
Iran paints Israel as ‘grave threat to international peace’ at the UNSC
The Swiss UN mission said the meeting had been requested by Iran with the support of Algeria, China and Russia.

The Swiss UN mission said the meeting had been requested by Iran with the support of Algeria, China and Russia.

At least two waves of multiple explosions were heard in Iran’s capital Tehran and nearby military bases on Saturday, semi-official Iranian media said.

MONITORING (SW) – If North Korea were to send troops to Ukraine to fight on Russia’s behalf it would significantly escalate the conflict, NATO Chief Mark Rutte has said.

North Korea has decided to send a “large-scale” troop deployment to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine, with 1,500 special forces already in Russia’s Far East and undergoing training, Seoul’s spy agency has said.
MONITORING (SW) – The United Nations has condemned the “large number of civilian casualties” caused by Israeli strikes on northern Gaza in recent days. The

At least 77 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in Israeli attacks Monday on many points in the Gaza Strip, according to health sources as it intensified its strikes in Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a halt to arms shipments to Israel, but the Israeli government has strongly rejected the appeal.

Iran’s overnight attack on Israel could spiral into a far wider conflict, the EU has warned, as the two countries face off in an escalating exchange that threatens to engulf the entire Middle East.

As Israel and Hezbollah traded fire after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt, an Israeli official said on Friday that any ground operation against Hezbollah would be swift.

MONITORING (SW) – Ukraine launched one of the largest ever drone attacks on Moscow on Wednesday, the city’s mayor said, with Russian air defence units

GHAZNI CITY (SW) – Officials in the Ghazni Security Command report the release of a woman after 12 years of domestic confinement in the province.

KABUL (SW) – In response to continued flights of unmanned US aircraft over Afghanistan, Hamdullah Fetrat, the deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has said this is violation of Afghanistan’s territorial sovereignty.