Headlines- On Monday at 14:00 GMT, the US military says it would start blockading Iranian ports, preventing ships from entering or leaving Iran from passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
- In the southern town of Biyyada, Hezbollah claims that its men have attacked Israeli soldiers with "a swarm of attack drones."
- US President Donald Trump's threat to block the Strait of Hormuz was deemed "ridiculous" by Iran's navy chief, Shahram Irani.
- Any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be considered a violation of the ceasefire and will be met with severe force," according to a statement released on Sunday by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The speaker of Iran's parliament Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf is leading the delegation that has arrived to Pakistan for talks with the United States.
- Nawaf Salam, the prime minister of Lebanon, stated that he was working to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces and to put an end to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Viktor Orban, the longtime prime minister of Hungary, has conceded defeat to Peter Magyar in the country's legislative election.
Tag: Ukraine War
UN Security Council Meets on Maintenance...
Andrii Melnyk, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine
Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine Briefs...
Khrystyna Hayovyshyn, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters in New York.
North Korean Soldiers Who Fought with...
North Korean soldiers who fought alongside Russian troops against Ukraine marched through Kim Il Sung Square on Friday, carrying the flags of Russia and North Korea as part of the Workers’ Party 80th Anniversary celebrations.
North Korea May Send More Troops...
North Korea may deploy more troops to Russia as early as July or August to aid in its war against Ukraine, with recruitment efforts already underway for another wave of military support to Moscow, South Korean intelligence told lawmakers Thursday.
North Korean POWs in Ukraine Excluded...
Two captured North Korean soldiers fighting with Russia in its war against Ukraine were not among the 1,000 prisoners of war recently repatriated by Ukraine to Russia due to a request from Seoul, said a South Korean lawmaker.
North Korean Troops May Enter Ukraine...
North Korean forces deployed in Russia’s Kursk region may soon be sent into annexed regions of Ukraine that remain fiercely contested by Russian and Ukrainian forces, a senior Ukrainian official said.
Estimated One Quarter of Ukraine Gets...
Landmines have already been cleared across more than a fifth of Ukraine’s surface, including farms, as the conflict approaches its fourth year.From Kyiv, Lesia Bakalets reports on the challenges Ukraine faces removing the mines and finding the resources to do it.
All Young Men Are Gone in...
The western Ukrainian town of Makiv is grappling with the absence of men. The Russian invasion has led to many people to either flee, fight, or lost their lives. It is a common problem in many Ukrainian towns and villages. The country’s decline of population has been worsened by the war. People who are left behind are trying to rebuild their lives and have fears for Ukraine’s future.
‘I Want to Defect to South’:North...
A North Korean soldier captured in Russia has given the first public account of conditions supporting Russian forces, struggling with a language barrier, inadequate support and Ukrainian drones on what he had been told was a training mission.
How a Ukrainian Transit Evacuation Center...
As the Russian army advances, Ukrainian police and volunteers are moving quickly to evacuate people from areas along the front line. Pavlohrad is the nearest transit evacuation center in the Donetsk region.