Libya’s chief of general staff was killed when a military aircraft crashed shortly after departing Ankara following an official visit to Turkey, Libyan and Turkish officials say.

Venezuela has denounced the United States for “extortion” at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, as Russia and China sharply criticized Washington’s military and economic aggression towards Caracas, describing them as intimidation and violations of the international law.

The US Department of Justice has released tens of thousands of additional documents related to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following a congressional mandate requiring full disclosure of federal records tied to the case.

The spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces has revealed details regarding the precision of Iranian missile technology, saying that a Fattah hypersonic missile successfully entered through the window of a senior Israeli military intelligence official’s office during the 12-day war of June.

Russia has condemned the seizure of oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela by the US military, warning it could have “catastrophic consequences.” Earlier this week, the US Coast Guard conducted the second such operation.

The Iranian UN envoy thanked Russia and China for their opposition to the UNSC meeting Tuesday and their compliance with the former deal, JCPOA, stressing that the Resolution 2231 expired on October 18, 2025.

Beijing has urged Ukraine to “immediately correct its mistakes” after Kiev signaled it would impose new sanctions on Chinese individuals, a spokesman from China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Public opinions in countries which are closely allied with Washington have shifted sharply against the country amid US President Donald Trump’s ongoing foreign policy overhaul, according to a new poll published by Politico.

Two American mercenaries have been killed while fighting for Ukraine against Russian forces in December, Newsweek has reported.

General Ahmad-Reza Radan, Iran's police chief, has held talks with Lieutenant General Ramazon Rahimov, Minister of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan

Despite its global reputation as a cyber superpower and its role in advanced electronic warfare, Israel has proven to be embarrassingly vulnerable to cyberattacks from groups allegedly linked to Iran, according to current and former officials and cyber experts cited by the Wall Street Journal.

President Masoud Pezeshkian submitted the draft budget for the next Iranian fiscal year (beginning March 21, 2026) to the Parliament (also called Majlis) on Tuesday.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has strongly denied media reports claiming that Moscow has begun evacuating its embassy in Venezuela, calling the allegations false and misleading.