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The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has made a formal statement to parliament, alleging that there is no evidence at all that Morocco had prepared or allowed for a massive
Meta says it has deactivated the cameras of thousands of smart glasses that were found to have been hacked. Issues with the glasses, known as “pervert glasses,” have been
Lahore has been selected as the ‘Tourism and Cultural Capital’ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) for the year 2026-27, elevating the Pakistani city to the forefront of the organisation’s
German police were on 2nd September probing a second attempt at sabotage in the country’s energy network – just 24 hours after Russia was accused of a drone strike at
The Danish Ministry of Defence is sending military recruits to Greenland for the first time in recent years. The recruitment programme is to be the largest in the country’s history
The Senegalese government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have completed two years of hard and sometimes difficult talks to finalize a new financing agreement of $2.2 billion. The objective
The 12th Sarang Festival will be held in September at the Embassy of India, Korea. Prestigious Indian classical dancers and filmmakers have been brought to Korea from Sept. 15- 22.
Senior advisers to President Donald Trump are working to prevent the war with Iran from spiraling out of control before the November midterm elections for political consequences that would affect
Instagram has decided to change its name from ‘AI creator’ to ‘AI-generated profile‘ for profiles created using AI to ensure that users are aware when the profile contains an AI-generated
The SBU and the State Security Service of Ukraine (SSS) thwarted the attempt to organise a terrorist act against one of the leaders of the Russian opposition movement who came
President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran with more force at any moment, during a press conference at The White House on Wednesday. Trump said the U.S. had been able
In Japan, inflation is expected to hit the central bank’s 2 percent price stability target on a steady basis, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said. Speaking at the
The Trump administration’s new rules for how mail ballots are counted pose a big practical challenge for election officials in the United States: They just don’t have enough time to
The recent exhibition of Egyptian antiquities in Hong Kong has shown how much people have remained interested in history and the cultural interaction between Asia and the Middle East.
Over 1000 people have been killed, and thousands remain unaccounted for as rescue workers struggle to find people in the aftermath of the devastating flood disaster on the China-Nepal border.
To reinforce countermeasures against aggression, the major defense agreement between Canada and the Philippines was signed on 2nd November, officials said, which is the main antagonist of China’s increasingly aggressive
According to the Hungarian Prime Minister, Hungary would collapse economically due to the decrease in Russian oil, since it obtains over four-fifths of its crude oil imports from Russia. The
On 24th October, U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited an Israeli center led by U.S. forces in Israel to manage the Gaza ceasefire, with the Trump administration attempting
Prime Minister Mark Carney has given a target of doubling Canada’s exports to non-U.S. U.S. in the next ten years by claiming that American tariffs are causing an investment goosebumps.
Catherine Connolly, an independent leftwing candidate, has won the landslide election and has been confirmed as the next president of Ireland. After getting 63 percent of the first preference votes,
The US Treasury Department has also imposed sanctions on the Colombian president Gustavo Petro, who is also among the most vocal of international critics of Donald Trump. According to Treasury
Over 20 countries that support Ukraine have vowed to “take Russian oil and gas off the global market” as part of pressure on President Vladimir Putin over the war.
An EU- and US-supported UN Security Council resolution to grant a proposed international stabilisation force strong authority to manage security within Gaza is being drafted, with the strong likelihood that
New Zealand is re-imposing sanctions on Iran because of concerns regarding Iran’s non-compliance with its nuclear commitments, Foreign Minister Winston Peters stated on 17th October. The statement announced the re-imposition
India questioned assertions by Donald Trump that its prime minister, Narendra Modi, had consented to discontinue purchasing Russian oil. Trump asserted on 15th October that Modi had informed him “today”
Pakistan and the Taliban government of Afghanistan report that they have signed a short-term ceasefire after new border fighting and reported Pakistani air raids on Kabul and Kandahar. The two
A global agreement with Iran intended to make the world secure from the proliferation of atomic weapons has come to a formal end, as Tehran declared the closure of the
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has resolved to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 to Maria Corina Machado. She is being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her relentless
Emmanuel Macron has called in executives of some of his political parties in his office to demand they exhibit a sense of collective responsibility as he tries to find a
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has criticised the EU as committing “an obvious double standard” by upholding a minerals agreement with Rwanda to provide Europe’s high-tech industries while imposing
Three US and European officials who were briefed on this matter said that the Pentagon had authorized the White House to offer long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, assuming it would
On 24th October, the parliament of Croatia voted to bring back compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member states. The action is occurring in the backdrop of
The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military forces has confessed that his troops are undergoing some hard times putting Pokrovsk – a strategic town at the front line of the eastern front
The Japanese claimed to have scrambled jet planes on 24th October to spy on the Russian warplanes, including strategic bombers, which could carry nuclear arms, that had been flying along
At least four people died and 20 were wounded after Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukraine overnight on 25th October, officials said, and elicited new demands by the president of
The Nigerian military killed more than 50 Boko Haram militants in response to drone attacks on military bases in the country’s northeast, the army said Thursday. Army spokesperson Sani Uba
On 24th October, the Pentagon announced that it was sending the United States’ best aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a significant enhancement in the war on drug cartels that the
The country of Belgium is researching drone sightings at a military base on 1st November evening, as the defense minister of Belgium indicated. Drones suspected to be flown by the
The United States on 13th October declared that it stood behind its Philippine ally and asserted their joint defense agreement, following a collision between Chinese and Philippine ships. The tensions
Russian troops are still making incremental gains along various sections of the extensive front line in Ukraine – despite another appeal by US President Donald Trump for a battle hiatus
A military colonel who grabbed power in a coup seized Madagascar’s top leadership post 17th October during a breathtakingly swift takeover that deposed the president and had him running from
Two of China’s highest-ranking military officers have been kicked out of the Communist Party and the armed forces on corruption grounds, the nation’s defense ministry announced on 17th October, the
The LPG tanker MV Falcon was ablaze and drifting on 18th October off the coast of Yemen, having reported an explosion that led to members of the crew abandoning the
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on 10th October announced an agreement that has been finalized to allow the Qatari Emiri Air Force to build a complex at the Mountain Home Air
The Ukrainian armed forces attacked a large Russian ammunition factory, oil terminal and weapons store on 6th October with long-range drones, officials reported. Kyiv dealt Moscow’s war machine another setback
The US troops have struck a second ship purported to be transporting drugs in the Pacific Ocean as the US campaign against drug smuggling in the seas intensifies. The strike
Police showered protesters with tear gas, and many demonstrators and riot police were wounded in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes when thousands of protesters marched on 15th October to
Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the heart of St Petersburg in a rare display of protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin to sing anti-war protest songs. Young people protested by
Flights from Bangladesh’s largest airport have been suspended following a major fire at the cargo terminal, officials confirmed. Thirty-six fire units were fighting the fire on 18th October, Talha Bin
Four died in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as security personnel opened fire and used teargas to scatter large crowds at a stadium where the body of opposition leader Raila Odinga lay
They were lawyers and teachers, fired government workers and military veterans. Students and retirees, children and grandmothers. Coming in swarms around the nation in big cities and small towns, they
At least 24 died and 47 were injured while demonstrating against the military government of Myanmar when an army motorised paraglider released two bombs among them, a government-in-exile spokesperson said
Roughly 1,000 protesters marched through the capital of Madagascar on 9th October, having a confrontation with police that used tear gas and stun grenades in an effort to scatter them
Two strong offshore earthquakes hit off the coast of the southern Philippines on 10th October and claimed at least seven lives, with towns close to the epicenter experiencing structural damage
Germany is to authorize police to shoot down malicious drones such as those that have caused havoc at airports in Europe, and which some European leaders have blamed on a
Judges at the International Criminal Court on 10th October denied a petition by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from custody, ruling that he was likely to refuse
At least 91 civilians were killed in Sudan’s beleaguered city of el-Fasher in attacks by the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, over the course of 10 days last
Demonstrations in more than a dozen cities have jolted Morocco for a week straight, with the young people behind them showing they can translate digital discontent into a real-world movement
In an attempt to stem irregular migration, Poland on Wednesday prolonged temporary controls on its frontiers with Germany and Lithuania through April 4, 2026, the interior and administration minister announced.
At least 12 forest guards were killed when gunmen invaded a community in north-central Nigeria, local police reported on 29th Sept. No group has claimed responsibility for the Sunday
France’s economy minister has called a new reduction in the nation’s credit rating “a wake-up call” for lawmakers to once and for all approve the 2026 budget, as political deadlock
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on 18th October said India is likely to post positive export growth during the current financial year despite tension from global trade disruptions and
The effect of Brexit on the UK economy will be negative “for the foreseeable future”, the UK’s most senior banker has warned. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey explained that
Chile’s state-owned copper company, Codelco, reported its lowest copper production in over two decades after a mine collapse suspended the recovery from a prolonged period of production weakness. Based on
The EU acted on 7th October to double tariffs on foreign steel – following the book of US President Donald Trump – to protect the bloc’s ailing sector from a
The financial guarantees EU members will presumably need to offer in the event of a reparation loan to Ukraine should not be included in the deficit and debt targets of
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on 9th October that Washington purchased Argentine pesos and concluded a $20 billion economic support program to assist in supporting the South American country’s
President Donald Trump announced on 10th October that he would implement new 100% tariffs on imports from China starting next month in response to what he called “aggressive” moves by
BHP is spending more than A$840 million in a chain of growth-facilitating projects at Olympic Dam, to deepen the pillars of underground mining productivity and keep constructing its world-class copper
Brazil’s lower house has passed an exemption of as much as 5,000 reais ($940) a month in income from taxation, double the current rate and an objective of President Luiz
South Africa’s vehicle industry has received a major shot in the arm after Chinese and Indian automobile firms committed to upgrading their operations from semi-knocked-down (SKD) assembly to full-fledged manufacturing,
Bank of America Global Research on Friday advanced its estimate for the next Federal Reserve interest-rate cut to October from December, citing evidence of a weakening labor market. It
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 aspirations could be coming into contact with a frigid fiscal reality. Fitch Ratings cautioned on Friday that Riyadh is facing increasing financial risks as oil prices
The Russian Finance Ministry stated on Sept 24 that it was suggesting from 2026 to increase the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 20 percent to 22 percent in an effort […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) predicted that Türkiye’s economy will expand 3.1% this year and 3.5% in 2026. The bank published its Regional Economic Outlook report for
When the nuclear age began, scientists came up with the Doomsday Clock, a mere message to humanity, a visual representation of the proximity of the world to the brink of
Two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal confirmed by Indian authorities that they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak, as several Asian countries stepped up health checks and
Nagpur is excited to experience a new youthful energy once more as Zero Mile Fest 2026 (ZMF) 2026, being the annual cultural flagship fest of IIM Nagpur, returns larger, louder
TikTok has settled to prevent it from taking part in a historic social media addiction case – a case hours before a jury was set to be selected in California.
As winter settles over the mountains of Utah, a long and important chapter in film history comes to an end. This year’s edition of a famous independent film festival was
Rio de Janeiro is seeing record numbers of tourists, but many visitors are now skipping the usual postcard sights. Instead of only visiting Copacabana, Christ the Redeemer, or Sugarloaf Mountain,
High temperatures in the southeast of Australia fuelled bushfires, hundreds of people living in country towns were forced to evacuate, and record temperatures were experienced, with Melbourne registering the highest
Mr Sardar Umar Alam, the UNESCO Representative and the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office of the Pacific States, made a courtesy visit to the Honourable Prime Minister of Samoa,
Swindon’s arts and cultural organisations have come together to support the town’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2029. The bid was officially launched on Monday, 26 January 2026,
The UK is planning a new study. In this, thousands of students will take part to see if spending less time on social media can improve their mental health. The
People across the UK were treated to a rare and beautiful sight as the Northern Lights lit up the night sky. Shades of green, pink, and purple were seen across
A winter storm alert has been raised by the weather officials for Americans! After this, millions of people across the United States are preparing to protect themselves from serious damage
The Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi will host the annual Happy Tet festival from February 6 to 10. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage location with over 1,000 […]
On 22nd January, the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, expressed his apology that he had failed to stop the Bondi Beach mass shooting, and the whole country celebrated a day
With the beginning of the new year, the cultural activity of Paraguay is again discovering their rhythm along the banks of rivers, historic places, libraries and community areas around the
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