effectiveness was achieved through the coordinated performance of the Russian air defense forces, the interaction between the regional a…
Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home
Housing rights campaigners decry landlord’s ‘barbaric behaviour’ after apartment Maricarmen had lived in for 71 years was bought by a developerThere were violent scenes in Madrid …
Russia calls for deeper biosafety cooperation within CIS — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister said that Moscow welcomes the development of regional cooperation in the field of biological security
Rapper GeeGun reportedly opened fire on staff at his Moscow home several months ago. He denies it.
The Telegram channels Mash and Shot, as well as Ksenia Sobchak, said rapper GeeGun (real name Denis Ustimenko) opened fire on staff at his home in the Moscow region in the early h…
Introduction of temporary administration preemptive signal to EU — RSPP chief
Alexander Shokhin expects the attempts to use Russian assets to continue
Guterres’s actions as Secretary-General ruined trust in UN — Russian MFA
Kirill Logvinov, Director of the MFA Department of International Organizations, said the Portuguese official’s tenure will be remembered for frequent instances of departure from a…
Ban on Russian diesel increases EU fuel market vulnerability — expert
Nikolay Novik explained that European refineries had historically focused on gasoline production, relying on imports to cover diesel shortfalls
Is Nepal's flood a harbinger of what's to come in the Himalayas?
Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such c…
Liberman proposes Jordan control parts of West Bank, drawing right-wing rebuke
Yisrael Beytenu party chief says PA cannot remain in control of territory and 'you can't have a vacuum'; Netanyahu tells him to 'retract your statement immediately' The post Liber…
Naoero’s president announces his country’s withdrawal from ICC from UNGA podium
According to David Adeang, the ICC has lost its relevance to Naoero
Iranian advisers played key role in lightning advance by Yemen’s Houthis, sources say
After providing months of training and logistics support, Revolutionary Guard members were on ground at all levels during battles that swept pro-government forces from Red Sea coa…
Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC
There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.
IN BRIEF: Kremlin statements on European Russophobic stance, possible Putin-Trump meet
Dmitry Peskov emphasized that high-level negotiations on the Ukrainian settlement, including those between Russia and the US, would be meaningless without prior preparation at the…
Netanyahu calls Macron's remarks on West Bank in UN speech 'grotesque'
Israel's PM denounces the French president after he appeared to downplay Hamas's activities in the occupied territory.
South Sudan's president dissolves government ahead of country's first elections
South Sudan has not held elections since independence in 2011 - polls have twice been postponed.
Dems have an edge over GOP, poll finds. And, ICE looks into 'mobile detention centers'
An NPR poll shows that Democrats have an edge over Republicans going into the midterms, partially due to Trump. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking into "mobile de…
Indian billionaire’s payments firm plots biggest London flotation in years
Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Money targets $9bn IPO in boost for ailing UK stock marketA payments business that operates across Africa and is ultimately controlled by an Indian bi…
US AI Force being created after same pattern as Space Force — expert
Alexander Stepanov also noted that the new organization will be headed by a person whom Trump himself has called the "AI Czar" – the nation’s digital leader
‘This is where I live now, the back of a truck’: a day in the life of a grandmother in Gaza
As the war in Gaza approaches its fourth year, the Guardian follows five ordinary Palestinians as they go about their lives. Each tells the story of their day, revealing the terri…
Watch: Trump and Xi are meeting on US soil - what's at stake?
The BBC’s China correspondent and US editor explain everything you need to know ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in Washington DC.