Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei says the type and range of Iranian missiles have nothing to do with the U.S.

French President Macron:

Cooperation between India and France is now stepping up because of changes in the international order.

We will accelerate our partnerships.

French President Macron in India:

We will not be passive when faced with hegemony, and we will not fall into the trap of non-cooperation, as some have.

French President Macron in India:

France has perhaps been too inflexible when it comes to issuing visas to Indian students.

We will do our best to make this easier in the future.

Iran is offering new ideas in nuclear talks — but not the one Trump wants.

Tehran floated:

— A 3-year pause on uranium enrichment
— Sending some enriched uranium abroad (possibly to Russia)
— Future U.S.–Iran business deals if sanctions are lifted

But Iran refuses to fully dismantle its nuclear program.

The U.S. wants a complete halt to enrichment (plus missile limits).

Iran wants major sanctions relief, including access to frozen oil funds.

Source: WSJ

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French President Macron in India:

We need to better regulate artificial intelligence and social networks.

We need algorithms that are more transparent, and we need to protect our youth.

India's Modi:

India-France partnership knows no boundaries.

It can reach from deep oceans to the tallest mountain.

India's Modi:

Marseille is the same city where our Indian soldiers set foot in Europe in the First World War.

And this is the same city where freedom fighter Veer Savarkar jumped into the sea to escape the British capture.

This step of his was a symbol of his unbreakable resolve for India's independence.

Second round of U.S.–Iran nuclear talks has ended.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says Türkiye poses a “growing strategic threat” to Israel.

Bennett described President Erdogan as a “sophisticated and dangerous adversary” seeking to “surround” Israel.

He pointed to what he called an “emerging axis” involving Türkiye, Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Pakistani nuclear capabilities, accusing them of “fueling regional hostility” toward Israel.

Bennett urged Israel to confront “threats from both Ankara and Tehran simultaneously.”

The US will send additional cutting-edge missile and unmanned systems to the Philippines.

In a joint statement after talks in Manila, both countries agreed to expand deployments of advanced US weapons.

Source: Bloomberg

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Turkish President Erdogan arrives in Ethiopia for his first visit in over a decade, marking 100 years of diplomatic ties.

He was welcomed in Addis Ababa by PM Abiy Ahmed.

Talks focus on trade, investment, defense, energy, and regional security.

U.S. Deploys 100 More Troops to Northern Nigeria

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Nigeria’s foreign ministry warned citizens on Monday against illegal recruitment into foreign conflicts after Ukraine confirmed two Nigerian deaths. Abuja cited deceptive contracts and coercion, highlighting legal and security risks tied to overseas enlistment.

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Iran and the United States have completed a second round of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva, exchanging proposals through Omani mediators amid heightened regional tensions and military signaling in the Gulf.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

We reached a general agreement on a set of guiding principles.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi:

Both sides still have positions that will take time to bring closer together, but we now have a set of guiding principles under which we are proceeding.

France–India Ties Surge as Global Order Shifts

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Niger’s President Abdourahamane Tchiani accuses Benin’s President Patrice Talon of abandoning northern Benin to terrorists and “French and Ukrainian mercenaries”:

Throughout northern Benin, there is not a single Beninese soldier.

He left it in the hands of terrorists and French and Ukrainian mercenaries.