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Wang Yi: The silver fox of Chinese diplomacy

The Communist Party of China Politburo member, with more sway than other Ministers due to his seniority in the party structure, is now the unassailable Czar of President Xi Jinpings foreign policy

24 Aug 2025 1:07 am
Spain's wildfires almost vanquished: official

Spanish firefighters, helped by other EU countries, have been battling blazes that have scorched a record 403,000 hectares (996,000 acres), most of it in the past two weeks, according to the European Forest Fire Information System

23 Aug 2025 9:42 pm
Maduro rails at 'illegal' U.S. deployment off Venezuela

What they're threatening to do against Venezuela regime change, a military terrorist attack is immoral, criminal and illegal, says President Nicolas Maduro

23 Aug 2025 9:38 pm
Texas adopts electoral map aimed at preserving Trump's Congress grip

The bill heads to Governor Greg Abbotts office, where the Republican is expected to swiftly sign it into law. It had been adopted by the state legislatures lower chamber last week

23 Aug 2025 9:04 pm
In a rare visit, Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar lands in Bangladesh on a two-day visit

During the visit, Ishaq Dar will meet the Bangladeshi leadership, including Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus

23 Aug 2025 4:04 pm
Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers

A railway bridge under construction in China has collapsed, killing at least 12 workers and leaving four missing

23 Aug 2025 3:06 pm
North Korea says South Korea fired warning shots at its soldiers; Seoul says troops crossed border

The incursion prompted our military to fire warning shots, Seouls Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, adding, the North Korean soldiers then moved north of the de facto border

23 Aug 2025 1:09 pm
From Abbottabad to Trump: The unbroken chain in U.S.Pakistan military relations

The current U.S.Pakistan dynamic is best understood not as an abrupt policy shift but as the latest expression of a long-standing, security-driven relationship embedded in Washingtons institutional design

23 Aug 2025 10:59 am
Trump threatens massive sanctions for Russia if Ukraine conflict doesnt end

The U.S. President to make important decision on Ukraine peace efforts in two weeks, considering Russian sanctions or inaction

23 Aug 2025 7:01 am
Indians in Ireland: Building a home amid the hostility

On July 19, 2025, an Indian man was assaulted in the suburb of Tallaght in Dublin, Ireland. Since then, there have been several attacks against Indians in the green isle, causing alarm in the immigrant community. With politicians there riding on anti-immigrant rhetoric, the situation has worsened.Priyanka Borpujarireports on how the transformation of Ireland as a major immigrant destination has brought many challenges

23 Aug 2025 2:16 am
Justice Department issues transcripts of interviews with Jeffrey Epsteins ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

The disclosure represents the latest Trump administration effort to repair self-inflicted political wounds after failing to deliver on expectations that its own officials had created through conspiracy theories

23 Aug 2025 12:57 am
FBI searches home of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton

John Bolton served as Donald Trump's third national security adviser for 17 months and clashed with him over Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea

22 Aug 2025 5:57 pm
Sri Lankas former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

Ranil Wickremesinghe will be produced today [August 22] before the Colombo Fort magistrate, a senior official said

22 Aug 2025 2:33 pm
Whats the issue with the way Africa is shown on maps? | Explained

There is no perfect way to flatten the surface of a sphere onto a rectangle, rendering every map a compromise

22 Aug 2025 11:15 am
Trump gives two weeks to assess Russia-Ukraine peace talks

I would say within two weeks were going to know one way or the other, the U.S. President said in a telephone interview when asked about the chances of a peace agreement

22 Aug 2025 8:05 am
Trump administration reviewing all 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations

The department said it was looking for indicators of ineligibility including visa overstays, criminal activity, threats to public safety

22 Aug 2025 1:11 am
First security guarantees, then Putin summit, Zelenskyy says

Russia said that Ukraine did not appear to be interested in long-term peace, accusing Kyiv of seeking security guarantees completely incompatible with Moscow's demands

21 Aug 2025 9:59 pm
Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream blasts

The man, identified as Serhii K., is accused of being part of a cell who placed explosive devices on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, the German prosecutor said.

21 Aug 2025 9:04 pm
Pakistan Supreme Court grants bail to Imran Khan in May 9 violence cases

A three-member Bench of the apex court granted Imran Khan bail after hearing the arguments by his lawyer Salman Safdar, and Punjab Special Prosecutor Zulfiqar Naqvi, who represented the state

21 Aug 2025 5:09 pm
Benjamin Netanyahu escalates attack on Australia's Anthony Albanese as Jewish group urges calm

I think his record is forever tarnished by the weakness that he showed in the face of this Hamas terrorist monsters, Benjamin Netanyahu said

21 Aug 2025 11:57 am
Conflict, poverty, climate change fuel Nigerias worsening malnutrition crisis

Over 600 children have died within six months, with cases of severe acute malnutrition rising by 208% compared to the previous year, says MSF; food insecurity also fuels armed conflict, as desperate families may turn to armed groups in exchange for food, thereby turning it into a vicious cycle

21 Aug 2025 3:16 am
Historic Swedish church arrives at new home after two-day journey

A musical fanfare celebrated its arrival after a meticulously choreographed relocation that began on Tuesday on two remote-controlled flatbed trailers inching forward at a pace of half a kilometre an hour

21 Aug 2025 12:08 am
Wang Yi holds trilateral talks with Taliban, Pakistan FMs

From Delhi, Chinese FM flies to Kabul and then Islamabad, hyphenation normally frowned upon by India

20 Aug 2025 11:05 pm
Russia says captured three settlements in Ukraine's east

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Telegram its troops had continued to advance deep into the enemy defences in the embattled Donetsk region, taking the villages of Sukhetske and Pankivka

20 Aug 2025 9:57 pm
Microsoft workers and activists protest against companys Israel ties, occupy part of campus

The Pro-Palestinian organisation No Azure for Apartheid urged Microsoft to cut its ties with Israel as both current and former Microsoft employees took over part of the company campus in Redmond, Washington

20 Aug 2025 1:57 pm
Israel Defence Minister approves plan to conquer Gaza City

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katzs move, confirmed to AFP by a spokesperson, piled pressure on Hamas as mediators pushing for a ceasefire in the nearly two-year war in Gaza awaited an official Israeli response on their latest proposal

20 Aug 2025 1:07 pm
Netanyahu brands Australia's Albanese 'weak' over Palestinian state recognition

I treat leaders of other countries with respect. I engage with them in a diplomatic way. I don't take these things personally, Albanese responded

20 Aug 2025 12:57 pm