"Iran does not seek a nuclear weapon. If we wanted to build a nuclear weapon, we could have done it some time ago, but we decided that nuclear weapons would not augment our security and are in contradiction to our ideological views," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says.
The country’s senior politicians including leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been detained. US, Australia, and others issued statements expressing concern, urge Myanmar’s military to respect the rule of law.
US, German envoys to Lithuania condemn "shocking" remarks by Valdas Rakutis, who says he merely sought to broaden the debate on collaborators with Nazis during WWII.
Pearl's family in "complete shock." US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: Decision an affront to terrorism victims everywhere; Washington prepared to prosecute Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh in the United States.
Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel says "party has to stay neutral. I’m not telling anybody to run or not to run in McDaniel also labels the pro-Trump conspiracy theory group known as QAnon as "dangerous."
After signing a historic agreement to compensate Luxembourg's Holocaust victims, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel pledges to continue battling anti-Semitism. "Hate speech cannot be accepted, not against Jews, not against gypsies, gays, or the disabled," he says.
Addressing Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies’ annual conference, Heiko Maas says, “We must stop the country from acquiring a nuclear weapon.” “Israel’s vaccination campaign is “inspiring the world,” he says.
"Holocaust deniers and minimizers are growing louder in our public discourse," US President Joe Biden warns.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the administration placed at least temporarily holds on several big-ticket arms sales to Middle East allies. Deals under review to determine if they meet US national security objectives, he explains.
"The establishment of the center is essential for the commemoration of the Holocaust," says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
