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30.04.2025 16:50 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating six entities and six individuals based in Iran and the People's Republic of China for their role in a network procuring ballistic missile propellant ingredients on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps . This network has facilitated the procurement of sodium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate from the

30.04.2025 16:50 Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation arrested Tuesday a Chinese national in possession of electronic eavesdropping equipment near the Commission on Elections building in Intramuros, Manila.

30.04.2025 16:50 U.S. President Donald Trump's recent call for free passage of American ships through the Suez Canal has triggered widespread condemnation in Egypt, where legal experts, political leaders, and citizens have denounced his remarks as legally groundless and a serious threat to the international order.

30.04.2025 16:50 In elaborating on China's position on upholding multilateralism and safeguarding multilateral trade rules at the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs on Monday local time in Rio de Janeiro, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said multilateralism is the cornerstone of the international order established after World War II, and solidarity and cooperation represent the greatest common ground of the international community.

30.04.2025 16:50 China avoided directly commenting on North Korea's confirmation of its troop deployment to Russia and reiterated support for a "multilateral solution" to the conflict.

30.04.2025 16:50 Pakistan says it is readying international legal action against India for suspending a vital water-sharing agreement between the two nuclear-armed rivals as tensions mount following a militant attack in the disputed Kashmir region.

30.04.2025 16:50 Afghanistan's escalating humanitarian crisis is being compounded by the mass return of its nationals from neighbouring countries, UN aid agencies warned on Tuesday.

30.04.2025 16:50 The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse, urging world leaders to take bold, irreversible steps to preserve hopes for lasting peace.

30.04.2025 16:50 The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings - and the sick and injured without lifesaving medical help.

30.04.2025 16:50 "We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the Minister Delegate for Europe of France, have met today on the island of Bornholm to address Russia's continued illegal aggression against Ukraine, including its implications for European security."

30.04.2025 16:50 The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $1.33 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

30.04.2025 16:50 "From day one, our overriding objectives have been clear: restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding our military, and reestablishing deterrence. In 100 Days, the Department of Defense and our warfighters have delivered historic victories for the American people. Here are our first 100 days milestones:"

30.04.2025 16:50 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on April 29 that unless Russia and Ukraine put forward "concrete proposals" for ending the war in Ukraine, the United States will "step back as mediators."

30.04.2025 16:50 The UN political affairs chief underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire in Ukraine in a briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.

30.04.2025 16:50 Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro late on April 29, killing one person and setting homes on fire, the regional governor said.