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Comprehensive partnership agreement between Russia, Iran to cover defense sphere MOSCOW | TASS | The agreement on all-encompassing partnership between Russia and Iran will cover the defense and security sphere, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told TASS in an interview. “Concerning the contents of the mentioned founding document, I …

Baku, Azerbaijan | THE INDEPENDENT | They welcomed the G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders’ Declaration which called for urgent scaling of climate finance and investment. Looking ahead to COP30, the Partners of the Standards Pavilion reaffirm their dedication to supporting global climate action by fostering collaboration and promoting the use of …

GENEVA, Switzerland | Xinhua | The upsurge of mpox continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The decision, made at a meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, is based on the rising number and continuing geographic spread of …

BEIRUT, LEBANON | TASS | Israeli fighter aircraft has carried out airstrikes on a facility that presumably belongs to the Hezbollah Shia organization in the central part of the Lebanese capital, with at least four missiles fired, a Lebanese civil defense official told TASS. “A residential house was attacked, there are …

BAKU, Azerbaijan | THE INDEPENDENT | Today marked the final day of COP29, yet many critical negotiation issues remain unresolved. Despite efforts by negotiators to bridge gaps, progress has been limited, and several key matters will require further discussions in upcoming rounds. To address the stalemates, the COP29 President, Mukhtar Babayev convened …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | Xinhua | Russia will “respond” if any nation attempts to militarize and deploy weapons in space, Yury Borisov, head of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos, said Friday, local media reported. “Russia has firmly and consistently maintained its position against the deployment of any weapons into space,” Borisov …

MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | The countries of the collective West should “be afraid and tremble” in connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement on the country’s use of new missiles, Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) Committee on Defense, told TASS. “Let them be …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has chosen Pam Bondi, former attorney general of the state of Florida, as the next U.S. attorney general, replacing Matt Gaetz, who recused himself from consideration. In the announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump praised …

  The Hague | XINHUA |  The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. In a statement, the ICC’s pre-trial chamber accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing …

  Brasilia, Brazil | Xinhua |  China is ready to join hands with Brazil in a spirit of perseverance and dedication to build a China-Brazil community with a shared future and usher in the next “Golden 50 Years” of China-Brazil relations, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. Addressing a …