In a post on social media, Cyprus, which currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, announced that new negotiations have begun for Ukraine and Moldova to join the EU. These negotiations have become possible now that Hungary has withdrawn its veto.
On Wednesday, Kim Jong-un inspected a new weapons-grade nuclear material plant and announced plans to expand North Korea's nuclear arsenal "at an exponential rate."
US President Donald Trump reported on Wednesday that Iran has agreed not to possess nuclear weapons and that the Iranian Ayatollah is involved in negotiations with the United States. "They have already agreed not to have nuclear weapons," Trump said in an interview for a podcast on Iran on Wednesday.
Ukrainian drones struck several targets in St. Petersburg on Tuesday night, including a major oil terminal. The mayor confirmed that several people were injured in the attack at various sites in the Russian city.
During the night of Monday to Tuesday, Russia carried out a heavy attack on Ukraine. In the process, the Russians deployed 73 missiles and 656 drones. The death toll is heavy: at least 18 deaths have already been counted.
US President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" in a telephone conversation on Monday. News site Axios reports this based on three sources involved in the conversation.
Four years after the kidnapping plans of Dutch criminals from the international drug scene against former Belgian Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld), the Belgian federal prosecutor's office wants to prosecute three Dutch men for the attempted hostage-taking. The Belgian prosecutor's office confirmed this on Monday, following new investigations.
US President Donald Trump calls for calm as the US and Iran launch mutual attacks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of using abducted Ukrainian children as child soldiers in the war. In an interview with U.S. broadcaster CBS, he says there's evidence of minors being sent to the front line. The use of child soldiers is prohibited under international humanitarian law.
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on his social media platform Truth Social after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. He called Johnson "useless" and had advised the pope not to meet with him.