A senior figure in Iran’s Kurdish opposition has tied any potential ground incursion into Iran to a major U.S. military decision: the establishment of a no-fly zone over Kurdish areas in western Iran. This was necessary “so that the Islamic Republic cannot attack from the air and use its…
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China’s foreign minister touts ‘big year’ in US-China ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday signaled Beijing’s ambition for a successful summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this month — regardless of ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks on China’s ally Iran.
Wang praised “good interactions”…
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Iranian foreign minister pushes back on demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Iran’s foreign minister Sunday said Iran has no intention of meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for “unconditonal surrender,” warning that his country is prepared to “continue fighting” amid growing military action.
Speaking with NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the…
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Israel threatens to target successor to Iran’s supreme leader – POLITICO
Israel justified the attacks as a preemptive strike to protect itself. U.S. President Donald Trump, after days of mixed signals from the White House on the justifications and aims of the war, said on Friday that the ultimate goal is “unconditional surrender” by the Islamic…
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Iran’s foreign minister responds to Trump: If he seeks escalation, it’s ‘what he will get’
Iran is walking back its attempts to lessen tensions with neighbors in the Middle East. Blame President Donald Trump, a senior diplomat said on Saturday.
Tehran’s “openness to de-escalation within our region provided that our neighbours’ airspace, territory, and waters are not used to…
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Judge says Kari Lake’s tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as ‘acting CEO’
Kari Lake was illegally empowered to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media — the federal agency that oversees Voice of America — and her actions in that role were illegitimate, a federal judge ruled Saturday.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth concluded that Lake was ineligible to serve as…
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Controversial Singapore arbitration under microscope after whistleblower contacts authorities
Singapore’s International Arbitration Centre has promised to investigate damaging claims around a controversial $490 million ruling it made last year.[1]
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) – which oversees the conduct of barristers in the UK, including those who work abroad – contacted SIAC…
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The little shipping company that’s making Europe’s sanctions look silly
Scattered among the candy shelves and freezer cabinets in Russian supermarkets across Germany are advertisements promoting a business with a service the government has tried to outlaw: a logistics company specialized in moving packages from the heart of Germany to Russia, in defiance of European…
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War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases
“British Bases Out” is the slogan of Cypriot protesters after a drone strike targeted the RAF Akrotiri airbase.
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Trump says Starmer seeking to join Iran war ‘after we’ve already won’ – POLITICO
Danish prime minister extolled the health care system of Denmark and Greenland after Trump dispatched the vessel “to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there.”
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