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The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has announced it has confirmed the interception and destruction of 777 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight. The Armed Forces of Ukraine’s massive air
The upcoming heating season is quickly closing the door on top-ups to Europe’s ground storage (UGS) facilities and bringing to a close the window for market prices to reflect extreme
Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in India for the two-day annual summit of the BRICS nations in New Delhi. The main diplomatic forum begins on Saturday, but is marred
Saudi troops have conducted some 40 airstrikes in the latest bout of military escalation in Yemen, the country’s Iran-backed Houthis have claimed. The bombardments are in direct response to recent
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission is coming to the country today, on 10 September, to get into the essential discussions with the Government on the economic reform program
Continuing the conflict with Iran is going to be an “unlikely war to finish before November midterm elections,” U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday. The president, prior to answering the
The Singkaban Festival 2026 kicked off on 7th September with communities from all over the province converging on the streets of Malolos, bringing their colours, music, artistry and the indelible
On 10th September, the new restrictions that ban social media platforms from containing features that can be addictive for children under 16 and toys with AI companion chatbots were signed
Pro-democracy rebels in Myanmar on 11th September took credit for a drone attack that blocked the country’s second-largest airport, in which they said they had attacked military aircraft that were
Under the sponsorship of the Korea Cultural Heritage Utilisation Council, the Korea Heritage Service will conduct the “2026 Korea Heritage Week” in October throughout 16 local governments in five regions
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is negotiating with the South Korean government on ways to curb kids’ use of social media, the company said on 10th
The army base, located in central Mopti, was attacked by jihadists on 10th September, military and local sources have told AFP. The Al-Qaeda-backed Group for the Support of Islam
The two countries have officially completed a five-day comprehensive joint drill at sea. The event underscores the ongoing efforts of both countries to strengthen practical military cooperation and contribute to
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its interest rate on Thursday for the second time this year, trying to put out an energy-driven inflation surge. ECB President Christine Lagarde said
Israel, which has imposed new sanctions on goods from West Bank settlements, has demanded that the British government shut down its East Jerusalem consulate within 30 days. The diplomatic response
Thursday session in the U.N. Security Council convened an emergency meeting to deliberate on the fatal protests in Iran at the behest of the United States, although President Donald Trump
Uganda’s elections came to an end on 15th January after a turbulent day of voting during which the internet was shut down, and there were lengthy delays due to technical
One of the highest-ranking Danish officials opined on 14th January that the most fundamental of the disagreements with President Donald Trump about Greenland is still there after meeting with the
The European Commission (EC) is drawing up new sanctions on Iran due to the ongoing riot control operations in the nation and is completely in support of the protesters, EC
The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promised on 9th January that the Islamic Republic would not retreat under the largest protests in years past, and authorities tightened an
On 9th January, Pope Leo condemned the application of military strength as a tool of pursuing diplomatic ends with an unusually angry annual foreign policy speech, where he also demanded
Russia on 8th January, days after France and the UK vowed to send troops to Ukraine in case of a peace agreement, reiterated its long-standing stance of declaring the Western
President Donald Trump issued a warning to Republicans on 6th January that unless they retain their control of Congress during this year’s midterm elections, the Democrats will have him impeached
Provisional results of the electoral commission announced on Monday showed that a third term of office has been won by the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, who
The first occurrence in a U.S. courtroom of Nicolás Maduro provided an insight into the forthcoming legal battle over the questions to be addressed infrequently, with the primary one being
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran, is said to intend to fly to Moscow in case his security agents betray him or rebel against him due to the current
In his speech as the newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani affirmed that he was the one who would reinvent New York City and bring a new generation to the city,
In the early morning, President Trump claimed that the United States had conducted airstrikes on Venezuela and seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife after a series of explosions and
When asked whether the military action by US leader Donald Trump against Venezuela might have violated international law, Labour leader Keir Starmer has not given an outright response. During an
Mali and Burkina Faso announce that they will reject the entry of U.S. citizens in their countries, as the Trump administration did. In the recent past, the two West African
Military officials announced on 15th January that the US military has taken another oil tanker at sea to enforce its sanctions against Venezuela, as the sanctions were announced by Donald
On 14th January, the defense ministry once again endorsed the special defense budget proposed to be funded between 2026 and 2033 in the value of NT 1.25 trillion (USD 39.5 […]
The Russian government announced on 13th January, four days after its last major drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, that it was launching another attack on the power grid in
Pakistan has had final negotiations to sell a deal of $1.5 billion to provide arms and jets to Sudan, a former senior official in Pakistan Air Force and three sources
Officials reported that Russia overnight tested Ukraine by bombing it with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, killing at least four people in the capital. It made only the
The Syrian Army conducts the operation against the SDF controlled by the YPG terrorist group in the city of Aleppo completely, and the developments are observed, the Turkish Ministry of
The warships of some members of the BRICS group of third-world countries were sent to a naval exercise in the waters of Cape Town, which has put host South Africa
On 5th January, the military announced that the IDF had taken the first steps to attack Hezbollah and Hamas terror targets in Lebanon, hours after it had warned that it
A high alert was maintained in Taiwan on 31st December following the large-scale military exercises that it witnessed around the island the day before, with its emergency maritime response centre
On 2nd January, Russian missiles hit the multi-storey apartment building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, leaving the building in ruins and killing at least two and injuring an estimated 25
Thailand had on 31st December freed 18 Cambodian prisoners of war who had been detained for five months as part of a ceasefire deal between the two countries that had
Somalia’s army has killed 29 members of the al-Shabaab militia group in the town of Jabad Godane, southeastern Somalia, in collaboration with global forces, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Thursday.
The recent attacks add to the total figure of known boat strikes, 35, and the total number of people killed is at least 115 since the beginning of September, according
On 12th December, hundreds of people demonstrated in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, protesting against the military coup of last month and demanding the release of opposition leaders, when the heads
South Korea has also signed a preliminary deal with Peru to sell battle tanks and armoured vehicles as part of its biggest defence contract with a Latin American nation, as
On 17th January, thousands of people took to the streets of the capital of Denmark to demonstrate against US President Donald Trump, who wanted to annex Greenland, the autonomous Danish
Federal police fired tear gas and sprayed eye irritants on protestors Tuesday in another day of conflicts in Minneapolis, even as students miles away left a suburban school in a
The second occasion was on 13th January, when French farmers brought their tractors to Paris one week after another to protest against an EU-Mercosur trade agreement that they claim endangers
The Government of Niger State has given a two-month warning to the families residing in hamlets near the Kainji Lake to clear out of the region and be reestablished by
On 14th January, the government announced that it has closed the British embassy in Tehran, which has been closed on a temporary basis. “The British Embassy in Tehran has temporarily
On 6th January, thousands of farmers throughout Ireland came to the town of Athlone to take part in a rolling tractor protest and hold a large national protest against the
On 10th January, the authorities of Iran implied that they may cut back their crackdown on the largest anti-government protests in decades, where the Revolutionary Guards attribute the instability to
In Argentina, the situation in a sparsely populated district of Patagonia had been devastated by wildfires, and authorities in the south had evacuated some 3,000 tourists, officials said on 7th
On 8th January, the Interior Ministry said that about 100 tractors were in place in the capital at a number of symbolic sites, such as in front of the Eiffel
The West African country of Burkina Faso has announced that a plot to assassinate the military leader of the country, Capt Ibrahim Traore, has been averted. The military officer overthrown
Rebels allied to the Islamic State murdered at least 15 individuals in three villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the Lubero territory on 2nd January, continuing the
On 2nd January, a powerful earthquake hit southern Mexico, damaging roads and hospitals and temporarily halting the first press conference of the new year during which President Claudia Sheinbaum was
Four people are thought to be trapped beneath a multi-story building after it collapsed in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi. On Friday, Jan. 2, the Kenya Red Cross said,
Victims of the disastrous bar fire in the luxury Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana are under special burns treatment in special burns units spread throughout Europe, and investigators estimate that
On 1st January, the most recent among a series of attacks on small-scale gold miners in the Andean country, at least three people were killed in an attack on informal
The economy of India will continue to be one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world, with a growth projected at 7.4 per cent in 2025, according to the
The red metal kept gaining a steady but impressive upward momentum, approaching lifetime highs, a strong combination of structural demand, supply tightness, and deep-rooted investor interest. The copper futures contract
Major stock indices and oil prices increased on 5th January. Energy stocks rose, and investors responded calmly to the potential consequences of a U.S. attack that apprehended the Venezuelan president
US $4.6 billion (RM18.65billion) of electronics component investments in India have been given clearance as the Narendra Modi government tries to establish local supply chains and compete with China. Under
On 31st December, the Saudi Arabia National Debt Management center announced that it had completed the process of arranging a $13 billion, seven-year syndicated loan to fund power, water, and
The economy of Singapore increased 5.7 per cent in the fourth quarter compared to a year ago, boosting the full-year growth in the GDP to the highest in 2021, with
Inflation on consumer prices in Pakistan decreased to 5.6% annually in December, and prices declined in the month of December, according to official data released on 1st January. The data
President Donald Trump announced that he planned to impose fresh 100 percent tariffs on Chinese imports starting next month as a retaliatory measure to what he described as aggressive actions
It is a policy-based loan of 400 million dollars granted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist the government in the process of reform to facilitate ease of doing
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has given Morocco a loan of 150 million euros (approximately 176 million U.S. dollars) to renovate infrastructure and accessibility to state services, the representative
The International Monetary Fund announced on 10th December that it had agreed with Ethiopia at the staff level on the fourth review of a 3.4 billion dollar lending programme, which
Canada had recorded a monthly surplus in its international trade after seven months of deficits. According to the statistics from Canada, the country experienced a trade surplus amounting to $153
The Senate of Mexico on 10th December passed up to 50 percent of tariffs on imports next year on the goods of China and some other Asian nations, in an
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters on 5th December that all communications with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda had been positive in most aspects since she assumed the
A Country Strategy Paper (CSP), which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, commits the country to an investment of $1.78 billion to
The representatives of 22 states urged the organisers of the exhibition not to grant Russia a cultural platform. It is the first time that Russia has tried to get back
Moltbook is a social networking platform designed to support artificial intelligence agents, acquired by Meta, which has brought the founders of the company into its AI research department. In accordance
Trying to answer what makes Exeter special, one might refer to such old buildings as Exeter Cathedral or probably even its Roman history. The organisers of its City of Culture
The MPs have opposed an Australia-style ban on social media under-16s, and have supported a flexible ministerial authority. MPs reject call for under-16s social media ban, backing more flexible powers
UNESCO has again sounded a grave alarm and has shown its great concern over the ongoing war in the Middle East, saying the war is exposing some of the most
Over the upcoming days, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, Neptune and Uranus will all be visible concurrently during the night sky, though binoculars or a telescope will be necessary to view
In 2025, the national police agency (NPA) released figures on the number of elementary school children in Japan who became victims of sex crimes and other offences due to social
Azerbaijan will implement age limits to access social networks, as a new presidential order is supposed to protect children against harmful online content. It is a document signed by
On 17 May 2014, at first reading, the parliamentary Committee on Culture and Media passed a bill to ratify an agreement between Bulgaria and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
As a part of the expanded parental supervision features, Instagram will soon start notifying parents in case a teenager searches the app more than once in a short time to
In Belarus, it will be held in 2026, the Days of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan, in the comments of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to
On 25th February, the North Korean supreme ruler, Kim Jong Un, vowed to develop a nuclear weapons programme as he led a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang, where he was
The presentations of the last ten cities under contention in the title race, Italian Capital of Culture 2028, are conducted up until this afternoon, Saturday, 27 February 2026. The gatherings, […]
Travellers to Britain travelling on the basis of an electronic permit need to obtain it before their trip, or they will not be allowed to travel in the country, the
The world-renowned Louvre museum in France is on the verge of a change in leadership after the resignation of its president, Laurence des Cars, on Tuesday, and there is even
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