Greece and Malta are opposing an EU proposal to ban maritime services for Russian crude oil, according to media reports, making the two shipping powers the primary obstacle to the bloc’s 20th sanctions package against Moscow.

The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme Defense Council emphasized that the core components of the country’s defense power will not be included in any negotiations, stating that dialogue can only yield results if pursued realistically and on the basis of mutual respect.

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has signed a decree permitting men over the age of 60 to enlist in the military under one-year contracts, as Kiev scrambles to address chronic manpower shortages amid mounting battlefield losses.

Iran’s Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, said the gradual progress reported in the latest round of Iran–U.S. negotiations in Muscat demonstrates potential for advancement, stressing that the success of the talks depends on avoiding excessive demands and adhering to a realistic framework.

Brussels and Kiev have declared war on Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. His comments come amid reports that the EU is seeking to offer Ukraine a form of 'membership lite,’ despite the opposition of certain member states.

Iran’s Ambassador to Armenia, Khalil Shirgholami, met with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and Iran’s National Day.

Following his high-level meeting with the Emir of Qatar, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council held further discussions with the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia have sent separate congratulatory messages to President Masoud Pezeshkian on the occasion of Iran’s National Day.

Multiple people are dead, including the suspected attacker, after a mass shooting at a secondary school in British Columbia in Canada on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

A Democratic lawmaker has publicly identified six men whose names were redacted from government documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, adding pressure on the Justice Department regarding transparency in the release of the files.