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July 11, 2023
Hungary Says Ratifying Sweden's NATO Bid Is Now A 'Technicality'

Hungary's ratification of Sweden's NATO bid is now "only a technical question," Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on July 11, after Turkey agreed to allow the Nordic country to join the alliance.
July 09, 2023
Uzbeks Vote In No-Surprise Presidential Election

Polls have closed in the July 9 presidential election in Uzbekistan. Despite partial reforms, political competition and access to information remain restricted. AFP filmed in the capital, Tashkent, at polling stations and with a mobile team taking a ballot box to elderly people voting from home.
July 09, 2023
Germany Should Not 'Block' U.S. Sending Cluster Munitions To Ukraine, President Says

Germany's president on July 9 said the country should not "block" the United States from sending cluster bombs to Ukraine, while defending its opposition to the use of the controversial weapon.
July 09, 2023
South African BRICS Summit To Be 'Physical' Despite Putin Warrant

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on July 9 said next month's BRICS summit, to which Vladimir Putin has been invited, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader.
July 08, 2023
Bulgarian-German Film Wins Top Prize At Karlovy Vary Festival

Blaga's Lessons, a Bulgarian-German film, on July 8 won the main Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary film festival, one of Europe's top movie events.
July 08, 2023
Russian, Belarusian Athletes Allowed At Asian Games

Up to 500 Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete as neutrals at the Asian Games in China later this year, organizers said on July 8.
July 07, 2023
UN Nuclear Agency Seeks More Access To Rooftops At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant In Ukraine

Experts with the UN’s nuclear watchdog are pushing for more access to the rooftops of two reactors at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, where the Ukrainian military says Russian forces have planted explosives.
July 07, 2023
Iran Summons U.K. Envoy To Protest New Sanctions

Iran on July 6 summoned Britain's envoy in Tehran to protest what it called "destructive and interventionist actions" after London announced new sanctions, Iranian state media said.
July 05, 2023
Iran Maintains Crackdowns, Executions Over Protests, UN Says

Iran is still meting out harsh punishments on those suspected of involvement in mass protests, including "chilling" executions, a UN fact-finding mission said on July 5.
July 04, 2023
Iran Executes Three Rapists Who Lured Women To Fake Clinic

Iran executed three men on July 4 who were convicted of raping women they had lured to a fake cosmetic surgery clinic and injected with anaesthetic drugs.
July 03, 2023
International Office To Probe Alleged Russian Crimes Against Ukraine Opens

An international office opened in The Hague on July 3 to investigate alleged crimes committed by Russia during its war against Ukraine.
July 02, 2023
Iranian Activist Held During Protests Given Five-Year Sentence, Supporters Say

An Iranian appeals court handed a five-year sentence to prominent activist and journalist Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee, who has been held since her arrest at the onset of a protest movement, supporters said on July 2.
July 02, 2023
Pakistan Taliban Claims Attack That Killed Four Security Officers

Pakistani officials said four security officials were killed in a shoot-out on July 2 in the southwestern Balochistan Province.
July 01, 2023
Afghan Taliban Says Biden 'Acknowledged Reality' About Al-Qaeda

Afghanistan's Taliban government has seized on an off-the-cuff remark by U.S. President Joe Biden to underscore its claim that there was no Al-Qaeda threat in the country.
June 30, 2023
Hungary, Poland Block EU Summit Over Migration

Poland, backed by Hungary, has staged a revolt against European Union migration reforms, leading to deadlock that on June 30 stretched into a second day at the bloc's summit.
June 30, 2023
IMF, Pakistan Reach $3 Billion Standby Deal

Pakistan could get temporary relief for its ballooning foreign debt with a new standby arrangement worth $3 billion announced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington on June 29.
June 29, 2023
Czechs Ban All Russian Athletes From Local Competitions

The Czech government said late on June 28 it had banned all athletes representing Russia from taking part in local competitions as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continued.
June 28, 2023
Blinken Says No Nuclear Deal On Table With Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says no new nuclear agreement is on the table with Iran, despite quiet new diplomacy between Washington and Tehran.
June 27, 2023
Israel Summons Ukraine Envoy Over Pro-Russian Accusation

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on June 27 it was summoning the Ukrainian ambassador for a "clarification," after the Ukrainian Embassy accused "the current Israeli government" of "a clear pro-Russian position."
June 25, 2023
Vilnius Urges Beefed-Up NATO If Prigozhin In Belarus

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda on June 25 warned that if Belarus is to host Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, then NATO must strengthen its eastern flank.

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