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Ukrainian envoy: U.S. raised concerns about strikes aimed at Russia that impacted U.S. oil interests

The U.S. State Department has expressed its displeasure about Ukraine's recent attacks on the Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea that have impacted U.S. oil interests in Kazakhstan, Kyiv's chief envoy to Washington said on Tuesday.

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Norway's King Harald admitted to a hospital on the Spanish island of Tenerife

King Harald of Norway has been admitted to a hospital in Spain's Canary Islands during a winter vacation there, the royal palace said Tuesday.

Armed police flood Iran’s universities to crush student protests

Campus clashes provide uneasy backdrop to third round of talks on nuclear programme in GenevaPlainclothes police and security forces, many of them armed, have tried to flood Iran’s remaining open universities in an attempt to crush a fourth day of student protests against the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.Running battles were reported on some campuses, with videos showing fistfights between the Basji state-backed militia and students at the University of Science and Technology in Tehran. Pick-up trucks with machine-guns were photographed parked outside the University of Tehran, with demonstrations also in Mashhad. Continue reading...

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Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension builds

Protesters have gathered on the Greek island of Crete following the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier that is part of a major buildup of American forces in the Middle East

How Belarus became a rear base for Russia's war on Ukraine

Almost a year ago, in March 2025, Russian officials announced plans to build a large-scale drone factory in neighboring Belarus, presenting the project as a step toward strengthening the "national security and the economy" of Moscow's closest ally.