Editor’s note: Zaur Nurmamedov is a journalist and a graduate of the Faculty of Political Science at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1999). He previously served as first deputy editor-in-chief of the Vesti.Az news portal (2009–2023). The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of News.Az.

Senior U.S. and Chinese officials agree that no country can ​be allowed to exact shipping tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department told Reuters on Tuesday, in a sign that ‌the two countries are trying to find common ground on efforts to pressure Iran to give up control of the vital waterway.

South Korean shipper HMM (011200.KS), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had secured a vessel to tow a bulk carrier it ​operates to a port in Dubai after an explosion ‌and fire damaged the ship, which had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump has once again criticized Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “putting many Catholics at risk” by allegedly believing that it is acceptable for Iran to possess nuclear weapons.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ​will travel to the ‌United States in the coming days to meet with his counterpart ​Donald Trump, two sources in ​the Brazilian government.

While Wadettiwar noted that violence against constitutional heads "should not happen," his suggestion that such attacks are a natural reaction to government policies has been branded by the BJP as "hate speech.

World leaders expressed shock after a shooter charged a glitzy media gala in Washington on Saturday night attended by US President Donald Trump.

A man armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives rushed a Secret Service checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, exchanging gunfire with law enforcement before being subdued, officials said.