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October 26, 2023
Russia Says Free-Trade Agreement With Iran Likely By End Of Year

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said a free-trade zone between the Russian-dominated Eurasian Economic Union and Iran would be established by the end of the year.
October 21, 2023
Germany Pledges Another 200 Million Euros For Ukraine Reconstruction

Germany will provide another 200 million euros ($212 million) to Ukraine to support education, health care, and drinking water supplies, as well as urban reconstruction.
October 16, 2023
Latvia Closes Two Border Crossings With Russia

Latvia has temporarily closed two border crossings in response to Russia's decision to restrict the entry of Ukrainian citizens to the airport in Moscow and one of its crossings with Latvia, the country's interior minister said.
October 15, 2023
Iran Has Discussed All Scenarios In Conflict With Regional Partners

Iran's foreign minister has pledged renewed support for allied militant groups in the Middle East, while calling for a political solution to the current outbreak of violence.
October 07, 2023
Iranian Activist Tavakoli Starts Five-Year Prison Sentence

Iranian political activist Majid Tavakoli has begun his sentence in the notorious Evin maximum security prison in Tehran, the newspaper Emtedad reported on Telegram on October 7.
October 07, 2023
Kyiv Says 200 New Firms Developing Combat Drones

Ukraine has increased drone production a hundredfold in the past year following the full-scale invasion by Russia, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
October 04, 2023
German Foreign Minister Heads To Balkans Amid Serbia-Kosovo Tensions

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to the Balkans on October 5 amid mounting tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.
September 24, 2023
Polish President Promises Ukraine Help With Grain Transit Amid Dispute

Poland remains ready to help export grain from Ukraine to global markets outside of Europe despite an ongoing dispute over access to the Polish market, President Andrzej Duda said.
September 23, 2023
German Politician Warns Against Rise Of Right-Wing Populism In EU, Citing Hungary, Poland, Italy

European Parliament Vice President Katarina Barley warned on September 23 against the rise of antidemocratic movements in Europe.
September 23, 2023
Woman In Iran Arrested After Head Scarf Protest

An Iranian woman has been arrested after protesting against the compulsory wearing of head scarves, the Norway-based human rights group Hengaw reported on September 22.
September 21, 2023
Thousands Of Russians In Latvia To Be Told To Leave

Around 3,500 Russian citizens in Latvia will receive letters from the migration authority this week asking them to leave the country.
September 17, 2023
Afghan Court Hands Down Flogging Punishment For Nine Convicts

Nine people were flogged in an Afghan Taliban-ruled court on September 17.
September 15, 2023
U.S. Issues Iran Sanctions On Anniversary Of Mahsa Amini's Death

The United States is sanctioning more than two dozen individuals and entities connected to Iran's "violent suppression" of protests in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death last year in the custody of Iran's morality police, the U.S. Treasury Department said on September 15.
September 13, 2023
Iran Must Answer Questions About Its Nuclear Program, Dozens Of Nations Demand

Dozens of countries have demanded that Iran immediately answer questions about its nuclear program, including disclosing the current location of nuclear materials from former secret facilities.
September 11, 2023
Russia's 'History Of Independent Journalism Is Over,' Says Nobel Laureate

Russian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov believes there is neither freedom of the press nor freedom of expression in his home country.
September 11, 2023
IAEA Chief Concerned About Russian Troops, Fighting Near Ukrainian Nuclear Plant

Russia's military presence at Ukraine's occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant and fighting near the facility pose a security risk, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has told the organization's board of governors.
September 11, 2023
Latvia Registers Record Number Of Migrants At Border With Belarus

Latvia prevented 246 people from illegally crossing from neighboring Belarus on September 10 -- a 24-hour record, the Latvian Border Guard said on September 11.
September 05, 2023
Germany Sees More Aggressive Russian Disinformation Campaigns Since Invasion Of Ukraine

Russia has increased its disinformation campaigns in Germany since its invasion of Ukraine, the German domestic intelligence agency said in Berlin on September 5.
September 03, 2023
IOC: Participation Of Russian, Belarusian Athletes At Asian Games 'Not Feasible'

Russian and Belarusian athletes will not compete at the Asian Games in China starting on September 23 after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concluded that the plan was "not feasible."
August 31, 2023
'The War Is Raging': Ukraine's Kuleba Calls On EU To Send More Arms

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has urged his EU counterparts to send more arms to Ukraine to fight back against the Russian invasion.

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