Russia announced on Thursday that it plans to withdraw from a 1996 military-technical cooperation agreement with Germany, citing a breakdown in bilateral relations and what it called Berlin’s “hostile” foreign policy. According to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry, the agreement—signed on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to exact a “full price” from Iran after a ballistic missile struck Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel’s largest hospital, injuring multiple patients, doctors, and staff. The direct hit, part of a barrage of around

North Korea fired about 10 artillery shells from its 240mm multiple rocket launcher system toward the Yellow Sea on Thursday morning, just a day after South Korea held joint aerial drills with the United States and Japan. According to South Korea’s military, the

Bangladesh’s Interim National Security Advisor (NSA) Khalilur Rahman is currently visiting the United States, where he held high-level discussions with US officials, including Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, regarding the country’s electoral progress and broader regional concerns. During their meeting at the

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that Russia is prepared to return the bodies of 3,000 additional Ukrainian soldiers as part of ongoing humanitarian agreements between Moscow and Kyiv. Speaking at a meeting with international media in St. Petersburg, Putin said, “We

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—but only during the final phase of peace negotiations—while again raising questions about Zelensky’s legitimacy. Speaking at a press conference with foreign media in St. Petersburg, Putin stated, “I am

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged immediate de-escalation and a ceasefire in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, warning that continued military actions could destabilize the broader Middle East region. “I remain profoundly alarmed by the ongoing military escalation in the Middle

The United Nations has raised serious concerns over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, warning that millions of children are at grave risk due to ongoing conflict and disease outbreaks. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), children

The United States has resumed processing student visa applications under the F, M, and J nonimmigrant categories with a new requirement: applicants must make their social media accounts public for government screening. The US Department of State announced that it will conduct “comprehensive

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Thursday confirmed the killing of Yassin Abdel Menam Ezz al-Din, a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, in an airstrike targeting the Barish area in southern Lebanon. Ezz al-Din, described as the commander of Hezbollah’s artillery in the