Wednesday’s meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels was, on paper, about coordinating military aid for Ukraine and welcoming the new US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth into the international fold. In practice, it was…
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Ecuador’s president questions first-round election results in a claim ruled out by election observers
by adminEcuador’s President Daniel Noboa claimed, without evidence, that the first round of the country’s presidential election was rife with “irregularities” after he made it to the second round with a slim lead — which authorities…
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Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ vision needed an Arab reality check. This royal visit only encouraged it
by adminIt was supposed to be the moment US President Donald Trump’s vision of bringing peace to the Middle East by redeveloping the war-torn Gaza strip into “Riviera” style premium housing and permanently relocating its more…
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Clarity is beginning to form around US President Donald Trump’s plans for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine, with his administration appearing to accept some of the Kremlin’s key demands that Ukraine should not join NATO…
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Resort that hosted war-separated families being dismantled by North Korea, Seoul says
by adminNorth Korea is dismantling a facility at its Mount Kumgang resort used for hosting meetings between families separated after the Korean War, South Korea said on Thursday, in the latest sign of strained tensions between…
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They fled repression in Venezuela. They may migrate again due to the US foreign aid freeze
by adminThe sewing machines and computers sit collecting dust in the dark. They were once tools of hope and empowerment, a promise for those seeking to build a life for themselves. This abandoned workshop is no…
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Nights out drinking can often end badly. But in Japan, they have a habit of going spectacularly wrong for government employees – who on at least two occasions in recent years have lost sensitive personal…
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Deadly gas explosion in Taiwan tears through shopping mall floor, kills at least five
by adminA gas explosion at a shopping mall in Taiwan on Thursday killed at least five people and injured several others, according to authorities. Dramatic videos of the explosion in the city of Taichung, on the…
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For three years he was the center of the room, but now is perhaps unsure if he is even in the right one. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been a totemic figure of the West’s…
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has dominated headlines during President Donald Trump’s second term. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK party leader who initiated Britain’s departure from the European Union, has been taking notes. Farage…