Russia opposes permanent membership for Germany and Japan on the UN SC but supports the candidacies of India and Brazil

Russia opposes permanent UN Security Council membership for Germany and Japan but supports the candidacies of India and Brazil, Lavrov emphasized.

Lavrov met with the German Foreign Minister for the first time in four and a half years

Zakharova noted that German minister Johann Wadephul had initiated the talks.

Trump on Iran: "They made me a proposal, but I rejected it."

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Iran had presented him with a proposal to end the conflict between the two countries, but he rejected it.

US Army Reserve weighs options for potential military action around Cuba - CBS

The US Army Reserve is examining whether it could provide military police, medical personnel and other support units to US Southern Command within the next four months as part of continued planning focused on Cuba, media reports said on Friday.

NATO "friendly fire": four Italian soldiers wounded in Latvia — Der Spiegel

All four NATO military personnel were transported to Riga for medical treatment following the exercises. One of them sustained serious injuries.

Trump has rejected Iran’s proposed seven-day ceasefire

Trump has rejected Iran’s proposed seven-day ceasefire and privately told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterm elections, according to The Wall Street Journal.