The story of delivering Imam Khomeini’s letter to Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet Union president, dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union’s former president, has died at a hospital in Moscow at age 91, following a draw-out struggle with various health problems.

Russia seizes Europe's largest nuclear power plant, blames Ukraine for fire

Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe Friday after a building at the complex was set ablaze during intense fighting.

US to send $350mn in ‘lethal weapons’ to Ukraine as conflict with Russia rages

The United States is providing Ukraine with $350 million in additional military assistance as fighting rages between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops.

Russian President Putin announces ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine’s Donbass to ‘defend ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine’s Donbass region to “defend people” there against government forces, stressing that Moscow has “no plans to occupy Ukrainian territory.”

Putin: Russia-led alliance will foil foreign plots to stoke unrest in Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the recent protests in Kazakhstan was stoked by virulent internal and external forces, insisting that the Russia-led military alliance would not permit them to destabilize the country.

Imam Khomeini influenced other world leaders, among them was Mikhail Gorbachev

In January of 1989, Imam Khomeini wrote a letter to the former premier of the Soviet Union that contained much wisdom and sound advice, the value of which endures to this day. Imam Khomeini Undoubtedly one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, Imam Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini, not only was the spiritual force behind the Islamic Revolution in Iran, but also influenced other world leaders, among them was Mikhail Gorbachev.

Trump, wife test positive for COVID-19, begin quarantine

US President Donald Trump says he and his wife Melania have tested positive for COVID-19 and are going into quarantine after holding rallies with thousands of people in recent weeks in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election.