Uzbekistan and the European Union have signed a new comprehensive partnership and cooperation agreement. The document aims to elevate bilateral relations to a new level, covering economic, political, and cultural spheres.
In 2014, during Israel's assault on Gaza that killed more than 2,200 Palestinians, then-Italian MP Giorgia Meloni wrote on social media: 'Another massacre of children in Gaza. No cause is fair when it sheds the blood of the innocent.' More than a decade on, that moral clarity is nowhere to be found.
More than 160 activists aboard aid ships forming a flotilla bound for Gaza have been taken to the Greek island of Crete after Israeli forces seized their vessels in international waters near Greece earlier this week, Freedom Flotilla organizers have said.
The Donald Trump regime has argued that a key May 1 deadline to secure congressional approval for the US-Israel war on Iran no longer matters due to the ongoing ceasefire with Tehran. Under the War Powers Resolution, once the president notifies Congress of a war, he has 60 days to get lawmakers to greenlight the campaign or withdraw forces.
The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on April 30 a temporary ban on its citizens traveling to Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq due to escalating regional tensions. The ministry urged all Emiratis currently in these countries to return home immediately.
Argentine President Javier Milei has recently intensified his rhetoric regarding the British-controlled Falkland Islands, at a time when his close relationship with US President Donald Trump and the latter's growing tensions with the United Kingdom have drawn attention to the future of the contested territory.
Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive of Yara, one of the world's largest fertilizer producers, told the BBC that disruptions to supplies of fertilizer and its key ingredients caused by the war in Iran could result in the loss of up to 10 billion meals per week globally, hitting the poorest countries hardest.
Oil prices spiked again on Friday as efforts to resolve the war with Iran remain deadlocked, with Tehran continuing to block the Strait of Hormuz and the US Navy maintaining a blockade of Iranian ports and crude exports.
Iran has long been ranked among the world's most repressive countries for press freedom. In the 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Iran placed 176th out of 180 countries, below Taliban-ruled Afghanistan at 175th.
Five years after toppling a democratically elected government, Myanmar's military has reversed some territorial losses and mounted new offensives, aided by thousands of drones and new conscripts. While armed resistance groups still challenge the junta across much of the country, the generals are now stemming losses and reclaiming key territory, including trade routes with China and Thailand.
Workers are gathering in cities worldwide to mark International Labour Day, with some demonstrations, such as those in Istanbul, Turkey, turning into scuffles with police.
At least 44 Iranian seafarers have been killed and 29 injured since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to Saman Rezaei, head of Iran’s merchant marine union. The fatalities include 22 civilian sailors, 16 fishermen and six dock workers killed between February 28 and April 1.