Diplomacy & International Relations

‘Testing is now underway’: Zelenskyy confirms progress on major US defense deals

(Katie Livingstone - Defense News) The United States is already testing Ukrainian-made aerial and maritime drones and has given Kyiv “very positive feedback,” Ukrainian...

EU countries to discuss trade ban on Israeli settlements

(AFP/Al Arabiya) EU foreign ministers will discuss imposing an import ban on products from Israeli settlements, after pressure from a raft of member states...

Turkey says it hopes to achieve result on lifting US sanctions soon

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that Turkey hopes to achieve a result on lifting US sanctions and its desire to...

China blocks exports of helium, key for chipmaking, as Iran war squeezes supply

(The Associated Press/Al Arabiya) China on Friday said it is temporarily blocking the export of helium, a key element for chipmaking, as the Iran...

Pakistani forces say they killed 75 insurgents after attacks in Balochistan

(The Associated Press/Al Arabiya) Pakistani security forces backed by military helicopters have killed 75 insurgents in dayslong operations against an outlawed separatist group blamed...

Trump says US agreed to Iran’s request to continue talks, but ceasefire is over

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had asked to continue talks and the US had agreed, but that the...

Biopharma divides over China response

(Caitlin Owens - Axios) The life sciences community is splintering over how the U.S. should respond to China's rapid biotech advances — specifically over...

Regional mediators push to salvage U.S.-Iran deal

(Barak Ravid - Axios) Qatar, Pakistan and other regional mediators are trying to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran and revive negotiations on...

Iran will respond against Israel if infrastructure attacked: Security official

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Iran will respond to any attack against its infrastructure, including by striking Israel, the head of the country’s top security body said...

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