Moscow backs Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, opposes weaponization: President Putin

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed Moscow’s opposition to the spread of weapons of mass destruction, including any potential acquisition by Iran, in an interview published Saturday. Putin told Sky News Arabia that Russia supports Iran’s right to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, emphasizing that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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Trump to decide on Iran action in 2 weeks: White House

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 19, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether he will order a strike against Iran in the next two weeks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at

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Trump has approved Iran attack plans, but has not given final order: Report

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump has told senior officials that he has approved plans to attack Iran, but has yet to give the final order to carry them out, according to a report published Wednesday. Trump is waiting to see if Iran will abandon its nuclear program, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported,

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Macron opposes regime change in Iran, warns of deeper regional chaos

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the press during the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 17, 2025. Credit Photo EPA By Reuters French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged restraint in the growing conflict between Iran and Israel, warning that military strikes aimed at

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Xi urges China, Central Asian countries to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a group photo in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 17, 2025. The second China-Central Asia Summit was held in Astana on Tuesday. Tokayev chaired the summit. Xi, Japarov, Rahmon, Berdimuhamedov

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Stocks wobble, oil jumps on Middle East tensions; BOJ in focus

Lights illuminate Petronor oil refinery, owned by Spanish multinational energy and petrochemical company Repsol, in Muskiz, Spain, February 23, 2025. Photographer Vincent West/File Photo By Reuters Global stocks slid and oil prices rose on Tuesday as fighting between Israel and Iran entered its fifth day, sowing fears of a broader regional conflict, while investors took

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China’s new energy technologies support green development in African countries

This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, central China’s Hunan Province. Photographer Chen Sihan By Xinhua News Agency Green energy cooperation is a hot topic at the 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, which is taking place in central China from

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Experts say the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on global gas markets will be limited

By Anadolu Agency The conflict, which began on June 13 when Israel launched large-scale attacks targeting nuclear facilities in various cities in Iran, including the army’s high command, and to which the Tehran administration retaliated with missiles and drones, has entered its third day. While the International Energy Agency stated yesterday that supply in the

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Kenyan policeman arrested in blogger’s death as hundreds protest

Riot police officers walk past burning vehicles during a demonstration against the death of a blogger in police custody last week, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya June 12, 2025. Photographer Thomas Mukoya By Reuters Kenyan authorities on Thursday arrested a police constable in the death of a political blogger who was in custody, local media reported,

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At least 3 killed, 91 injured in Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel: Reports

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel rose to three, with 91 others injured, according to Israeli media reports. A woman, who was injured in the first wave of missile strikes from Iran, succumbed to her injuries, according to Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. Another two Israelis who were injured in

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