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23.06.2026 19:02 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has praised Pakistan and Qatar for their "tireless" mediation efforts, saying major progress has been made toward ending the war on Iran, but that the "real test" will be the successful implementation of a ceasefire in Lebanon.

23.06.2026 19:02 An Iranian delegation discussing implementation of a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the US has successfully pressured the American side into ensuring continued cessation of aggression against Lebanon.

23.06.2026 19:02 The address of His Excellency Ambassador Ahmed Rashid Khattabi, Assistant Secretary-General and head of the Media and Communication Sector, League of Arab States, At the opening of the High-Level Panel Discussion "Jerusalem: A Symbol of a Global Narrative for Peace"

23.06.2026 19:02 Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has called for an end to Israel's occupation of areas in southern Lebanon, condemning the regime's deadly attacks on the Arab country.

23.06.2026 19:02 Senior UN aid official urges Security Council to help Syrians move from survival to recovery

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23.06.2026 19:02 On Monday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's Liaoning carrier group returned to its home port after completing far-sea combat-oriented training, the military channel of CCTV reported, noting that the group maintained high alert and responded professionally to repeated close-range Japanese harassment during the exercise. Regarding the first publicly reported joint drill between the carrier group and an amphibious assault ship group, a military affairs expert told the Global Times that the PLA Navy is boosting its multi-mission coordinated combat capabilities in far-sea operations.

23.06.2026 19:02 The Department of Foreign Affairs categorically rejects the assertions of the Chinese Embassy in Manila in their recent statement against the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award. The Award was rendered by an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VII of UNCLOS, a treaty to which both the Philippines and China are States Parties. The award is final and binding and has become an unassailable part of the corpus of international law, providing legal clarity regarding maritime rights and entitlements in the South China Sea. It is not and will never be illegal, null and void.

23.06.2026 19:02 Imagine being one of a family of nine and sitting down to a meal of potato peelings and other scraps, boiled up into a soup. This is the harsh reality for many of Afghanistan's most vulnerable families, forced on them by climate change and drought, widespread malnutrition and increasing restrictions on women, since the Taliban overran Kabul in 2021.

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23.06.2026 19:02 Escalating violence in and around the Sudanese city of El Obeid is putting civilians at increased risk and disrupting essential services, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday.

23.06.2026 19:02 The United States is deeply concerned by reports that the Rapid Support Forces and their allied forces are massing forces around El Obeid, Sudan, in a manner that significantly increases the risk of violence against civilians, including attacks on civilian objects and further escalation of the conflict in El Obeid and across the Kordofan region.

23.06.2026 19:02 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomed the outcomes of a Tripartite Meeting held from 20-22 June in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to work together, with UNHCR's support, to enable the voluntary, safe and dignified return of refugees between their countries.

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23.06.2026 19:02 Today, the second EU-Moldova Summit marked another step forward in EU-Republic of Moldova relations and underscored the country's remarkable progress on its EU path.