North Korea said its status as a nuclear-armed state is “permanently enshrined” in its law and “irreversible,” state media reported on Monday, condemning the United States for demanding its denuclearization.

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A source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency on Sunday claimed responsibility for two attacks on Russia’s railway system over the weekend that derailed a train and killed three Russian officers. The source said that Ukraine’s GUR military agency had targeted “important logistical links in supplying the occupying forces in the Kharkiv and Sumy directions.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the visit of top US diplomat Marco Rubio underscored the “strength” of ties between the two countries. Netanyahu, calling Rubio an “extraordinary friend” of Israel, said his visit showed “the strength of the Israeli-American alliance.”

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China kicked off trade talks with US officials in Madrid on Sunday, Beijing’s state media reported. “The Chinese and US delegations convened here on Sunday for talks on economic and trade issues,” the official Xinhua news agency said in a report from the Spanish capital.

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) stands at a pivotal moment. As the leaders of the non-Western world met at the 25th annual meeting of the Council of Heads of SCO Members in the Chinese city of Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, the summit illustrated how major powers are converging outside the Western orbit. …

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asserted that the UK, Germany, and France lack any legal, moral, or political right to trigger the snapback mechanism over Iran’s nuclear commitments. He wrote on his Twitter account, “It is not just that the E3 has no legal, political, or moral entitlement to invoke “snapback”, and that even if …

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Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, said that the Polish Ministry of Defense is unwilling to consult with its Russian counterparts over the September 10 drone incident.

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China said on Thursday it hoped a growing dispute between Russia and Poland would be solved through “dialogue”, after drones that Warsaw said belonged to Moscow were shot down in Polish airspace.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday that a massive US immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery factory site was “bewildering” and could have a chilling effect on future investment.

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The Russian army on Wednesday said it did not target Polish sites during an overnight drone attack on Ukraine, after the NATO member reported shooting down several Russian drones that had breached its airspace.

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North Korea Declares Nuclear Statehood ‘Permanently Enshrined

Ukrainian Source Claims Attacks on Russian Railways

Netanyahu: Rubio Visit Shows ‘Strength’ of Israel-US Ties

China Says Trade Talks with US Kick Off in Madrid

The Rise of SCO: Geopolitical Balancing or a Challenge to the West?

Araghchi: E3 Has No Right to Trigger Snapback Mechanism

Poland Unwilling to Consult with Russia

China Expresses Hope ‘Dialogue’ Will Resolve Russia-Poland Dispute

S. Korea: ‘Bewildering’ Immigration Raid Could Chill Investment

Russia Denies Targeting Polish Sites

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