The Oligarch’s Design: Tracing Power, Politics, Influence
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday told the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that the country is not pursuing nuclear weapons under the orders of its leadership or religious authorities.
He described Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in June as “a grave betrayal of diplomacy” and highlighted incidents in Tehran, including the assassination of scientists, breaches of state sovereignty, and targeting of national leaders.
Pezeshkian also criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noting that external powers have not succeeded in creating divisions within Iran. He added that despite sanctions and media pressure, Iranians have remained united behind their armed forces.
The president cited Israel’s actions in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen as examples of regional destabilisation.
Tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme escalated after Israel launched a surprise attack on Tehran in June, targeting military, nuclear, and civilian sites, as well as senior military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Tehran responded with missile and drone strikes, while the U.S. bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. The 12-day conflict ended on 24 June under a U.S. -mediated ceasefire.
Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday (12 December), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The JMA had earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7.
The United States issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela on Thursday, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas.
The resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday (11 December) puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political instability on the eve of the Black Sea nation's entry into the euro zone.
An extratropical cyclone has caused widespread disruption across Brazil’s São Paulo state, with powerful winds toppling trees and power lines, blocking streets and leaving large parts of the region without electricity.
Pakistan has indicated its openness to forming a regional bloc with Bangladesh without including India. The statement from Islamabad follows comments by Bangladesh’s top foreign affairs adviser, Md Touhid Hossain, that such an arrangement is strategically possible without India.
The Oligarch’s Design is an investigative documentary that examines how financial power, political influence, and carefully constructed narratives can shape conflict and perception.
Football superstar Lionel Messi has arrived in India to kick off his highly anticipated GOAT India Tour 2025, a three-day, four-city visit running from 13 to 15 December.
The upcoming meeting in Berlin between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European officials is set to focus on advancing a proposed peace framework, though analysts warn reaching a deal may be difficult.
Britain’s King Charles III said on Friday, 12 December, that his cancer treatment is expected to be reduced in the coming year, using a televised address to urge people across the country to take part in cancer screening programmes, officials confirmed.
Talks aimed at ending the war between Ukraine and Russia are set to continue in Berlin this weekend, with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and senior European leaders, a U.S. official said.
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