World
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week for the first time in nearly a decade in a bid to repair strained relations and reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the United States amid rising tensions under President Donald Trump.Carney, who arrives Wednesday, aims to double...
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said his government is not holding talks with the United States, a day after President Donald Trump issued threats toward the Caribbean nation following a recent U.S. attack on Venezuela.In a series of posts on X, Díaz-Canel responded to Trump’s ...
President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to seize control of Greenland have strained relations within NATO and raised questions about how the world’s largest security alliance functions when tensions arise among its own members.NATO, founded in 1949 to counter the Soviet Union, is built...
Nationwide protests in Iran, driven by deepening economic hardship, are placing renewed pressure on the country’s theocratic leadership as authorities shut down internet and phone networks to curb unrest.The demonstrations erupted amid a collapsing economy worsened by renewed UN sanctions over...
US President Donald Trump is holding off on immediate military action against Iran despite a violent crackdown on protests that has killed more than 600 people, as he considers messages from Tehran indicating a willingness to engage in talks.Trump has repeatedly warned that the use of deadly force a...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters in nationwide demonstrations that activists said Monday had left at least 599 people dead.Iran had no direct reaction to Trump's comments, whi...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown of Nara on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen ties between the two neighbours as Japan’s relations with China continue to deteriorate.The meeting comes amid heightened regional tensions. Lee’...
World,Diplomachy
The United States and India remain actively engaged in talks on a bilateral trade agreement aimed at strengthening their economic and strategic partnership, despite tensions over New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil, the US ambassador-designate to India said Monday.Since Russia&rsquo...
Hamas said on Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a new Palestinian technocratic leadership committee assumes control of the territory under a US-brokered peace plan, though it did not say when the transition would happen.Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority have yet to...
The United Nations’ top court on Monday began hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority, a case first brought by Gambia in 2019.Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Myanmar’s military of violating the 1948 G...
President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a stark warning to the government of Cuba, saying the Caribbean island must negotiate with the United States “before it is too late” after Cuba’s long-standing source of Venezuelan oil and money was cut off amid Washington’s takeover of...
Supporters of Nepal’s former royal family rallied in the capital on Sunday, calling for the restoration of the monarchy ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for March.It was the first major demonstration by backers of deposed King Gyanendra since an interim government was formed followin...
Britain is holding discussions with its NATO allies on strengthening security in the Arctic region to counter growing threats from Russia and China, a senior government minister said on Sunday.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks were routine and not linked to recent comments by US Pre...
World,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
President Donald Trump said Sunday he is “inclined” to exclude ExxonMobil from participating in Venezuela’s oil sector after its chief executive expressed serious doubts about investing in the country following the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro.Speaking to repor...
The death toll from Iran’s nationwide protests has risen to at least 544, activists said on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump claimed Tehran has reached out to Washington seeking negotiations after he threatened military action over the violent crackdown on demonstrators.Trump said his admi...
Thousands of tourists were stranded in northern Finland on Sunday after flights at Kittilä airport were canceled due to severe cold.The temperature at the airport dropped to minus 37 degrees Celsius (minus 34.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday morning, after several days of similar frigid weather,...
A two-month-old Palestinian baby has died from severe cold in Gaza, becoming the fourth child to freeze to death since November, health officials said on Sunday.Zaher al-Wahidi, director of health information at Gaza’s Health Ministry, said the infant, Mohammed Abu Harbid, died of hypothermia ...
Greenland’s remote location, harsh climate and lack of basic infrastructure have so far prevented the development of any commercial mine for rare earth elements, raising doubts over President Donald Trump’s push to secure control of the Arctic island as part of his strategy to break Chin...
Heavily retouched photos of Israel’s First Lady Sara Netanyahu, shared in official government announcements, have raised concerns about transparency, ethics, and the integrity of Israel’s state archives, officials and experts said.The edited images show Sara Netanyahu with flawless skin,...
Venezuelans across Latin America expressed mixed emotions after the ouster of former President Nicolás Maduro, with many celebrating the news yet remaining cautious about returning to their homeland, officials and migrants said.In Peru, 22-year-old graphic designer Yanelis Torres printed T-sh...
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