During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un expressed a deep commitment to Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

The Iranian foreign minister explained that Tehran is still open to nuclear negotiations with Washington, but the White House must give assurances that the US or Israel will not launch another aggressive war against the Islamic Republic.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured during the 12-day Israeli war on Iran last month.

The top American and Russian diplomats met for the first time since February on Thursday. Secretary of State Rubio said he and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed a “new and a different approach” toward peace.

The Donald Trump administration is using the Canary Mission’s website to target foreign students with deportation. The Canary Mission is an anonymous database that uses McCarthyite tactics against people expressing pro-Palestine views or criticism of Israel.

A week after the Pentagon paused some weapons shipments to Ukraine due to supply constraints, the US resumed transfers of artillery shells and rockets to Kiev.

The Israeli government and High Court have maintained a prohibition on foreign journalists entering Gaza since October 7, 2023. The Israeli onslaught in Gaza has killed more than 230 Palestinian journalists.

Russian forces have carried out their largest aerial attack against Ukraine since the start of the war on Wednesday. Over 700 drones and a dozen cruise and ballistic missiles were fired at Ukraine overnight.