The European Union and Australia reached preliminary agreements on Tuesday covering trade and defense, in a move aimed at boosting exports and strengthening cooperation amid global trade uncertainty. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement to reporters in Canberra that she and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had agreed on a […]
Danes vote on Tuesday in a closely contested general election, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen seeking a third term amid heightened tensions over U.S. interest in Greenland. Frederiksen, leader of the Centre-left Social Democrats, has been seen as the frontrunner after taking a firm stance against U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to annex Greenland, […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will permanently strengthen its nuclear forces and treat South Korea as its most hostile state as he set out policy priorities in a speech to parliament, state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said Pyongyang’s status as a nuclear-armed state was irreversible and expanding a “self-defensive […]
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng has arrived in Nairobi for a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and expanding economic cooperation between the two nations. During his stay, the Vice President is expected to hold high-level talks with Kenyan leaders to enhance collaboration in key sectors, including trade, investment, and infrastructure development. Kenya’s […]
A military transport aircraft carrying 128 people—most of them soldiers—crashed shortly after takeoff on Monday in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia. According to the head of the country’s armed forces, at least 66 people were killed, while dozens more sustained injuries. General Hugo Alejandro Lopez Barreto said that four military personnel were still missing. “Sadly, as a […]
Iran fired a fresh broadside of missiles at Israel Tuesday, causing damage and injuries in Tel Aviv, as uncertainty swirled over possible talks to end the three-week Middle East war. AFP images showed rubble-strewn streets and the side of a building in Israel’s commercial hub in ruins, as first responders scrambled to assist at least […]
North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) formally reappointed Kim Jong-un as president of the State Affairs Commission during its first session of the 15th term held Sunday, according to state media. The decision marks Kim’s third consecutive term at the helm of the country’s highest policy guidance body since the commission was established in 2016, […]
Iran’s military renewed threats on Thursday to destroy the region’s energy infrastructure were its facilities to be attacked again during the US-Israel war with the Islamic republic. “We warn the enemy that you made a major mistake in attacking the energy infrastructure of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the response is underway and not […]
China condemned on Thursday the killing of Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani by an Israeli air strike, calling it “unacceptable”. Beijing is a partner of Iran but has also criticised Tehran’s strikes against Gulf states housing US military bases. Larijani was the highest-profile Iranian killed since supreme leader Ali Khamenei and other senior figures […]
The repercussions of the war in the Middle East would be felt globally, Iran’s top diplomat said on Wednesday, suggesting more Western officials should push back against the conflict. “Wave of global repercussions has only begun and will hit all — regardless of wealth, faith, or race,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X, […]
