Articles in ‘World News’

A Hague-based arbitration tribunal has rejected Ukrainian maritime claims against Russia, including attempts to challenge Moscow’s sovereignty over Crimea and surrounding waters. Ukraine launched the case in 2016 before the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Kiev argued that Crimea remained Ukrainian territory and claimed that the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait should be treated as…

The US and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to end the hostilities in the Middle East, following weeks of direct and indirect negotiations mediated by Pakistan. A formal ceremony to sign the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will take place in Geneva on Friday. According to Washington, the deal was signed digitally over the weekend. The text of the agreement has not yet been released to the public, while Tehran and Washington…

Tehran warns that violence against Lebanon must be halted if any peace deal with Washington is to progress - that's as negotiations are scheduled to take place later this week in Geneva. · The US-Israeli war on Iran is also a key topic in bilateral talks between the top Russian and Turkish diplomats, with Sergey Lavrov stating the Middle East remains a powder keg as big issues have not been resolved. · On American soil, Iran secures a hard…

In Kiev, a historic monastery goes up in flames with Ukraine and its sponsors accusing Moscow of taking aim. Russia's defence ministry says the church was hit by Kiev's own air defences gone awry. · A crystal clear message. Peace with Iran cannot be brokered without Lebanon as part of the deal. That's as Tehran and Washington are set to sign a finalised agreement this Friday. And, that's as Israel insists it will not comply with the peace deal…

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity · In the space of hours, Britain endured yet more random barbaric violence. A 17-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck on a quiet residential street in Burnley, Lancashire, and a 21-year-old man was murdered in Central Park, Chelmsford, Essex. These incidents form part of a relentless pattern of attacks that former Prime Minister Liz Truss directly links to mass migration policies and the deliberate…

Crude oil prices tumbled Monday after President Trump announced the U.S.-Iran deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sending relief through global energy markets after months of wartime disruption. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell 4.8 percent in Asian trading to $83.18 a barrel, while U.S. crude dropped 5.6 percent to $80.13 as traders reacted to the prospect of oil shipments moving again through the critical waterway. · Pakistan,…

Authored by Stephen Green via PJMedia.com, · In George Orwell's 1984, Great Britain was just a province of Oceania named "Airstrip One" as a none-too-subtle nod to the U.K.'s role as host to the heavy bombers of U.S. Eighth Air Force during World War II. · Four decades past the real 1984, and there's still no Oceania. But Britain looks more and more like Airstrip One as Parliament considers a bill opening up everyone's smartphone to government…

By Tyler Durden · Via Remix News, · Six years ago, in 2020, French political leader Marine Le Pen described the Migrant Pact, which was then in the planning stages, as the “suicide of Europe.” She said it would bring 60 to 70 million new migrants to Europe, as Remix News reported at the time. · Europe is about to find out just how prophetic its critics have been. On June 12, the highly contested EU Migration Pact officially came into force,…

Israeli air strikes take aim at the suburbs of Beirut. Three are reportedly killed as the IDF carries out orders from Benjamin Netanyahu keeping his war on Lebanon in high gear. · A peace deal between Iran and the US is on shaky ground as Tehran says the Israeli attack on Beirut was blessed by Washington. The world waits if a deal will be signed this Sunday or the coming days. · Russia's Yaroslavl region comes under a mass attack by Ukrainian…

Russian President Vladimir Putin wished his US counterpart, Donald Trump, a happy 80th birthday during a phone call, presidential aide Yury Ushakov has told journalists. Trump was “touched” by the greeting, and the two leaders spoke for about an hour in a “friendly and open” manner, the official added. Trump was particularly appreciative of the gesture, Ushakov said, noting that Putin was the first foreign leader to call and congratulate him on…