United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
Belgium has warned it could take legal action if the European Union overrides its national veto to seize frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, intensifying diplomatic tensions ahead of a planned EU
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Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to resign midway through his term, telling Reuters he has felt “humiliated” and sidelined by the interim administration led by Nobel laureate Muhammad
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The United States is preparing to intercept additional ships carrying Venezuelan oil after seizing a tanker this week, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The move marks the
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Pakistan is close to sealing a major defence deal with the United States that would modernise its entire fleet of F-16 fighter jets, marking one of the most significant upgrades to the
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The National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s largest remaining guerrilla group, is willing to restart peace negotiations with President Gustavo Petro’s government — or with the administration elected next year — provided that
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The Trump administration is pressing the International Criminal Court to amend its founding statute to ensure it cannot prosecute President Donald Trump or his senior officials once his term ends in 2029,
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Democracy survives only when citizens are willing to fight for it, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado declared on Wednesday in a speech read by her daughter during a ceremony she
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U.S. allies that fail to adequately fund defense and shirk contributions to collective security will face repercussions, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared at the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley,
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by Our Correspondent in Kathmandu Nepal’s anti-corruption agency has filed sweeping charges against 55 individuals and a Chinese construction company in what has become the country’s largest-ever corruption case, targeting alleged financial
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has sharply criticized elements of the United States’ latest national security strategy, arguing that Europe does not require outside help to safeguard its democratic systems. According to reporting
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Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably preserved 2,000-year-old Egyptian pleasure barge off the coast of Alexandria, offering a rare glimpse into the type of vessel believed to have been used by Cleopatra herself.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited London on Monday, December 8 where he met with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Friedrich Merz, Chancellor of Germany. Two things
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China’s consumer inflation edged up in November, offering a modest sign that the country’s long-running deflationary squeeze may be slowly easing even as deep structural pressures persist. According to figures released Wednesday
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Mexico’s Congress is set to vote this week on a proposed slate of tariffs targeting imports from China, part of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s broader strategy to shield domestic producers and ease trade
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New Zealand’s largest naval vessel briefly encountered a Taiwanese warship while transiting the Taiwan Strait last month, the country’s armed forces said on Tuesday, publishing a rare image of the encounter, Reuters
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