Iran, US to hold nuclear talks on Friday, some regional countries to participate, say sources

February 2, 2026

Iran and the United States will resume nuclear talks on Friday in Turkey, Iranian and U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, while a regional diplomat said representatives from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt would participate, Reuters reports. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will meet in Istanbul in […]Continue Reading

Iran weighs nuclear diplomacy with US; gaps over missiles remain

February 2, 2026

Iran is weighing the terms for resuming talks with the United States soon, a foreign ministry official said on Monday, after both sides signalled readiness to revive diplomacy over a long-running nuclear dispute and dispel fears of a new regional war, Reuters reports. Tensions are running high amid a military buildup by the US Navy […]Continue Reading

Iran warns of regional conflict if US attacks, designates EU armies ‘terrorists’

February 2, 2026

Iran’s leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the US were to attack it, stoking the tension between Washington and Tehran, and it designated EU armies as “terrorist groups” in a retaliatory move, Reuters reports. The United States has ramped up its naval presence in the Middle East after President Donald Trump repeatedly […]Continue Reading

Apologies, demission, royal glare: fallout from latest Epstein file dump

February 2, 2026

US authorities on Friday released the latest cache of files related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, AFP reports. The files contained references to numerous high-profile figures, including US President Donald Trump, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and British billionaire Richard Branson. Here are Continue Reading

Israel accepts death toll of over 70,000 Palestinians after years of denial

January 31, 2026

Israel has for the first time acknowledged the Gaza death toll compiled by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, which estimates over 70,000 killed since the war began on October 7, 2023, Al Jazeera reports. Thousands more remain missing under rubble, and at least 440 people have died of starvation after Israel restricted aid access. During […]Continue Reading

China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations

January 29, 2026

China executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion, authorities said, AP reports. The Wenzhou city Intermediate People’s Court announced the executions in a statement Thursday morning. It sentenced the 11 people to death in September. They included Ming Guoping and […]Continue Reading

Iran dismisses Trump’s threats, vows swift response to any US attack

January 29, 2026

Iran has firmly rejected renewed military threats from US President Donald Trump, warning that its armed forces are fully prepared to respond immediately and forcefully to any American attack, AP reports. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that the country’s military was on high alert and ready to defend Iran’s land, air and […]Continue Reading

At least 6,126 people killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say

January 27, 2026

Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis, AP reports. The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and guided missile destroyers […]Continue Reading

Iran minister says ‘there is no plan for hanging’ when asked about protests

January 15, 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday “there is no plan” by Iran to hang people, when asked about the anti-government protests in the Middle Eastern nation, Reuters reports. “There is no plan for hanging at all,” the foreign minister told Fox News in an interview on the “Special Report with Bret Baier” show. […]Continue Reading

Myanmar says Rohingya genocide case at The Hague is ‘flawed, unfounded’

January 15, 2026

An international court case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority is “flawed and unfounded”, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, Aljazeera reports. In a statement published by state media on Wednesday, Myanmar’s military government hit out at the genocide case, which has been brought to the International Court of Continue Reading