US-made bomb used by Israel in deadliest attack yet on civilians in Lebanon: Report

A US-made bomb was used in Israel’s Thursday attack on Lebanon’s capital of Beirut, which was claimed to have targeted a senior Hezbollah figure but killed over 20 civilians, according to a new report.

Scholz announced the "allocation" of 1.4 billion euros to Kyiv by the end of the year for the so-called "victory plan"

Germany, together with its partners, will allocate another package of military assistance for Ukraine totaling 1.4 billion euros by the end of the year.

North Korea will put its army on full combat readiness on the border with South Korea

The North Korean authorities will bring their armed forces in the border areas with South Korea to full combat readiness, the DPRK Foreign Ministry announced.

Israel Violates All Agreements Because US, EU Behind It - Iranian President

Israel has violated all possible and impossible agreements because it knows Washington and Brussels are behind it, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday.

Russia not interested in Ukrainian statements on peace conferences — Lavrov

The Russian side is not interested in Kiev’s information about possible settlement conferences, Moscow's position has already been clearly voiced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following his participation in the 19th East Asia Summit.

Japanese nuclear bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to the Japanese anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, who are also known as Hibakusha. 

Two more peacekeepers injured in Lebanon - reports

Reports that an observation post belonging to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon has been fired at by Israeli forces, according to local media and a UN source speaking to Reuters.

UK Has Not Changed Position on Allowing Strikes Deep Into Russia

The United Kingdom has not changed its position on its readiness to lift the ban on Kiev using Storm Shadow missiles to strike deep into Russia after Prime Minister Keir Starmer's meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in London on Thursday, The Independent reported, citing Starmer's office.