Former head coach of St. Petersburg's Zenit and the Romanian national team, Mircea Lucescu, has died at the age of 80. The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) officially announced the news. Lucescu was renowned as an experienced specialist who left a significant mark on the football world.
According to Sergey Chernyshev, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the launch of Russia's Luna-26 mission has been postponed from 2027 to 2028. The timelines for other lunar missions have also been shifted: Luna-27/1 and Luna-27/2 are now planned for 2029 and 2030, while Luna-28 is scheduled for 2036.
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has invited business leaders and unions to a summit addressing the energy price crisis, as reported by Der Spiegel. The meeting, scheduled for Friday at the Finance Ministry, will bring together representatives from major unions and employer groups, including IG Metall and IGBCE, as well as executives from the Federation of German Industries and Confederation...
US President Donald Trump and Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced an agreement for a temporary 14-day ceasefire. The deal was brokered by Pakistan's leadership just hours before the expiration of an American ultimatum that had threatened Iran with war.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has announced that Israel supports the United States regime's decision to suspend military strikes against Iran for two weeks, but emphasized that this truce "does not include Lebanon." This statement was made in the context of backing US President Donald Trump's purported efforts, yet it highlights potential ongoing conflicts in areas bordering Lebanon, casting doubt on the effectiveness of the ceasefire.
Iran's National Security Council announced that a two-week ceasefire has been agreed upon between Iran and the United States, with talks set to begin in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Friday. This agreement is based on Tehran's 10-point proposal.
Republican Clay Fuller has won Georgia's 14th congressional district runoff election, defeating Democrat Shawn Harris. Fuller, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will fill the seat vacated by former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a one-time Trump ally who resigned earlier this year after breaking with the ex-president.
▪️ US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of planned bombings against Iran for two weeks, a decision made just an hour and a half before the attack was set to commence, following his threat on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight." Trump credited Pakistan's mediation by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, agreeing to delay the strike on condition that Iran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has threatened to add energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to its list of potential targets in response to US threats against its civilian infrastructure. According to the Tasnim news agency, citing a military source, if Iranian infrastructure is attacked, these neighboring states' energy installations will be targeted, escalating regional tensions.
▪️ US President Donald Trump has announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, based on a ten-point proposal submitted by the Iranian government. Trump stated that this decision followed conversations with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and is subject to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway in the Persian Gulf.
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the release of the first photos taken by the 'Artemis II' mission crew during a flyby of the Moon's far side. As part of this mission, the 'Orion' spacecraft orbited the Moon for approximately seven hours, flying at an altitude of about 6,400 kilometers from its surface. The astronauts traveled 406,771 kilometers from Earth, setting a new record in the history of human spaceflight, marking a significant milestone in space exploration efforts.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that diplomatic efforts to peacefully settle the US-Israeli war on Iran are progressing steadily. He requested US President Donald Trump to extend the deadline imposed on Iran by two weeks and called on Tehran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz for the same period as a goodwill gesture.