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Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed a peace deal at the White House that will end decades of armed conflict that killed tens of thousands and led to the expulsion of more than 100,000 mainly Christian Armenians from the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. The leaders of both nations want to nominate U.S. President Donald J. Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as he brokered the historic agreement.

Indonesia’s Catholic bishops have expressed concern about mounting anti-Christian violence in the world’s largest Muslim nation. They urged the central government in Jakarta to act decisively “against all forms of intolerance, particularly when accompanied by violence,” which, they stressed, “constitutes a criminal offense.”

Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a historic peace agreement at the White House on Friday, formally ending nearly four decades of territorial conflict and opening a new chapter in South Caucasus geopolitics. The accord, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, cements Washington’s strategic foothold in a volatile region bordering Iran and deep within the former Soviet sphere.

President Donald Trump has quietly authorized the use of U.S. military force against Latin American drug cartels that his administration has officially classified as foreign terrorist organizations, according to reports by The New York Times and New York Post. The move represents the most aggressive escalation yet in Trump’s long-running campaign to dismantle transnational narcotics networks flooding the United States with fentanyl and other illicit drugs.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented the Trump administration with a sweeping cease-fire proposal in Ukraine that would require Kyiv to cede significant territory in exchange for a halt to hostilities, European and Ukrainian officials told the Wall Street Journal.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump says he is prepared to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, despite Moscow’s refusal to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in peace discussions.

The Iranian judiciary announced Wednesday that it has executed Rouzbeh Vadi, a prominent nuclear scientist accused of spying for Israel and providing intelligence that led to the assassination of Iranian nuclear personnel during the 12-day war with Israel in June.

Pakistan’s Senate has voted to remove the death penalty for two crimes in what officials admit is a bid to safeguard $3 billion in annual trade benefits from the European Union, while maintaining controversial blasphemy laws that have sent dozens of Christians to death row.

Switzerland was hours away from facing the highest U.S. tariff on imports of any developed country after its president left Washington without a deal, upsetting the Alpine nation’s business elite.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump claimed Wednesday that “great progress” had been made during high-stakes talks in Moscow between his special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin, aimed at ending the ongoing war in Ukraine. However, Trump did not offer specifics about the outcome of the three-hour discussions.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is seeking a direct, face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week in a bold move to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine, officials confirmed Wednesday.

Russia and China conducted joint anti-submarine warfare drills Wednesday in the Sea of Japan, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to reposition near Russian waters following incendiary remarks by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

President Donald Trump has doubled tariffs on Indian imports to 50%, accusing New Delhi of propping up Russia’s war effort by continuing to import and resell Russian crude oil.

Italy’s government has officially approved a €13.5 billion ($15.6 billion) plan to construct the world’s longest suspension bridge, connecting the island of Sicily to the mainland over the Strait of Messina. Long debated, often canceled, and frequently politicized, the project is now being fast-tracked with a new justification: national security.

Moscow was pondering options in its war against Ukraine on Wednesday, including a pause on air strikes, ahead of the arrival of U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.