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The Office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on Wednesday the release of Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who had been imprisoned in Iran. The government emphasized that Sala’s release was achieved through “extensive efforts” involving diplomatic and intelligence channels. Prime Minister Meloni expressed gratitude to all those involved in securing her freedom and [...]

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev asserted on Sunday that the recent crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft was the result of an unintentional missile strike by Russian forces. Aliyev criticized Russia for its alleged desire to cover up the incident, claiming that Moscow delayed acknowledgement of its involvement for several days, further expressing shock at the [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued an apology to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Russian airspace. During a phone call, Putin expressed his condolences to the victims’ families and apologized that the incident occurred in Russian airspace. Putin noted that Russian air defense systems were being fired at [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Thursday detailing serious human rights abuses committed by Mali’s armed forces in collaboration with Russian mercenaries of the Africa Corps (formerly Wagner Group) following the withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission late last year. The report indicates that since May 2024, these forces have intentionally or [...]

The lightning-fast overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in late 2024 has dramatically changed the regional balance of power in Syria. After years of military dominance patronized by Iran, Russia and Hezbollah, the regime of Assad crumbled due to a combination of internal decay, declining morale among his forces, and strategic miscalculations. [...]

Canadian officials announced plans on Monday to strengthen border security following discussions between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, prompted by Trump’s tariff threats. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Dominic LeBlanc, who attended the meeting, confirmed the government’s intention to reinforce security measures in an interview with local [...]

The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Friday accused Russian soldiers of executing five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) near the village of Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The office stated: “The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious international crime.” The office confirmed [...]

The European Union has expanded its sanctions against Iran in response to the country’s military support for Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The EU Council on Monday announced a series of restrictive measures aimed at curbing Iran’s supply of drones and missiles to Russia. The new sanctions specifically target one individual and four [...]

Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the Treaty of Waitangi) to call for Māori (New Zealand’s indigenous people) unity, and protest a law that seeks to alter the country’s constitutional foundations. Organized by the Toitū te Tiriti (Honour [...]

Gershon Baskin, a prominent Israeli peace negotiator who is currently conducting back-channel negotiations between Hamas and Israel to bring an end to the current offensive in Gaza, spoke to JURIST Senior Editor for Long Form Content Pitasanna Shanmugathas about the complex obstacles preventing a ceasefire amid the conflict’s expansion into Lebanon and Iran, his unique [...]