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Iranian president says Tehran ready for "fair" nuclear agreement
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday night that Tehran is ready to reach a "good agreement" on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal provided that such an agreement would be a "fair" one.
2022-09-29 19:33 -
UN envoy voices concern over impasse in Mideast peace process
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland on Wednesday voiced concern over the Israeli-Palestinian impasse.
2022-09-29 00:17 -
UN chief calls for all-out efforts to eliminate nuclear threat
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the use of every means to eliminate the nuclear threat.
2022-09-27 16:39 -
U.S. reaffirms 'ironclad commitment' to Japan's defense
Vice President Kamala Harris reaffirmed the ironclad commitment of the U.S. to Japan's defense, the White House said in a statement on Monday after the vice president met with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo.
2022-09-26 20:27 -
High-level panel on security, development in Sahel launched at UN
The Independent High-Level Panel on Security and Development in the Sahel was launched Saturday in New York during a high-level event on the war-torn region on the margins of the UN General Assembly's annual debate.
2022-09-26 15:07 -
S.Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier
South Korea and the United States on Monday launched their joint maritime drills near the Korean Peninsula, involving a U.S. aircraft carrier and over 20 warships from the two sides.
2022-09-26 15:05 -
Iran FM urges U.S. to prove goodwill, determination if willing to reach nuclear agreement
The Iranian foreign minister urged Washington to prove its determination and goodwill to reach an agreement on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal with realism, the official news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
2022-09-25 21:10 -
Iran calls for nuclear deal guarantees, closure of IAEA inquiry
Iran needs reassuring guarantees as well as the closure of the ongoing inquiry into the Islamic republic by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) before a nuclear deal can be reached, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday.
2022-09-21 15:18 -
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan sign protocol on settlement of armed conflict on border
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a protocol to resolve their armed conflict on the border, the press service of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security reported Tuesday.
2022-09-20 16:28 -
UN chief calls for global solidarity on Int'l Day of Peace
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for global solidarity, collective action, commitment and mutual trust on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, which falls on Sept. 21.
2022-09-17 15:41 -
Iran to conduct final test of upgraded homegrown missile defense system: commander
A top Iranian military commander said on Friday the country will carry out the final test of its upgraded homegrown missile defense system, dubbed Bavar (Belief) 373, in the coming days, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
2022-09-10 16:33 -
Most crime guns seized in Toronto smuggled from U.S.: report
Most crime guns seized by police in Toronto, Canada's largest city, came from the United States, the National Post reported.
2022-09-08 22:38 -
Attack on peacekeeping base in Mali causes significant damage: UN
A terrorist assault on the UN peacekeeping base in Ber, Mali in the Timbuktu region, on Friday caused significant damage, a UN spokeswoman said.
2022-09-05 20:07 -
Iran submits answers to U.S. nuke deal responses
Iran has given answers to the U.S. responses to its viewpoints on the EU's draft of a potential nuclear agreement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
2022-09-02 17:47 -
UN Security Council calls for enhanced efforts to improve capacity building in Africa
The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for more coordinated approach among all relevant partners, in particular through enhanced efforts to improve capacity building, in addressing conflict prevention, peacebuilding and other challenges in Africa.
2022-09-01 10:04 -
Security Council extends mandate of UN Interim Force in Lebanon
The Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year, till Aug. 31, 2023.
2022-09-01 10:00 -
Noble Partner 2022 multinational military exercise starts in Georgia
Georgia on Monday kicked off the Noble Partner 2022 multinational military exercise at the Vaziani military base near its capital Tbilisi.
2022-08-31 09:05 -
UN Security Council renews Mali sanctions
The UN Security Council on Tuesday renewed the travel ban and asset freeze imposed on individuals and entities obstructing implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, until Aug. 31, 2023.
2022-08-31 09:03 -
Graduation of unified forces ignites hope of peace, security in South Sudan
Columns of soldiers and police officers marching to martial and band music as President Salva Kiir and his entire cabinet watched on in amusement was the scene on Tuesday at the Dr. John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
2022-08-31 09:03 -
UN envoy urges comprehensive manner to address situation in Syria
UN special envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen on Monday warned of troubling signs of recent military escalation in Syria, while calling for a comprehensive manner to address situation in the country.
2022-08-30 08:55 -
UN chief urges efforts to put nuclear test ban treaty into force
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the world to bring into force a treaty to ban all nuclear tests.
2022-08-29 23:28 -
Egypt, U.S., Spain hold joint naval drills in Mediterranean
The Egyptian, U.S. and Spanish navies held a joint maritime exercise within the range of Egypt's Northern Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea, said the Egyptian military on Saturday.
2022-08-28 20:46 -
UN official calls for cessation of military activities around Ukraine nuke plant
UN Undersecretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo on Tuesday called for the cessation of all military activities around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
2022-08-24 08:45 -
Russian strategic bombers patrol Sea of Japan
Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers performed a scheduled flight above the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
2022-08-24 08:46 -
291 killed in clashes between Syrian army, IS in desert region: monitor
Up to 291 Syrian soldiers and Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed in confrontations between the two sides since the beginning of this year, a war monitor reported on Friday night.
2022-08-21 00:21 -
Roundup: U.S. is biggest human rights saboteur in Middle East and beyond, experts say
Despite having long touted itself as a global human rights defender, the United States has, in actuality, been the biggest human rights violator, the very culprit behind many wars, massacres and tortures in the Middle East and beyond, Iraqi experts have said.
2022-08-19 10:35 -
S.Korea, U.S. launch annual military drills, protests aroused
The combined forces of South Korea and the United States on Tuesday launched annual military drills as planned, three days after liberal activists held a massive rally to protest against it.
2022-08-16 23:25 -
S.Korea, U.S. to launch preliminary drills ahead of major combined exercise
The combined forces of South Korea and the United States planned to launch four-day preliminary drills on Tuesday ahead of their major combined exercise set to begin next week, according to Yonhap news agency.
2022-08-16 14:46 -
Russia accuses British reconnaissance aircraft of border violation
An RC-135 reconnaissance plane of the British Royal Air Force illegally crossed Russia's state border in the Arctic area of Cape Svyatoy Nos, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
2022-08-16 11:31 -
S.Korea expresses regret over Japanese PM's offering to war-linked shrine
South Korea on Monday expressed regret over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sending a ritual offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, seen as a symbol of the militaristic and colonial past of Japan.
2022-08-15 16:49 -
New evidence of Japan's wartime atrocities revealed
New evidence of atrocities during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) was recently released by the Museum of Evidence of War Crimes by Japanese Army Unit 731 in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.
2022-08-16 11:30 -
Roll of Japanese chemical warfare unit disclosed
A roll of a Japanese chemical warfare unit was revealed for the first time in China on Monday.
2022-08-15 16:43 -
UN counter-terrorism chief urges non-military measures to address IS threat
The persistent threat posed by the Islamic State (IS), also known as Da'esh, calls for non-military measures to counter terrorism, the United Nations counter-terrorism chief said on Tuesday.
2022-08-10 09:16 -
Russia temporarily halts inspections of its facilities under New START treaty
Russia has temporarily withdrawn its facilities from inspections under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the country's foreign ministry said in a statement Monday.
2022-08-10 00:20 -
Iran does not seek nuke weapons: FM
Iran does not seek possession of nuclear weapons, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday.
2022-08-08 09:50 -
Nigerian security forces kill gunmen, rescue kidnappees in northern state
Eight gunmen were killed and six kidnapped victims were rescued by the military and police in Nigeria's northern Katsina state, police said on Sunday.
2022-08-08 09:44 -
UN chief stresses critical role of strategic communications in UN peacekeeping
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday stressed the critical role of strategic communications in UN peacekeeping.
2022-07-13 16:32 -
Former U.S. national security advisor admits implication in plotting coups abroad
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton admitted Tuesday that he has helped plan coups abroad.
2022-07-13 16:30 -
U.S. anti-Iran approach runs against stated goal to revive nuke deal: Iranian spokesman
The recent remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden about maintaining economic and diplomatic pressures against Iran ran contrary to U.S. stated goal to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
2022-07-12 22:04 -
Iran kicks off annual naval drill in Caspian Sea
An Iranian navy commander on Friday announced the beginning of an annual naval exercise in the Caspian Sea, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported.
2022-07-09 23:30