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Storm Goretti raised gale-force winds and heaped volumes of snow on northern Europe on 9th January, blacking out thousands of homes, grounding aircraft, and disrupting train services, to add to
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
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
According to an annual assessment of the United Nations, global economic growth will decline slightly in 2026 as tariffs under President Donald Trump would have a stronger effect and geopolitical
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
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
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently praised the Donald Trump administration’s “energetic” efforts to stop the crisis in Ukraine and hinted that both Russia and the US could strike an agreement
The Donald Trump administration recently produced a report that focused on the human rights situation in the UK. The document released annually looks at global human rights. This time,
The crisis is Gaza has been raging on for almost a couple of years. International outrage about Israel’s continued military operation in the territory is rising and it appears Israeli
US President Donald Trump continues to steal the limelight. Just earlier this month, he signed an order that aims to ensure that political appointees control billions of dollars in federal
Just earlier this month, the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand met for their annual meet-up. The mood has been described as ‘far from frosty’ by global media outlets.
Russia’s so-called brutal military operation in neighbouring Ukraine is often considered a critical catalyst for cooperation among Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. The US-based CNAS is calling this the
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a surprise military exercise on Sunday, codenamed “Dawn,” aimed at evaluating the preparedness of its general headquarters and main command centers for large-scale, multi-front
Russia and China have begun large-scale joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, just one day after Donald Trump announced the deployment of two U.S. nuclear submarines near Russian
An attack on a military base in northern Burkina Faso has reportedly left around 50 soldiers dead, according to local sources. The assault occurred on Monday in Dargo, located in
The F-35 stealth fighter jet program, hailed as a technological marvel of 21st-century air power, is once again under intense scrutiny following a crash involving a US Navy F-35 in
In a move that underscores Serbia’s increasingly complex foreign policy, Serbian and Chinese special forces concluded their first-ever joint military training exercise, Peacekeeper 2025, from July 19–28 in China’s Hebei
According to a budget announcement made by the German Bundestag, Ukraine is allocated a huge budget of $9.7 Billion in 2026 as military aid by the German Government. The aid
Womad festival, the worldwide music festival which was co-founded by Peter Gabriel, will be back in 2026 at a different location. In 2025, the festival had a one-year hiatus to
The largest food benefits program in the country would be out of funds on 1st November. On Friday, almost at the same time, two federal judges decided that the administration
In the Isle of Man, the residents are being invited to participate in a five-day festival about the native language of the island. Cooish, the annual event, opens on 5th
On 1st November, the 14th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th Chinese People Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee passed a decision to hold grand commemorative activities to
The treasure trove of golden treasures and antiquities describing life in ancient Egypt will be publicly displayed at the new museum to break records in Cairo. The Grand Egyptian Museum
Simultaneously, Kashmir is quickly becoming popular as a tourism destination in sports, with the second edition of the Kashmir Marathon being successfully conducted on November 1, 2025. Overall, 1,500 participants, […]
Late last month, media reports suggested the US is not going to impose its reciprocal tariff of 19% on Indonesian goods starting this month, as both countries had yet to
Just recently, Reuters released a report about Indonesia’s Danantara and US-based KBR planning to sign an $8 billion contract to build 17 modular oil refineries. The report made the mention
Just recently, Portugal announced a meticulous plan amounting to €4 billion to expand and modernise its main ports in the next 10 years. 75% of this task is going to […]
Last month, media reports from different parts of the globe focused on a key agreement. South Korea has agreed to put in $150 billion into a dedicated US shipbuilding fund,
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) – a 191-country lender – has upgraded the economic outlook for the global economy, including the US, for 2025 and 2026 as President Donald Trump’s […]
Former United States President Donald Trump announced an investment of $550 billion by Japan to the United States under a framework for trading and investing. Described as the “largest foreign
At least nine people died and dozens were injured in a crowd crush in a well-known Hindu temple in southern India on 1st November, local officials said. This was in
The Hong Kong economy has been on a continuous growth in the third quarter of 2025, with the real gross domestic product (GDP) increasing 3.8 percent on an annual basis
According to the World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that India will remain one of the fastest-growing economies in the category of emerging
Mortgage holders are not likely to receive a handout this week, as a revitalised inflation is likely to keep the Reserve Bank from reducing interest rates in the near future.
On Saturday, the internal security service of Georgia announced that it had detained three of its Chinese nationals in the capital Tbilisi, on grounds that they had tried to unlawfully
The Russian central bank on 24th October announced that it was reducing the key interest rate to 16.5 percent, 0.5 percent lower than 17 percent. The fourth quarter-point cut is […]
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