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NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have reached a formal agreement to implement a complete and total ceasefire, marking what he called the end of the “12-Day War.” In a post on his Truth Social platform at 6:02 …

MOSCOW | TASS |  The use of the right to self-defense without consideration of the UN Charter leads to complete chaos, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said commenting on Israel’s attacks on Iran. “If every country interprets the right to self-defense set by the UN Charter as ‘I decide for …

Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidance to help countries adopt and expand midwifery models of care- where midwives serve as the main care provider for women and babies throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. According to a statement released by …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | China strongly condemns the U.S. attacks on Iran and bombing of nuclear facilities under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday. The spokesperson made the remarks when asked to comment on U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement …

  TEHRAN, IRAN | Xinhua | Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday the U.S. attacks on the country’s three nuclear facilities indicated that the United States is the “main factor” behind Israel’s hostile actions against Iran. He made the remarks at a cabinet meeting while strongly condemning the U.S. …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran will face more military strikes if peace does not come quickly. Addressing the nation Saturday evening, Trump said that Iran’s key nuclear facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated,” and that future attacks will be …

TEHRAN | TASS | The US Air Force has conducted a successful attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities, and all aircraft have returned to airbases, US President Donald Trump reported on Truth Social. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and …

Beijing, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oil markets are undergoing structural changes as the key drivers of supply and demand growth of the past 15 years start to fade, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) medium-term outlook. The new changes are out of the intensifying …

GENEVA, Switzerland | Xinhua | Iranian and European officials held their first face-to-face talks on Friday since the recent escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, stressing the importance of continued diplomatic engagement. The meeting, held amongst Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany (E3), as well …

NEW YORK, Jthe United States | TASS | Tehran will be ready to deliver retaliatory strikes on the US military in the Middle East if Washington joins Israel’s military operation, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told NBC News in an interview. “When there is a war, both sides attack each …