Masoud Pezeshkian

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced the commencement of efforts to relocate the country's capital from Tehran to the southern borders, along the shores of the Persian Gulf.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) is scheduled to meet on Monday following Israeli airstrikes against Iran, which were carried out in retaliation for an earlier attack by Tehran. The meeting, requested by Iran, has received backing from China, Algeria, and Russia, and is being chaired this month by Switzerland.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday proposed a two-day truce in Gaza and a limited hostage exchange aimed at securing "a complete ceasefire" after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.

Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş engaged in a series of high-level discussions in Turkmenistan with several global leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the establishment of a new world order during a regional forum held in Turkmenistan, emphasizing the need for a fairer distribution of wealth and the consideration of each country's perspective, as reported by Reuters. Leaders from the region have gathered for the international forum in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib revealed in an interview with CNN that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a ceasefire just days before he was killed on September 27 in an Israeli attack in Beirut. Habib referred to a US and French proposal for a 21-day ceasefire, which, according to initial reports, was supported by the Israeli government.

Iran has fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel amid heightened tensions between two regional arch-rivals.

The attack started around 8.15 p.m. local time (1645GMT) on Tuesday. Iranian media said at least 400 missiles had been launched so far.

Bulgaria supports the United Nations' mission to ensure that development policies, rather than military conflicts, determine humanity's future, President Rumen Radev affirmed during a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York.

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the 79th UN General Assembly session in New York to discuss the most important aspects of Serbia-Iran cooperation and global geopolitical affairs, and the difficult situation of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija was a special topic of the meeting.

When hotel rooms in Manhattan cost $700 per night, streets close, and the city fills with motorcades of limousines, New Yorkers know it’s time for the world’s largest diplomatic summit. More than 140 heads of state and government are scheduled to speak at the annual UN General Assembly in the city.