Washington 25 February 2026 #2 nrafati Thu, 02/26/2026 – 21:50 Washington Thu, 02/26/2026 – 12:00 25 February 2026 Secretary of State Rubio asserted that “Iran poses a very grave threat… after their nuclear program was obliterated, they were told not to try to restart it, and here they are. You can see them always trying […]
Washington 26 February 2026 #1 nrafati Thu, 02/26/2026 – 21:52 Washington Thu, 02/26/2026 – 12:00 26 February 2026 U.S. and Iranian negotiators convened in Geneva, with Oman’s foreign minister initially reporting the exchange of “creative and positive ideas”, and later “significant progress in the negotiation”. He added that “discussions on a technical level will take […]
The UN rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday highlighted the “human-made disaster” across the Occupied Palestinian Territory stemming from Israel’s disregard for human rights norms and serious violations also committed by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday appealed for dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan amid border clashes and deadly airstrikes, while condemning ever harsher “apartheid” edicts issued by the Afghan de facto authorities that continue to severely impact women and girls.
Tehran 24 February 2026 #2 nrafati Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:18 Tehran Wed, 02/25/2026 – 12:00 24 February 2026 In his State of the Union address, President Trump asserted that Iran was “working to build missiles that will soon reached the U.S. After Midnight Hammer [in June 2025], they were warned to make no future attempts […]
Bahrain 24 February 2026 #1 nrafati Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:19 Bahrain Wed, 02/25/2026 – 12:00 24 February 2026 Bahrain’s interior ministry reported that three sailors on a Bahraini vessel were “forced at gunpoint from the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain into Iranian waters”. The sailors were later released, though the ministry “affirmed that […]
Washington 25 February 2026 #1 nrafati Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:20 Washington Wed, 02/25/2026 – 12:00 25 February 2026 The U.S. announced sanctions against “over 30 individuals, entities and vessels enabling illicit Iranian petroleum sales and Iran’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production”.
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Washington 24 February 2026 #1 nrafati Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:14 Washington Wed, 02/25/2026 – 12:00 24 February 2026 In his State of the Union address, President Trump asserted that Iran was “working to build missiles that will soon reached the U.S. After Midnight Hammer [in June 2025], they were warned to make no future attempts […]
Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN’s top envoy in the country describes as a “decisive period” in consolidating fragile peace gains, even as security challenges persist and disarmament efforts continue.
