Why Russia Is Battling To Capture A Small Ukrainian Mining Town
The battle for the small salt-mining town has emerged as a critical step in Moscow’s war aims and a reminder that the end of the war remains nowhere in sight
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Cross-party MPs launch fightback against bill to tear up 4,000 EU laws
Amendment seeks to give MPs not ministers the power to decide which Brussels-derived laws are abolishedA cross-party group of MPs including Labour’s Stella Creasy and the Conservative former Brexit secretary David Davis are launching an attempt to rein…
UK may shelve controversial Brexit protocol bill in show of goodwill to EU
Negotiators on both sides hopeful they may be able to enter intense ‘tunnel’ phase of talks next weekMinisters could shelve proposed legislation that would allow the UK to unilaterally rip up some Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, as a sign of …
Ukraine confident UK will send Challenger 2 tanks to help war effort
Kyiv hopes decision on heavy armour will pave way for Germany to allow re-export of Leopard 2sRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine is confident Britain will announce it plans to send about 10 Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv shortly, a move it hop…
Iran leader says enemies made miscalculations in recent unrest
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the enemies’ “miscalculations” during the recent unrest in the country. He has stated that they attempted in vain to rally the Iranians behind their plot to overthrow the gover…
Iran FM calls for efforts toward swift govt. formation in Lebanon
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian reaffirms the Islamic Republic’s support for Lebanon, calling on all factions in the Arab country to make efforts to end a presidential vacuum there and form a government.
British Council workers ‘hunted’ in Afghanistan allowed to come to UK
Contractors forced to move between safe houses given green light to leave but others remain in the countryNearly 100 British Council contractors forced to live in hiding since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan have been given the green light to come …
Iran envoy says Tehran-Moscow cooperation in military field continues constructively
Russian-Iranian cooperation in the military field is proceeding in a peaceful, steady and constructive manner within the framework of common interests, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, told the daily Izvestia in an interview.
Raisi: Enemies’ sanctions, threats failed to break Iranian nation’s iron will
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the enemies have tried to tighten the noose around the Iranian nation’s neck and block the path of its progress through “maximum pressure,” sanctions and threats, but they have failed to achieve that goal.
Raisi to Putin: Iran ready to help end Ukraine war
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Islamic Republic is ready to play an active and constructive role in ending the Ukraine war and restore peace to the country.