Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Saturday that his country is engaged in a “full-fledged war” with the US, Israel and Europe, describing the multifaceted pressures on Iran as “far more complex and difficult” than the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. The remark appeared in an interview published on the official website of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. [...]

A group of 21 Arab, African and Islamic nations on Saturday issued a joint statement formally rejecting Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. The statement asserted that recognizing Somaliland as a nation independent of Somalia constitutes a grave violation of international law, emphasizing the “serious repercussions of such unprecedented measure on peace and [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday condemned that day’s deadly mosque bombing in Syria, urging that those responsible be swiftly identified and brought to justice. The explosion tore through the Ali Bin Abi Talib mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs during Friday prayers, killing at least eight people and injuring around 20, according [...]

A court in Moscow on Thursday convicted a pro-war activist and critic of Vladimir Putin, Sergei Udaltsov, of justifying terrorism, sentencing him to six years in a maximum-security prison. The ruling was delivered by the 2nd Western District Military Court, which found Udaltsov guilty over an article he published more than two years ago defending [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, urging the country’s warring parties to prioritize compromise and protect civilians as the conflict enters another year amid escalating violence, displacement, and attacks on peacekeepers. Guterres welcomed a peace initiative presented earlier this week by Sudan’s transitional prime minister at the UN Security [...]

South Korean prosecutors, led by Special Prosecutor Cho Eun-seok, are seeking a 10-year sentence for multiple charges laid against the ousted president, Yoon Suk Yeol. The charges include obstruction of arrest, primarily stemming from his 15 days spent barricaded in the official presidential residence after his declaration of martial law was overturned by the National [...]

Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a new ceasefire agreement, ending weeks of military conflict over disputed territories. Thai Defense Minister General Natthaphon Narkphanit and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Tea Seiha signed the joint agreement at the third special meeting of the General Boundary Committee (GBC), reaffirming a previous ceasefire in July and outlining 16 [...]

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday signed into law a bill that requires platforms to alert users of addictive features that can harm the mental health of younger users. Bill S4505, known as The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, specifically targets what it calls “predatory features,” including “algorithmic feeds, push notifications, [...]

UN experts on Friday called for the protection of eight pro-Palestine activists on hunger strike while imprisoned in the UK. The eight individuals began their hunger strike on November 2. The experts expressed concerns regarding the treatment of activists, warning that the UK must comply with its obligations to the individuals under international human rights [...]

The High Court in Putrajaya convicted former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Friday in a case arising from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal. The court found Najib Razak guilty on four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering. The prosecution accused Najib of channeling more than US$700 million in [...]