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19.06.2026 13:50 Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement upon President Trump's signing of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding:

19.06.2026 13:50 Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen , Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement after the White House confirmed the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran:

19.06.2026 13:50 Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said he initially disagreed with the memorandum of understanding signed with the United States but accepted it after assurances from Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian.

19.06.2026 13:50 US Vice President ‌JD Vance said a 60-day window for the United States and Iran to reach a final settlement began on June 18.

19.06.2026 13:50 Major carriers remain reluctant to transit the chokepoint—a vital conduit for roughly one-fifth of global seaborne oil and LNG—according to SCMP, which cited industry insiders and vessel-tracking data.

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19.06.2026 13:50 China's envoy to the UN on Thursday criticized Israel for expanding its military occupation and enlarging the so-called "yellow line" in Gaza, as well as its stated intention to take control of 70 percent of the enclave's territory, saying China is seriously concerned about these developments, China Central Television reported on Friday.

19.06.2026 13:50 South Korea's position regarding Taiwan as part of China has never changed, a senior South Korean Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday.

19.06.2026 13:50 China views positively the remarks made by a South Korean official who reiterated, in its entirety and publicly to the press, the language on Taiwan in the China-ROK joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations, said a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday.

19.06.2026 13:50 Q: Nam Jin, Director-General for Northeast Asian and Central Asian Affairs at the ROK's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said to media on June 18 that the joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the ROK and China states "the government of the Republic of Korea recognizes the government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China and respects China's position that there is only one China and Taiwan is part of China" and that this stance of the ROK remains unchanged. What's China's comment?

19.06.2026 13:50 The Albanese Government will provide an additional $100 million in assistance to Ukraine for critical military equipment, as the country continues its fight against Russia's unjustified and unprovoked invasion.

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19.06.2026 13:50 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is designating Hizballah-aligned Lebanese officials, as well as members of a Hizballah-associated business network overseen by Alaa Hassan Hamieh, also known as Alaa Hamieh. The Lebanese officials designated today have used their influence to obstruct Lebanon's peace process and delay the disarmament of Hizballah. OFAC is also expanding upon the March 20, 2026 designations of Alaa Hamieh and his business network by targeting additional interlocutors in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Oman who raise funds, execute contracts, and operate front companies to generate revenue for Hizballah.