Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on March 14 said the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran will meet in Baku to evaluate regional developments and discuss “regional cooperation.” “The foreign ministers of these four countries will have the opportunity to discuss and revive the historic Silk Road,” said Yıldırım, speaking Ankara’s Esenboga Airport […]

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on Wednesday that the UK has decided to replace current envoy to Tehran, Nicholas Hopton with Rob Macaire. According to British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr. Rob Macaire CMG has been appointed as the new Britain’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran in succession to Mr. Nicholas Hopton […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned the United States against attacking Syria, saying that if this happens, the consequences will be serious. In a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Lavrov said that the US representative at the Security Council Nikki Haley should be aware that “It is one thing to irresponsibly use a microphone […]

 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Turkish plan to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system reflects the country’s “national decision”. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Stoltenberg said, “It is a national decision by each and every ally, including Turkey, what kind of military capability they would like to invest in.” “This is […]

Hillary Clinton told an audience in India that the United States did not “deserve” Donald Trump’s presidency and these are “perilous times.” The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate spoke over the weekend at a conference in Mumbai, AP reported. Clinton said the Republican president has “quite an affinity for dictators” and said Trump “really likes their […]

A suspicious package has been delivered to one of the UK parliament buildings on Tuesday, London police told Sputnik. On Monday, London police said that suspicious package found earlier that day in the UK parliament had no hazardous substances inside. “Police were called at 09:49 hours on Tuesday, 13 March to reports of a suspicious […]

Stephen Hawking, who has died aged 76, was Britain’s most famous modern day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Born on January 8, 1942 — 300 years to the day after the death of the father of modern science, Galileo Galilei — he believed science was his […]

Rex Tillerson was fired as secretary of State on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous tenure as America’s top diplomat that was marked by a series of public disagreements with his boss — President Donald Trump. Trump said he will nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace the former Exxon Mobil chief executive and Deputy CIA Director […]

Lawyers for a prominent Catalan secessionist being held in a Madrid jail have made another request to Spain’s Supreme Court for him to be allowed to attend a plenary session in the northeastern region’s parliament. Separatist Catalan lawmakers want a vote on electing Jordi Sanchez as president of Catalonia, but the Supreme Court last week […]

A knife-wielding man was shot dead outside the Iranian ambassador’s residence in Vienna Sunday night, following an attack on a guard, police said. The 26-year-old Austrian, who has not been named, “died on the street from his gunshot wounds” police spokesman Harald Soros said, adding that the guard initially used pepper spray against the assailant. […]