US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had been told that “executions” had stopped in Iran, amid reports by rights groups that Iranian authorities were brutally suppressing protests against the government.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday there would not be any “hanging today or tomorrow,” despite earlier vows from Tehran to fast-track trials for protesters.
A US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza was moving into its second phase, Washington’s top negotiator said Wednesday, as Palestinian factions agreed on the make-up of a post-war governing committee.
A number of personnel have been told to depart the United States’ Al Udeid military base in Qatar “in response to the current regional tensions,” the Gulf state’s International Media Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
India on Wednesday urged its citizens in Iran to leave the country, citing the evolving situation in the country, according to an advisory issued by the Indian Embassy in Tehran.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen expressed support for Greenland Wednesday, saying the Arctic island which US President Donald Trump has vowed to seize “belongs to its people”.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that US control of Greenland was “vital” for his planned Golden Dome air and missile defense system.
Criticized by the US for having neglected the defense of Greenland, Denmark’s Defense Minister said Wednesday that it would “strengthen” its military presence in the Arctic territory and was in dialogue with allies in NATO.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday said that the crackdown on protesters in Iran is the most violent in the country’s contemporary history, and urged authorities to end it.
China reported strong trade numbers for 2025 on Wednesday, as its surplus rose year-on-year to a record $1.2 trillion despite a slump in exports to the United States after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs.
