MOSCOW -- Russian forces struck multiple Ukraine-linked military targets using operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missiles and artillery over the past 24 hours, Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The ministry added that Russian forces had targeted sites across 153 locations in Ukraine, including energy infrastructure facilities powering Ukraine's military-industrial complex, fuel depots, as well as temporary deployment hubs for Ukrainian military units and foreign mercenaries. (Russia-Ukraine)
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OSLO -- "We do not want to be Americans," Greenland's party leaders announced in a joint statement issued on Friday.
The statement, titled "We Stand Together as One People," said that Greenland's future must be decided by the Greenlandic people themselves, Danish broadcaster DR reported. (Greenland-Party Leader-Statement)
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VLADIVOSTOK -- Russia and Venezuela are maintaining their strategic partnership and cooperation, Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov said Saturday following a meeting with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil.
Moscow stands in support and solidarity with the Venezuelan people, the ambassador told RIA Novosti, noting that the Treaty on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation between Russia and Venezuela remains the guiding framework for the development of bilateral relations. (Russia-Venezuela)
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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Saturday dismissed reports of its dissolution as "fabricated and legally void," saying the claims were made under coercion and without any legitimate authority.
According to a statement posted on social media platform X, the STC said its National Assembly, Consultative Council and General Secretariat held an emergency meeting in the southern port city of Aden, accusing Saudi Arabia of detaining its negotiating delegation in Riyadh and forcing them to issue the dissolution statement under pressure. (Yemen-STC-Dissolution Denial)
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SEOUL -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday ordered a joint military-police probe into the possibility that the drone cited in the "drone infiltration" claim by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was civilian-operated, warning that if confirmed, it would constitute a grave criminal offense, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Citing the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, Yonhap said Lee issued the instruction in response to the possibility of a civilian-operated drone, warning that if confirmed, it would constitute a grave crime threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula and national security. (SKorea-DPRK-Drone)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would "get involved" if Iranian authorities "start killing people" during the country's current unrest, but would not deploy ground troops.
"If they start killing people... we will get involved," Trump told reporters on the situation in Iran. (US-Iran-Trump) Enditem
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