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The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim organization, accusing it of undermining human rights and democratic values, and launched nationwide raids targeting two other Muslim groups.The Interior Ministry said the banned group, Muslim Interaktiv, posed a threat to Germany’s constituti...
Canada and the Philippines are set to sign a major defense agreement on Sunday to strengthen military cooperation, including joint drills, amid growing concerns over China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea, Philippine officials confirmed.The Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA...
The U.S. special envoy for Syria on Saturday described Lebanon as “a failed state,” highlighting Washington’s growing frustration with Beirut’s deadlocked leadership even as Syria edges toward cooperation with the United States.Speaking at the Manama Dialogue summit in Bahrai...
Latvia’s Parliament has voted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a landmark European treaty aimed at protecting women from violence, following a marathon 13-hour debate that exposed deep political divisions within the ruling coalition.The Council of Europe convention, which took effect ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday held talks in South Korea aimed at restoring their long-troubled relationship, calling for “pragmatic and constructive” cooperation between the two nations.Meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic...
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Five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, but the treasures remain missing, the Paris prosecutor announced Thursday.The five were detained late Wednesday night in separate police operations in Paris and surrounding areas, includin...
World,Oil & Energy,Science Technology
Although manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries requires a large amount of energy and produces substantial emissions, a new study finds that EVs quickly compensate for that initial impact — becoming cleaner than gas-powered cars within just two years of use.The research, conducted...
World,Oil & Energy
Russian oil giant Lukoil announced Tuesday that it plans to sell its international assets in response to sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump targeting Moscow’s oil industry amid the Ukraine conflict.The company said it is in talks with potential buyers and aims to complete transac...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that body parts returned by Hamas overnight belonged to Ofir Tzarfati, a hostage previously recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza nearly two years ago, raising tensions over the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire.Netanyahu called the return a “...
World,Business,Politics
President Donald Trump praised Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, highlighting her nation’s commitments to major U.S. energy and technology investments and signaling a strengthening of bilateral ties.Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, join...
Trade tensions between the United States and China appeared to ease Sunday ahead of an expected meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as both sides signaled progress toward stabilizing relations between the world’s two largest economies.Chinese negotiator Li Che...
Russia has successfully tested a new nuclear-capable and nuclear-powered cruise missile designed to evade current missile defense systems, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday, signaling progress toward its deployment.In video footage released by the Kremlin, Putin, dressed in military fatigues, was...
Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expanded ceasefire agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump helped push forward to reinforce the peace deal which ended their deadly border conflict in July.Trump, who threatened to impose higher tariffs on both nations to halt the fighting, witnessed the ...
World,Science Technology
Japan’s space agency on Sunday successfully launched its new flagship H3 rocket, carrying an unmanned cargo spacecraft on its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).The HTV-X1 supply ship lifted off aboard the No. 7 H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Cente...
Turkey is in discussions with Qatar and Oman to purchase secondhand Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets as part of its plan to strengthen its air force, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.The country intends to acquire several Eurofighters and other advanced aircraft as a temporary measure to e...
A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India, police said.The fire tore through the bus within minutes, trapping dozens of passengers as it sped along a highway near Kurnool district in A...
Peru’s new president on Tuesday declared a 30-day state of emergency in the capital as part of the government’s efforts to curb a surge in violence that has fueled protests and contributed to the removal of his predecessor.Peru has seen a rise in killings, violent extortion, and attacks ...
Polish and Romanian authorities have arrested Ukrainian citizens allegedly working for Russian intelligence in a sabotage campaign, prosecutors said Tuesday.Polish prosecutors stated that the suspects planned to send shipments containing explosives and incendiary materials to Ukraine, designed to ig...
The World Bank has projected that reconstructing Syria after more than a decade of civil war will cost around $216 billion, nearly ten times the nation’s 2024 GDP.The conflict erupted in 2011 after government crackdowns on mass protests escalated into armed fighting. Former President Bashar As...
Myanmar’s military has closed a large-scale online scam center near the Thai border, detaining more than 2,000 people and confiscating dozens of Starlink satellite internet terminals, state media reported Monday.Myanmar has long been a hotspot for cyberscam operations, often targeting victims ...
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