Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands after their meeting at Iran’s Foreign Ministry in Tehran, on October 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday (October 20, 2026)that Russia and Iran have “never” worked so closely, as Moscow seeks to play a […]

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto British police said Tuesday (October 21, 2026) they have rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service over a suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base in England last month. Counter Terrorism Policing said the men, a 24-year-old British national and a […]

Iran has attempted to blockade the Strait, demanding all ships seek its authorisation to cross. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) that their naval mines halted two tankers attempting to travel the Strait of Hormuz via routes considered illegal by Tehran. “Two violating oil tankers were set […]

France’s Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) authorities would mobilise a “massive” security presence next weekend, with organisers announcing plans for new protests after riots erupted on the sidelines of nationwide demonstrations. “The deployment for next Saturday will be massive,” Mr. […]

A weekend attack by militants affiliated to the Islamic State group killed 48 people in the Menaka region of eastern Mali, a lawmaker told the Associated Press on Tuesday (October 20, 2026). Fighters from Islamic State in Sahel Province, or ISSP, attacked on Sunday (October 18) night into Monday (October 19) morning, and casualties included […]

A drone strike by the Sudanese army killed 53 people at a market in an area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan, local authorities said on Tuesday (October 20, 2026), the latest in a wave of deadly attacks. Authorities in Abyei district said the strike hit Amiet market on Monday (October 19). They accused the […]

Palestinians walk past buildings destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City on October 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP  Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four Palestinians, including a married couple and ​a 17-year-old, in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip ‌on Tuesday (October 15, 2026), health officials said. Medics said an Israeli […]

Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz of civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least nine people, officials said on Tuesday (October 20, 2026), as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy scrambled to ensure more American and European help during his visit to Norway. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who, along with Jared Kushner, has tried without success […]

A person walks near bodies in the aftermath of a Houthi attack on a Yemeni government military camp in Shabwa on October 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters Local Yemeni authorities on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) raised the death toll from a Houthi strike a day earlier on a military camp belonging to government forces […]

Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Surendra Adhana. Credit: X/@AdhanaIfs India has voiced concern over the “challenging” liquidity situation of the United Nations this year, as it called out the “unacceptably high levels” of unpaid assessments owed by just one member state. “We consider that full, timely and unconditional payment of […]