Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that US military action in Venezuela would spark a "humanitarian catastrophe," as he opened a summit of the South American Mercosur bloc.

President Masoud Pezeshkian called for an integrated transportation network in the country, highlighting the role of integrated management and logistics development in the national growth.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has confirmed that he is traveling to the US for a new round of talks on the Ukraine conflict. This comes shortly after US officials held negotiations with Kiev officials.

A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts.

EU taxpayers will have to pay €3 billion a year in borrowing costs to finance Kiev’s collapsing economy and military under a newly approved loan scheme, Politico reported on Friday, citing senior bloc officials.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree officially ending military cooperation agreements with 11 Western nations, signaling a definitive rupture in defense ties between Moscow and key NATO members.

A Mossad agent, convicted of espionage for the Israeli regime, was executed in Iran after completion of all legal procedures, according to the Judiciary.

Iran’s ambassador to China has said Tehran supports the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity and the four global initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi has raised controversial claims regarding Iran’s nuclear data, pushing for access to sensitive sites while failing to acknowledge the security implications of recent military strikes by the U.S. and the Israeli regime against the country’s nuclear infrastructure.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has extended his congratulations to the government and the brotherly people of Qatar on the occasion of the country’s National Day.

The US Navy has carried out a test launch of a replica of Iran’s Shahed-136 loitering munition, a move widely seen as a tacit recognition of Tehran’s lead in the design and deployment of attack drones.

Iran’s foreign minister has reiterated the Islamic Republic’s firm rejection of any interventionist stances towards its territorial integrity during a telephone conversation with his Cypriot counterpart, following Tehran’s recent protest to Nicosia over remarks concerning its Persian Gulf islands.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned the United States' recent sanctions on two of its judges.