Politics

Erdogan weighs in on Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

Turkiye’s president has criticized Israel’s Somaliland move and warned against making the Horn of Africa a battleground for foreign powers

Trump’s Middle East buildup and Iran talks: How close is war?

US President Donald Trump is deploying hundreds of warplanes to the Middle East as talks with Iran show little sign of progress

Romania’s stolen elections were only the start: Inside the EU’s war on democracy

How Brussels’ Digital Services Act has been used to pressure platforms and electoral control in member states

Russia, China and Iran hold joint naval drills

Russia, China and Iran will hold joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman, Putin aide Nikolay Patrushev has said

Top Russian negotiator assesses trilateral Geneva talks

The Russia-US-Ukraine talks in Geneva were “difficult but businesslike,” Moscow’s top negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, has said

Security Council warns Armenia’s railway plans to replace Russia risk system collapse

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu noted that a system built up over almost two decades could simply collapse overnight

Witkoff announces significant progress in negotiation process on Ukraine

According to the US Special Presidential Envoy, "both parties agreed to update their respective leaders and continue working towards a deal"

Hungary halts diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine

The country is supplying "significant volumes" of diesel fuel, gas and electric power to Ukraine, the Hungarian foreign affairs and trade minister noted

Geneva talks were tough-going but businesslike

Vladimir Medinsky announced that a new meeting on Ukraine would take place soon

Europe's weapons supplies to Kiev show unwillingness to see peace in Ukraine

Maria Zakharova noted that weapons are supplied despite the ongoing peace talks

Nuclear proliferation threatens weapons use in regional conflicts

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi emphasized that several non-nuclear states have the technical capabilities to obtain nuclear weapons

Russian delegation returns from Geneva to Moscow

The plane arrived after almost seven hours in the air, a source in air traffic control services said