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Putin pledges support for Iran as Araghchi visits Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in St Petersburg on Monday, April 27, and told him he hoped the Iranian people would weather what he described as a "difficult period" and that peace would soon prevail.
China vows retaliation over US sanctions
China has sharply criticised new United States sanctions imposed on Chinese companies, calling them unlawful, and has pledged to take firm countermeasures to protect the legitimate interests of its firms.
Global military spending rises nearly 3 percent
Despite a 7.5 percent decline in United States military expenditure after President Donald Trump halted new financial and military aid to Ukraine, global military spending rose by 2.9 percent in 2025, reaching a record 2.89 trillion dollars, according to a report released on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Iranian FM arrives in Russia for talks with Putin
Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Abbas Araghchi has arrived in St. Petersburg for high-level talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA.
Iran sets three-stage proposal for talks with US
Iran has presented a three-step proposal as a condition for resuming peace talks with the United States, according to Iran’s state media.
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 14 including women, children
At least 14 people, including two children and two women, were killed and 37 others injured in Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday (April 26), according to the country’s health ministry.
Trump cancels his envoys’ Pakistan trip
Donald Trump said he has told US envoys not to go to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, shortly after Tehran’s top diplomat left Islamabad late on Saturday.
Iran’s foreign minister set to return to Pakistan
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has announced that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit Pakistan again after concluding his trip to Oman and before traveling to Russia, IRNA reports.
Iran not linked to White House dinner shooting incident: Trump
US President Donald Trump has said that Iran is not connected to the shooting incident at the White House Press’ Dinner event.
Teacher disguised as guest plots to kill Trump at White House
Cole Thomas Allen, the suspect involved in a gun scare at a White House Press' Dinner event attended by US President Donald Trump, has been arrested by law enforcement in Washington, D.C.