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
U.S. President Donald Trump asked Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to avoid further escalation in a dispute with China during a call this week, two Japanese government sources told Reuters. The discussion
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Multiple international airlines have suspended flights to and from Caracas amidst a heightened US military presence in the Caribbean, after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Friday.
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The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it reached a staff-level agreement on a new four-year, $8.2 billion program for Ukraine, Reuters reported, as the country faces mounting fiscal pressures due to
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A covert confrontation erupted inside a classified CIA archival facility in early April when a team acting on behalf of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arrived unannounced to seize still-classified files
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After 26 years in a Turkish prison, Abdullah Ocalan is once again at the center of Turkey’s efforts to end the Kurdistan Workers Party’s (PKK) four-decade insurgency, according to reporting from Reuters.
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Steve Witkoff, fresh from the success of the Gaza peace agreement, held a brief phone call last month with Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy adviser, to explore options for
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Two China-born giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, safely arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Wednesday after traveling on a chartered flight from France. Upon arrival, the pair was transferred to
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China faced a tense period for its crewed space programme as the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft was rapidly launched to serve as a lifeboat for the Tiangong space station, also known as the “Heavenly
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Chinese military‑linked researchers have conducted detailed simulations exploring how to disable Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite communications system during a potential conflict over Taiwan, according to newly published scientific papers. As reported by
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Ehud Olmert, Israel’s former prime minister, has told Times UK that only U.S. President Donald Trump possesses the influence and authority to achieve a two-state solution in Israel and Gaza, warning that
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Reports from inside North Korea suggest a widening gap between the country’s wealthy elite and its struggling population, with the small trading class increasingly displaying conspicuous wealth while most citizens face bitter
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The BBC is facing renewed scrutiny after the author of a leaked 19-page memo claimed that the broadcaster suffers from systemic bias and that former Director-General Tim Davie had an “editorial blindspot.”
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Kazakhstan, a country that likes to present itself as a bridge between East and West, has once again shown how fragile that bridge can be when Beijing leans too heavily on one
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China has sharply escalated its dispute with Japan by taking its grievances to the United Nations, a move that follows weeks of economic retaliation and fierce political attacks after Japanese Prime Minister
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A majority of judges on a Brazil Supreme Court panel voted Monday to uphold the preventive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, keeping him behind bars while he awaits the start of
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