Trump’s grand ambition: The war Nobel for peace
TEHRAN (Iran News) As the announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner approaches, a notable record of 338 nominations, including 244 individuals and 94 organizations, has been set in recent…
Category: 2. World
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Sumud Flotilla activists on hunger strike in Israeli prisons
The 42 confirmed hunger strikers, who come from more than a dozen countries, were arrested by the Israeli military between October 1 and 3 during the interception of their aid boats, Press TV reported.
The flotilla was attempting to break the…
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Iran says world countries should avoid complying with restored E3 sanctions
Iran has lashed out at Britain, France and Germany for attempting to restore UN sanctions under the so-called snapback mechanism, saying it expects world countries not to comply with the European troika’s…
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Asahi restarts beer production in Japan after cyber-attack
Asahi has partially restarted production at all six of its breweries in Japan after it was forced to close them due to a cyber-attack.
Several major shops in Japan including 7-Eleven and FamilyMart had warned last week that they were running low…
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Gaza peace talks: The key sticking points
AFP via Getty ImagesNegotiators from Israel and Hamas are heading to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to start indirect talks over an end to the Israel-Gaza war.
It is the closest both sides have come to a deal since the war began two years ago.
But Donald…
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Political free fall: Lecornu resigns as Macron’s fifth prime minister in two years
France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday, hours after unveiling a cabinet that kept 13 of 18 ministers from the toppled Bayrou team—ending the shortest-lived government in modern French history and sealing a record-breaking…
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Gaza death toll rises to 67,160 as genocide continues
At least 67,160 people have been killed and 169,679 wounded by Israeli attacks across Gaza since October 2023, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, according to a report by Al Jazeera earlier on Monday.
It added that 21 Palestinians were killed…
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Iran in consultation with China, Russia after snapback: spox
In response to a question from Mehr correspondent, Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for Iranian foreign ministry said in his regular press conference on Monday that “Consultations with Russia at various levels are continuing, and there is ongoing…
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Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes shut Vilnius airport
Balloons carrying thousands of packs of cigarettes have disrupted flights in Lithuania, as Vilnius Airport was forced to close for hours when dozens of them floated into the country’s airspace.
The National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) told the…
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UK expands police powers after sweeping arrests of Palestine Action supporters
The UK government is moving to further restrict public dissent, granting police greater powers to curb pro-Palestine protests after nearly 500 supporters of the banned Palestine Action group were detained in one…
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