The foreign ministers of BRICS member nations – and another 13 countries interested in collaborating with the anti-Western bloc – convened in Russia on Monday for a meeting outside of the confines of the BRICS annual summit to discuss, among other issues, ways to expand trade without the use of the U.S. dollar.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan concluded a visit to occupied East Turkistan on Thursday, declaring the region “Turk-Islamic” but failing to condemn the colonial Chinese government for its ongoing genocide of the indigenous Uyghur people of the region.
China’s state-run Global Times propaganda newspaper accused leftist American President Joe Biden on Thursday of a “lack of confidence” in Ukraine’s ability to defeat the two-year-old Russian invasion of its homeland, condemning him for skipping a global “peace summit” organized by Ukraine in Switzerland.
Dissident Cuban priest Father Castor José Álvarez Devesa urges Cubans to embrace the social lessons of Jesus as a path to freedom from communism.
The Taliban, the uncontested government of Afghanistan since 2021, used a stadium to stage a mass punishment event for 63 people on Tuesday, administering public floggings for crimes ranging from “fleeing from home” to “adultery.”
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador told journalist Tucker Carlson in an interview published Wednesday that he believes former President Donald Trump can win the 2024 election and that attempts to imprison him are only giving him the “greatest campaign ever.”
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, described the dramatic crackdown on violent gangs in his country as a “spiritual war,” explaining to journalist Tucker Carlson this week that the largest gang, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), has a long history of satanic activity.
Chanting “we will not be silent” and decrying the “betrayal” of the government of Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leaders of the East Turkistan Government in Exile held a protest before the Turkish embassy in Washington, DC, on Tuesday to condemn Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s ongoing friendly visit to China.
The head of Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, declared in remarks on Wednesday that Iran would take vengeance on Israel for an airstrike against an IRGC terrorist attributed to Jerusalem.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to attend a meeting next week of top diplomats of BRICS member nations, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday, following remarks in which he expressed his nation’s interest in joining the bloc.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba implied in comments published on Tuesday that communist China is playing both sides of Russia’s invasion of the country, “in no rush” to support its ally Russia because it is waiting to see who wins.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan began a trip to China on Monday and is expected to travel to occupied East Turkistan on Tuesday, where the Communist Party has been engaging in a genocide of Uyghur and other indigenous Muslim communities since at least 2017.
The Palestinian Authority appeared to condemn Iranian “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for celebrating the Hamas atrocities in Israel on October 7, stating on Monday that Iran was “sacrificing the blood of the Palestinian people for its own interests.”
OPEC+ announced it would extend existing overall limits on oil production through 2025, attempting to ensure prices do not fall too low.
Leftist President Gabriel Boric of Chile announced Saturday that his country would join a controversial case led by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel, accusing the nation of “genocide” for its self-defense operations against Hamas.
The South Asian island state of the Maldives announced Sunday it would ban individuals with Israeli passports from entering the country as a form of protest against Israel’s ongoing self-defense operations against the jihadist terror group Hamas in Gaza.
Iranian state media outlets limited their commentary on Friday regarding former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction on Thursday.
China limited its remarks on Donald Trump’s conviction but allowed celebratory and mocking content on Weibo.
Russia’s government issued a terse statement Friday accusing U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration of persecuting political dissidents in response to the criminal conviction on Thursday of his predecessor and top 2024 election rival, Donald Trump.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested President Joe Biden could one day support Ukraine attacking Russian territory with U.S. weapons.
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping used a speech to Arab leaders on Thursday to demand the establishment of a state of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and pledged $3 million in funding to a Hamas-affiliated U.N. agency.
American Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters on Wednesday that he is optimistic the member nations of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) will agree on a framework to respond to future pandemics, despite the collapsed of talks on a proposed “pandemic treaty” this week.
The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, signed a “Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)” alongside South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Wednesday, dramatically expanding trade between the two countries.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reaffirmed in comments on Tuesday that the government of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a permanent spot at the United Nations Security Council “as soon as possible,” but that the goal will take time due to resistance from the current permanent members.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian media on Tuesday that his government is planning to remove the Afghan Taliban from its list of designated foreign terrorist organizations to facilitate diplomacy with Afghanistan.
Multiple reports on Tuesday indicated that representatives from Algeria had prepared a draft resolution for the United Nations Security Council that would demand Israel stop its self-defense operations against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.
The Chinese Communist Party will begin welcoming on Tuesday a parade of Arab heads of state for a multilateral summit to discuss Mideast issues, including the presidents of Egypt, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Colombia’s top diplomat Luis Gilberto Murillo said his socialist government will “insist” to “the global north” they stop supporting Israel.
Iran’s Interim President Mohammad Mokhber spoke to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader to assure him of continued support for terrorism.
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) published a study this weekend documenting a dramatic decline in global life expectancy to 2012 levels immediately following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
World Health Organization (W.H.O.) member states will pursue amendments to its core legal document, the International Health Regulations (IHR), in Geneva this week, including provisions to make wealthier states invest more money in W.H.O. programs.
China held a “tourism leadership summit” to entice Americans to spend their money in China, featuring an invite from Xi Jinping.
The interim president of Iran, Mohammad Mokhber, appointed top nuclear deal negotiator Ali Baqeri-Kani as the nation’s “caretaker” foreign minister following the death this week of predecessor Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
The Iranian Armed Forces published a report offering initial findings from the investigation into the deadly presidential helicopter crash.
An Egyptian government official angrily threatened to abandon Cairo’s mediator role in negotiations between Israel and the jihadist organization Hamas on Wednesday, responding to a report that Egyptian intervention led to the failure of the last round of negotiations in early May.
The heads of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, held a meeting with senior leaders representing at least six regional terrorist groups with close ties to the Iranian regime, Iranian state media revealed on Wednesday.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not offer a clear answer when asked if Biden would submit any WHO pandemic accord to the Senate.
Political leaders in Saudi Arabia are pressing the administration of leftist President Joe Biden to help the country develop a nuclear program as part of a larger “security” deal that may ultimately include a pathway to normalizing ties with Israel, Reuters reported on Monday.
Iran held the second of a week’s worth of funeral events for President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach received a warm welcome in China this week, attending Chinese Olympic qualifier events and receiving an honorary professorship at the Shanghai University of Sport (SUS).
