President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's Servant of the People party strengthens its lead ahead of a parliamentary election due on July 21. After taking office last month, Zelenskiy dismissed the parliament still dominated by loyalists of his defeated predecessor.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says ties between Moscow and Washington are deteriorating, notes that the current US administration had imposed dozens of sanctions on Russia.
Five members of the group are "close in ideology to the neo-Nazi movement" and were "developing an ill-defined plot to carry out an attack, likely to target a place of worship," says French judicial source.
Kim Jong Nam, who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The Wall Street Journal reports. South Korean and U.S. have accused Pyongyang of ordering the hit on Kim Jong Nam over his public criticism of his family's dynastic rule. Pyongyang has denied the allegation.
Britain's Labour Party accuses U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of planning to prevent party leader Jeremy Corbyn from becoming prime minister after leaked recording captures Pompeo vowing to preemptively "push back" against Corbyn's leadership.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with Islamic republic’s supreme leader and its president as part of first visit by an incumbent Japanese premier to Iran in 41 years. Tokyo and Tehran have friendly ties and are set to mark the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticizes French President Emmanuel Macron for saying France shares U.S.'s concerns over Iran's ballistic missiles and regional activity. Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh says Iran has no intention of leaving OPEC.
Nonbinding resolution presented by far-right party Alternative for Germany sought to outlaw the Iranian-backed terrorist organization, thus limiting its ability to raise funds in Germany through charity organizations.
The British Security Service had discovered thousands of ice packs containing ammonium nitrate, a common ingredient in homemade bombs, at a site outside the British capital in 2015. The discovery came just a few months after the U.K. signed the nuclear deal with Iran but the British government did not disclose it to the public. The covert operation was reportedly launched after MI5 received information from a foreign government.
In clear sign of escalating dispute over Ankara's planned purchase of Russia's air defense systems, Washington stops accepting Turkish pilots to train with F-35 fighter jets in U.S.
