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More than any other outside group is spending money on the midterm elections in 2026, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The pro-Israel advocacy group has spent millions of
Google on 28th August announced it has updated its spam policy in Europe in response to concerns raised by EU authorities that might have led to an antitrust fine by
With outer island communities making their way to Funafuti to share their culture, stories and knowledge, Tuvalu’s first Arts Festival is already in the air. The Fakaapo Tuvalu Arts
The troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), together with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) Tactical Team, have been able to neutralise over 21 terrorists and destroy a
The deployment of the Greek military on Cyprus will be continued until further notice, Greek officials have decided. The strategic move involves sustaining the presence of four F-16 fighter jets
Uzbekistan is now likely to have the largest proportion of gold in its foreign currency reserves, according to Fitch Ratings in a recent report. The international credit rating agency pointed
Following a week of heavy regional diplomacy with Omani and Pakistani officials, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani recently went to Tehran. In the
Investors have once again shown their interest in consumer social media platforms after a social media start-up has raised $21 million in a Series A funding round. The app, Retro,
More than 300 people were arrested, and dozens of suspects were identified after street demonstrations spiralled into late-night rioting in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, officials said on 28th August.
Meta has consented to massively overhaul Facebook and Instagram as part of a huge settlement with US states over claims that the social media platforms were engineered to be addictive
Montréal has been designated a UNESCO City of Design for 20 years, and the city’s approach to design and architecture is now a key element of public policy, procurement and
The Balkans are busy with their own fires this summer, waving their fire hoses across borders to assist their neighbours, while a disaster of another magnitude is playing out in
The Romanian Ministry of National Defense has announced a military reservist mobilization exercise to take place in Bucharest and in neighbouring Ilfov county soon, according to a statement. The exercise,
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has urged the governments to “take spirited measures” to confront their economic weaknesses in the face of the growing challenges in the
The Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the region starting from Sunday, with a state visit to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, and at the same time participate in a regional summit
The residents of the northern English constituency of Makerfield are going to the polls on Thursday. The by-election is a key one that could pave the way for the next
Russia’s primary day during the high-profile Russia-ASEAN summit was held in the city of Kazan recently. The event is the first official event of the 35th anniversary of the establishment
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have shown a new level of hope for peace in Ukraine. The leaders signed a joint declaration at a summit hosted
On June 7, the Armenians will go to the polls in a pivotal election that will decide whether they will continue on the road to the West or back to
China’s president Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next week in his first trip in nearly seven years, both sides said on 5th June. His visit will be the
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sent an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin calling for a direct meeting between the two leaders to put an end to the war.
The Office of the Supreme Leader recently released a written statement saying that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei considers Israel’s strategy to be shifting toward “promoting internal disunity” in Iran. Khamenei claims
The government announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their tenuous truce, on condition. The agreement aims to create “pilot security zones” in Lebanon, in which Hezbollah would
Abelardo de la Espriella, the hard-right Colombian candidate for president, says he will step up its diplomatic ties with the United States more than ever before. This pledge comes shortly
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before lawmakers, sort of stressing that Washington will not give Iran sanctions relief just because Tehran is reopening the Strait of Hormuz. He
Polling for the parliamentary elections in Malta is officially underway and opinion polls suggest a fourth consecutive victory for the country’s ruling Labour Party which won a historic 31 of
Hungary’s new prime minister Peter Magyar will meet with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels this Friday. This is his first meeting with the leaders of
The U.S. and Iran have reportedly agreed to extend their current ceasefire for another 60 days. If it is completed, the agreement would remove the limitations on Strait of Hormuz
A secret on the books was a French colonial-era law that treated human beings as property, which was in effect for almost two hundred years following the official abolition of
Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially landed in the capital of Astana for a high-profile state visit, which is the highest level of diplomatic interaction between the two countries.
The former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone is to host a massive five-day joint training exercise led by the New Hampshire National Guard, beginning next Monday. The exercise
On the 2nd and through the night of the 3rd June 2026, the Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a series of well coordinated action in the active occupation zones and against
Early Wednesday morning, an Iranian drone and missile attack damaged infrastructure, resulting in multiple injuries and diverting incoming flights at Kuwait’s international airport. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation
Russian air attacks on a few major Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, left at least 18 people dead and more than 100 wounded early Tuesday. Those harsh strikes
The two countries have officially begun a joint military exercise, dubbed “Steppe Partner 2026.” More than 600 officers and soldiers of both countries attended the opening ceremony held on Saturday
Russia has sent 232 drones and one ballistic missile into Ukraine in a huge attack in the middle of the night. It was not long before the violence crossed the
Lithuania has successfully finished construction of a new anti-tank weapons range at the Rūdninkai military training ground, which cost €1.08m. On Friday, the Ministry of National Defence said it has
The Sudanese Armed Forces have managed to fend off a joint assault on Thursday by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N). The fighting between
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it responded to a US airbase in Kuwait by firing a retaliatory attack. The attack on Thursday was made at 04:50 a.m. local
Recently, the PLA Naval Aviation University in China held a live-fire combat training exercise for pilot cadets of the J-15 carrier-based fighter jet. The drill was intended to mimic conditions
The Israeli military has substantially stepped up its attacks in southern Lebanon, striking more than 100 sites overnight. The strikes were reportedly aimed at storage facilities, observation points, and command
North Korea did fire a bunch of close-range ballistic missiles into the sea, so that counts as its newest showing of military force so far this year. As reported by
The United States has recently rolled out new military strikes aimed at Iranian missile sites and also mine-laying boats around southern Iran. It was done near the port city of
The European Union and NATO are advancing a massive infrastructure project that would bring about a “special zone” for soldiers and weapons to be flown across Europe at high speed,
The Army Rocket Force Command on 14th May successfully tested the ground-launched indigenously-developed Fatah-IV cruise missile, said the Army’s media affairs branch. The weapon system was “fit with advanced
The troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force (North West), deployed in the States of Sokoto, Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara, under Operation Fansan Yamma, have continued to embark on a
After weeks of anti-government demonstrations over “high levels of living costs and economic pressure” that have since spiralled into a burgeoning political crisis, Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz declared a state
Two trains crashed on 19th June, killing one train driver and seriously injuring dozens of people on one of the trains north of London. One passenger reported being thrown forward
The United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, has issued a warning that its citizens should be aware of possible disruptions in traffic, congestion and roadblocks throughout Kenya on June 25
The gunmen attacked the nation’s largest airport on 18th June, killing 35 people, according to Nigerian authorities, in the second attack in under five months. The residents of the
On 17th June, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) killed three terrorists of Fitna Al-Khawarij, after which it carried out a search operation in the area and recovered a
The Nigerian Army soldiers deployed in Operation HADIN KAI have achieved some positive outcomes in their counter terrorism activities, especially in the North-East where they have been deployed, destroying IEDs,
ISIS has claimed responsibility for killing two Syrian soldiers in the northern province of Aleppo, in a statement on the group’s Telegram channel. The Syrian army has lost two
Pakistan’s security forces on 5th June shot dead six suspected militants in an intelligence-based operation in the restive Balochistan province of the south-west of the country, amid a rise in
The Nigerian military has stopped the attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists in troops’ strongholds in Gajigana, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno
Chile’s Student Confederations mobilised thousands of students in the Chilean capital city of Santiago on 3rd June to protest against austerity measures by President José Antonio Kast. The initial
Workers launched a second general strike in six months to disrupt services in Portugal on 3rd June, and hundreds of flights were cancelled, as well as train services and schools,
A Kenyan court on 2nd June indefinitely delayed the opening of a proposed U.S. Ebola quarantine facility in the country, which has sparked protests that claimed two lives, calling on
Somalia on 2nd June said it conducted coordinated operations, killing 28 Al Shabab terrorists in the country’s Hiran and Middle Shabelle regions with the support of international partners. There
At least 18 people were killed and 35 others injured, mostly women and children, when a truck carrying Afghan refugees from neighbouring Pakistan overturned today on a road in the
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed worry about the use of stablecoins at scale for cross-border payments in Nigeria. Nigeria has been the largest recipient of stablecoin inflows in
This is Iran’s worst inflation crisis since the Second World War. A sharp increase in prices is driving workers, retirees, and small businesses further into financial difficulty. The Iranian economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that oil prices are now just 3 per cent above the April baseline global growth projection that it based its calculations on. But while
The Italian national statistics bureau ISTAT has lowered its estimate for economic growth in the country to 0.7% for 2026 from last December’s 0.8%. The agency also forecast that the
The World Bank just released its newest report, basically saying food prices are now parked at the highest level since January 2024. And yeah, the rise came right after that
Ethiopia is set to get another $468 million in crucial financing, after a successful staff-level accord with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It also signals the wrapping up of the
After renewed arms struggle between the U.S. and Iran, oil prices are starting to rise spirally towards $100 a barrel. Fewer people are now hopeful of a peace deal soon,
Eurozone inflation, according to an estimate, picked up to about 3.2% in May, largely because energy prices jumped up again; in fact, they rose at double-digit levels. This kind of
Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the Financial Market Committee of the State Duma, has forecast a possible 2% growth rate for the Russian economy by 2026’s end. He expressed his positive
The Government of Kenya has ambitious plans to rapidly scale up its digital economy with an aim of creating a formidable $100 billion economy from a total of $7 billion
The French economy officially shrank by 0.1% in the first quarter of the year, from the fourth quarter of the last year. The new figure from the National Institute of
China’s central bank has given informal instructions to big state-run banks to push up their lending this month, Reuters reported. The rare “window guidance” highlights continued pressure on the economy
Gold reversed a loss on Thursday after the release of eagerly awaited April U.S. consumer and wholesale price data. But bullion prices posted their third straight losing session even after
With Afghanistan’s economic growth stuck around 4.8% in 2025, poverty and financial strain will likely be hitting the country hard. The World Bank’s latest “Afghanistan Development Update” seems to suggest
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has officially begun its meetings in Kyiv to assess the country’s continued financial progress. This trip actually counts as the critical first review of
The Minister for Culture of Italy is visiting the Italian Parliament to urge collaboration between the two countries for the recovery and conservation of the looted antiquities, which can serve
There is a new study that reveals that fact-checkers who flag pages as fake (and have received over 10 times as many) continue to monetise the content on those pages,
Three social media platforms have been ordered to block access to 14 posts which “target the Indian community and undermine Singapore’s model of multiculturalism”, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
The Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE) survey has revealed that the majority of Nigerians are in favour of steps to be taken to curb children’s access
Google has announced a new feature that will make it far easier to follow your preferred content creators, journalists, and online personalities without having to switch apps. The new
The original functionality on TikTok was to upload videos, and for the most part, that’s still the case. The platform has changed over the years, though. The new addition is
The Türkiye Culture Route Festival will take place in Trabzon with concerts, exhibitions, gastronomy events, theatre performances and children’s activities from 6th to 14th of June. The festival is organised
Microsoft announced the new version of its Majorana quantum processor, which it redesigned with the help of AI, on 2nd June. Microsoft claimed the new chip is a thousand times
The Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Samir Sharifov, made the above statement in an interview with BelTA during Azerbaijan’s Culture Days in Belarus in 2027. Sharifov underlined that cultural
Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp owner Meta has fixed a critical security flaw in its AI-powered support assistant that enabled attackers to circumvent security measures and hijack high-traffic Instagram accounts, as
During a visit, a working session was held at the official level with Lazare Eloundou Assomo, UNESCO’s Acting Deputy Director General for Culture – Director of the UNESCO World Heritage
Pakistan took its rich cultural heritage to a big international cultural festival in Berlin, leaving a lasting impression on the audience with colourful performances showcasing Pakistan’s diverse traditions. The traditional
A White House official said on 29th May that President Donald Trump had called a meeting in the White House Situation Room to decide on the final approval of a
Meta is out with a new app that didn’t get much attention. It’s called Forum, and they’re simply taking a Reddit-style Facebook Groups and making it into a product of
Indeed, to this day, one of the most cherished icons of Sudanese culture is the Beja sword (kaskara) which continues to be revered greatly by the residents of eastern Sudan.
On 6th June, the rich cultural heritage of the Lekki Kingdom came alive as the sons and daughters, residents and friends of the Lekki community converged to celebrate the colourful
The theme of the expo is “New Products, New Scenarios, New Technologies, New Business Models”, aimed at speeding up the industrial transformation through the promotion of upgrades in cultural and
In Frankfurt, Germany, a festival was organised celebrating the culture of the Hazara people with the participation of various ethnic communities, highlighting cultural resistance to erasure and discrimination. The
France’s parliament, on 7th May officially adopted the law aimed at simplifying the process of repatriation of plundered artworks to their home countries. The adoption came amid preparations by
The Kingdom of Morocco is set to host a cultural event, marking the official launch of the ‘Rabat World Book Capital 2026’ programme on 24 April 2026, and the 31st […]
According to official and local media, Israeli troops have destroyed the shrine of Prophet Shimon the Just in the town of Shamaa in the Tyre district. Israeli artillery fire
Cyprus is in the spotlight ahead of the awards ceremony in Nicosia in May, as it has a number of cultural heritage projects which were recognised in the European Heritage
From the Taishan Mountain to the Yellow Sea, and from the homeland of Confucius and Mencius to the wetlands of the Yellow River, Shandong province is doubling down on using
As part of the celebrations of the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on April 23, a massive lineup of cultural and educational events is planned in Istanbul. The city will
With the Swedish Ministry of Culture, up to the sum of SEK 12 million (approximately USD 1.3 million), the UNESCO-led emergency cultural heritage will intervene in the Khortytsia National Reserve
They contain a third of the world’s remaining elephants, tigers and panda bears, as well as the final 10 vaquitas (or Pacific porpoises). These sites are home to more than
The highly anticipated 2026 European Culture Street officially opened this Friday in the vibrant city of Hangzhou, the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province. The event which runs until Saturday
A historic building in Istanbul is set to be restored to its former glory as a new cultural and artistic centre, with Karakoy Palace to open on April 25 after
Phase 2 of the 139th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) – to be held in Guangzhou from April 23 to 27 – will focus on goods like hardware, […]
The hidden cave beneath the 11th-century fortress in Wales contains secrets which can transform the entire prehistory of the nation. Wogan Cavern can be reached through a spiral staircase which
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