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Iran urges U.S. to quit pressure policy
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that the U.S. administration should give up the pressure policy pursued by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
2021-08-10 15:13 -
DPRK urges U.S. to leave South Korea, halt military drills
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday urged the U.S. military to leave South Korea, pledging to build up the DPRK's nuclear weapons in response to the upcoming joint U.S.-South Korea military drills.
2021-08-10 14:54 -
Putin calls for joint efforts to combat maritime crimes
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suggested closer cooperation under the United Nations (UN) to fight crimes at sea.
2021-08-10 00:13 -
ROK to conduct scaled-back drill with U.S. amid DPRK's warning
The Republic of Korea (ROK) has tentatively decided to conduct a joint military exercise with the United States later this month as planned, despite a warning from Pyongyang, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing ROK government sources.
2021-08-09 00:46 -
Lebanon's Hezbollah says 'fully prepared for any war with Israel'
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that the Lebanese group does not fear any Israeli war and is fully prepared for it.
2021-08-08 16:52 -
Afghan war takes a more destructive turn as over half of rural districts are under Taliban control
Conflict in Afghanistan is in a more destructive and deadlier phase as the Taliban take provincial capitals. Since U.S. President Biden announced in May that its forces would pull out, the Taliban has attacked and pressured Afghan forces.
2021-08-08 16:45 -
Afghanistan at dangerous turning point -- UN envoy
Afghanistan is at a dangerous turning point as the war has entered a new phase, said Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary-general's special representative for Afghanistan, on Friday.
2021-08-07 15:21 -
Top diplomats of S.Korea, U.S. hold phone talks over Korean Peninsula issue
Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States on Friday held phone talks over the Korean Peninsula issue, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.
2021-08-06 19:05 -
UN chief calls for progress toward nuclear-weapon free world
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for progress toward a world free of nuclear weapons on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
2021-08-06 15:26 -
U.S. urges new Iranian government to return to nuke talks
The United States on Thursday urged the new Iranian government under President Ebrahim Raisi to return to negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, reiterating the diplomatic opportunity will not last forever.
2021-08-06 15:24 -
UN chief welcomes appointment of ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of Erywan bin Pehin Yusof of Brunei Darussalam as Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar, said his spokesman.
2021-08-05 15:25 -
Security Council condemns attack on UN compound in Afghanistan
The Security Council on Tuesday condemned "in the strongest terms" Friday's attack on the UN compound in Herat, Afghanistan, which resulted in the death of an Afghan security forces guard and several injuries.
2021-08-04 23:45 -
UN mission urges Lebanon, Israel to stop fire after rocket attack
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) urged on Wednesday Lebanon and Israel to cease fire and exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation after the firing of rockets from southern Lebanon into northern Israel earlier in the day.
2021-08-04 22:00 -
India's indigenously made aircraft carrier Vikrant begins sea trials
India's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier Vikrant Wednesday began its sea trials off the coast of Kochi in the southern state of Kerala, officials said.
2021-08-04 21:05 -
U.S. envoy: Taliban seek 'lion's share of power' in talks with Kabul
The Taliban and the Afghan government are far apart in U.S.-backed talks on bringing peace to the country, with the insurgents demanding "the lion's share of power" in a new government and Kabul wanting to bring them into the current government, the special U.S. envoy on Afghanistan said on Tuesday.
2021-08-04 16:24 -
Ukraine, Georgia hold naval drills in Black Sea
The Ukrainian Naval Forces held a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Black Sea with the Georgian Coast Guard and the Georgian Border Police, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday.
2021-08-03 22:05 -
Iran warns of 'prompt, strong' response after oil tanker incident
Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed on Monday British and U.S. allegations regarding a reported drone attack on an Israeli-managed oil tanker in the north of the Arabian Sea, and warned it would "promptly and strongly" respond to "any possible adventure."
2021-08-03 16:10 -
Uzbekistan, Russia start joint military drill near Afghan border
The Uzbek and Russian armed forces have started a joint military training drill "South-2021" in southern Uzbekistan near Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan, the Uzbek Defense Ministry said Monday.
2021-08-02 23:33 -
S.Korea says no decision yet over annual military exercise with U.S.
South Korea's defense ministry said Monday that no decision had been made yet over the joint annual military exercise with the United States this summer.
2021-08-02 16:12 -
DPRK slams U.S.-South Korea military drills, casts doubt on North-South summit
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday night urged South Korea to cancel its regular joint military exercises with the United States and said a North-South leader-level summit remains unlikely in the short term, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
2021-08-02 15:02 -
DPRK leader's sister warns Seoul against joint drill with Washington
A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday warned the Republic of Korea (ROK) against carrying out a planned military exercise with the United States later this month, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
2021-08-01 22:16 -
Israeli PM says Iran behind deadly drone attack on oil tanker
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that Iran was behind the deadly drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman last week.
2021-08-01 22:09 -
Philippine President Duterte restores key troop pact with U.S.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has restored a pact governing the presence of U.S. troops in the Philippines, the two countries' defense ministers said on Friday.
2021-07-30 14:09 -
India supports all Afghan peace initiatives leading to lasting solution: minister
Indian government Thursday said it supports all peace initiatives leading towards a lasting political settlement in Afghanistan.
2021-07-30 09:10 -
U.S. says "fully prepared" to continue negotiation with Iran
Washington is fully prepared to continue negotiation with Iran to return to the Iranian nuclear agreement, visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said here on Thursday.
2021-07-30 09:07 -
S.Korea, DPRK restore communication hotlines
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential Blue House said Tuesday.
2021-07-27 14:50 -
U.S. to end combat mission in Iraq by end of year
President Joe Biden said on Monday that U.S. forces in Iraq will end the combat mission by the end of the year while continuing to train and assist Iraqi forces.
2021-07-27 08:35 -
Putin says Russian navy 'unpreventable' at Navy Day parade
The Russian navy can detect any enemy and launch an "unpreventable strike" if needed, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday during a military parade in St. Petersburg, marking the 325th anniversary of the Russian Navy.
2021-07-26 10:54 -
Afghan forces recapture district in northern Samangan province
Afghan forces regained control of Dara-e-Suf Bala district in northern Samangan province, forcing the militants to flee, provincial police spokesman Munir Rahimi said Monday.
2021-07-19 15:34 -
Afghan Taliban attempts to gain more districts, facing counter-offensives from gov't forces
Taliban militants have been intensifying activities to capture more districts, as the U.S. troops are completing the pull-out from Afghanistan.
2021-07-14 16:57 -
Lavrov disapproves of U.S. military presence in Central Asia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that the presence of U.S. military forces in Central Asia "would not meet the region's security interests."
2021-07-13 00:57 -
Rwanda sends troops to Mozambique
Rwanda on Friday deployed 1,000 members of the army and police to Mozambique to help the southeast coastal nation fight terrorism and insecurity in its northern Cabo Delgado province.
2021-07-11 17:46 -
Nuke envoys of S. Korea, U.S. hold phone talks on peninsula issue
Nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held phone talks early Thursday on the Korean Peninsula issue, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.
2021-07-08 16:32 -
US troops to leave Afghanistan by end of August
The United States expects to finish withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan by the end of August, officials said Friday, after announcing all American and NATO soldiers had left the conflict-scarred nation's biggest air base.
2021-07-03 21:01 -
Iranian Navy kicks off military drill in Caspian Sea
Iranian Navy on Wednesday kicked off a military exercise in the Caspian Sea in the north of the country.
2021-06-30 23:25 -
German military completes withdrawal from Afghanistan
The German military late on Tuesday concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades, finishing Germany's deadliest military mission since World War II.
2021-06-30 16:07 -
Security Council renews mandate of UN Disengagement Observer Force
The Security Council on Tuesday renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) for six months, until Dec. 31, as it continues to monitor the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights.
2021-06-30 15:39 -
Security Council renews sanctions on DRC, extends expert group mandate
Renewing the sanctions regime imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Security Council on Tuesday also extended by 12 months the mandate of the Group of Experts overseeing their implementation.
2021-06-30 15:37 -
Rocket fire targets American base in E Syria after U.S. missile strike
Rocket fire targeted a U.S. military base in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Monday evening, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
2021-06-29 15:32 -
U.S. conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria: Pentagon
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region, the Pentagon said on Sunday.
2021-06-28 16:58