Iran denies rumors of its diplomats leaving Venezuela

Armenian FM announces timeframe for start of construction under TRIPP

Armenia has no plans to withdraw Russian military base, Foreign Minister says

Baku responds to Armenian minister’s comments on transit routes

U.S. lawmaker questions Trump’s account in Epstein case

Putin calls shift in U.S. stance on Ukraine after talks with Europe a ‘weakness’

Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s Volgograd region

U.S. strikes ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria after attacks on Christians

U.S. allows India’s Reliance to keep buying oil from Rosneft – sources

Erdogan accuses Israel of blocking Gaza aid with "absurd excuses"

Rubio says U.S. helped ease tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia

U.S. bans entry to five Europeans over "censorship" of American tech firms

Russia plans to build power station on the Moon

U.S. open to talks with Iran, but only through direct dialogue

Former Georgian security chief detained on bribery charges

Russia begins evacuation of diplomats' families from Venezuela amid regional tensions

Iran rejects European calls to sever ties with Russia, calls demands "unreasonable"

Ukraine scraps Christmas and New Year holidays under martial law

China imposes tariffs on EU dairy products

Sky News: car bombing of Russian general near Moscow raises security questions

EU extends sanctions against Russia for another six months

Ukrainian drone damages pipeline at terminal in Russia’s Taman port

Brawl erupts in Turkish parliament during 2026 budget debate

German chancellor Merz isolated in EU over Russia assets issue – media

Israel warns U.S. of potential Iranian attack disguised as military drills

U.S. envoy says talks with Russian representative were constructive

Russian oil piles up off China’s coast

Turkey considers returning S-400 system to Russia — Bloomberg

Trump says he hopes for a swift peace in Ukraine

Ukraine risks financial crisis without new funding, The Guardian reports

Germany moves to expand powers of foreign intelligence service

US Senate passes $901bn defence bill

College student detained on suspicion of an attempted terrorist attack in Volgodonsk

Several Turkish celebrities detained on drug use charges

EU freezes Russian assets indefinitely

White House outlines theme of Trump’s address to the nation