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Jordan's foreign minister summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest against Iranian comments that were seen as interference in the kingdom's internal affairs, following recent warnings from Iran's official media. This comes amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, with various countries expressing concern and condemnation over recent events, including Iran's attack on Israel and its aftermath.
China has lodged a diplomatic protest with India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a tunnel in the disputed Himalayan border region, warning that the move will complicate the boundary issue and disrupt the situation in the border areas. The tunnel, built at an altitude of 13,000 feet, is expected to facilitate India’s movement of troops and weaponry along the Line of Actual Control. The two countries have been locked in a military stand-off since a fatal border clash in June 2020, and the dispute dates back to 1962. Modi's visit to the contested region comes ahead of general elections in India, and his administration has strengthened military ties with the US, Japan, and Australia, drawing criticism from Beijing.
Slovakia has summoned a Russian embassy official to protest statements made by Russia's foreign intelligence service director, Sergey Naryshkin, accusing the United States of interfering in Slovakia's parliamentary elections. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs called the accusation false and denounced it as unacceptable interference in the election process. Slovakia's president has asked the leader of the winning party, populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico, to form a coalition government. Fico campaigned on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, opposing sanctions on Russia and pledging to end Slovak military support for Ukraine.
India has lodged a diplomatic protest with China over a new map that claims Indian territory, including the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau, as part of China's territory. The protest follows reports that Beijing released an official "standard map" showing these areas as Chinese territory. India rejects these claims and asserts that they have no basis. Tensions between the two countries have been high since a border clash in 2020, and while the situation has been relatively calm, stand-offs continue in some areas along the Line of Actual Control.
India has lodged a strong protest with China over a new map that claims India's territory, including the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin plateau. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet and had previously released a map renaming 11 places in the state as being within "Zangnan". India's foreign minister dismissed China's territorial claims, stating that making absurd claims on India's territory does not make it China's territory. Tensions between the two countries have escalated since a deadly clash in the Himalayas in June 2020, and while the situation has calmed, soldiers remain amassed on both sides of the frontier.
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro announced that his country would send a diplomatic protest to Russia after three Colombians, including a decorated writer, a former peace negotiator, and a journalist, were injured in a missile strike that killed 12 people in Ukraine. The strike targeted a restaurant in the town of Kramatorsk, and among the dead were three children. Petro, who had previously opposed sending weapons to Ukraine, has called for a negotiated solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.