Early bird: According to Macinka, no army can break the will of a nation that wants to be free. Last year's attack on Iranian nuclear facilities was successful, claims the White House.
Four years have passed, and it is time to finally end the war, stated the Czech foreign minister at a UN Security Council meeting. According to Petr Macinka, the greatest strength of a global power does not lie in its ability to start a war but in its ability to end it. The White House insists that last year's attacks on Iran destroyed its nuclear program. However, Steve Witkoff, an associate of US President Donald Trump, recently suggested that Iran is getting closer to having enough material to produce a nuclear weapon.
Chief of Czech Diplomacy Urges Russia to End the War
No army can break the will of a nation that has decided to be free, said Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine.
“We are here, in an institution created to protect peace. And yet, for four years, we have been witnessing open aggression against a sovereign state, which seems impossible to stop,"
stated the head of Czech diplomacy in his speech. He recalled the Berlin Wall, which in the last century “separated freedom from oppression.”
Russia was urged to stop the war and give peace a chance, not as a gesture of weakness, but as a step of responsibility, reported the server Ceskenoviny.cz.
The United States reasserts that 2025 strikes obliterated Iran's nuclear program
The White House insists that last year's attacks on Iran destroyed its nuclear program. Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities from June 2025, known as Operation Midnight Hammer, was a "predominantly successful mission." Steve Witkoff, an associate of US President Donald Trump, recently suggested that Iran is approaching having enough material to produce a nuclear weapon. Trump, in the past, repeatedly praised the American attack and argued that it eliminated Iran's nuclear program and led to "peace" in the Middle East, reported Al Jazeera.
Mexican President Considers Legal Action After Elon Musk's Criticism
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has warned that she might take legal action following comments from tech billionaire Elon Musk, who accused her of having ties to local drug cartels. Sheinbaum is facing criticism for her national security policy in the wake of a wave of violence across the country that erupted over the weekend. The trigger was the death of one of the cartel's main leaders on Sunday, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known by the nickname El Mencho. The Mexican army tracked El Mencho to the city of Tapalpa in central Mexico, where he was subsequently shot, reported Al Jazeera.
Russia is still exporting more oil than before the invasion of Ukraine, report shows
The volume of oil exports from Russia fell last year, but the country is otherwise exporting more oil than before the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The volume of oil exports is roughly six percent higher than before the invasion, despite Western sanctions aimed at limiting the so-called Russian shadow fleet. This was stated in a report by the independent Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). However, oil revenues have fallen below pre-invasion levels because Russia was forced to lower its sales prices. The country uses the Russian shadow fleet to circumvent sanctions imposed by the European Union, the United States, and other economically advanced countries from the G7 group, wrote the website Ceskenoviny.cz.
British comedian denies new rape and sexual assault charges
Comedian and actor Russell Brand appeared in a London court on Tuesday and denied charges of rape and sexual assault against two women, which allegedly occurred in 2009. Another hearing is scheduled for next month. One of the UK's most well-known presenters has also been accused of other sexually related offenses that are said to have taken place between 1999 and 2005, reported Al Jazzera.
Sources: Ceskenoviny.cz, Al Jazeera
