In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...
French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...
Proposed policy changes could lead more consumers to turn to private or personal loans. Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images New caps on student-loan borrowing could prompt more Americans to turn to private...
François Picard is pleased to welcome Kurdish humanitarian activist Arya Jemo amid the rapidly shifting sociopolitical and economic dynamics in Syria. Mr. Jemo shares themes of political betrayal, ter...
An effort to prod Malaysian employers into hiring more locals for white-collar jobs by doubling the minimum salary for foreign staff has caught expatriates cold and stirred anxiety among some firms ov...
In tonight's edition, a week after Ugandan authorities denied plans to shut down internet access during this week's presidential elections, public online access is blocked for millions of voters. Also...
US President Donald Trump said on January 13 he’s cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens “help is on its way.” Trump did not offer any details about ...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images Hedge funds betting big on China generated strong returns last year. Manage...
Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS Pituffik Space Base was established in 1951 as part of a defense treaty between the US and Denmark. Base operations includ...
Trump is arriving for the World Economic Forum at Davos on the heels of threatening tariffs on Denmark and seven other allies unless they negotiate a transfer of the semi-autonomous territory — a conc...
North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday. “Even now, nuclear materials sufficient to produce 10 to 20 nucle...
Alberta is a very cold place in winter, even by Canadian standards. And yet, in the past week, hundreds of Albertans formed long queues in freezing weather, in big cities and small towns, to sign a pe...
Thailand’s election season has triggered a dizzying array of cash giveaway offers from parties vying for votes, from a US$2,000 payment for newborns to debt write-offs and US$100 monthly top-ups for t...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political future hangs in the balance as she faces an appeals trial in Paris, a case that could derail her party’s ambitions to radically reshape France with an...
EU leaders are set to discuss countermeasures at an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday in response to US President Donald Trump's tariff threats. One option is a package of tariffs on 93 billion...
Mark Owen welcomes Aida Tavakoli, co-founder of We Are Iranian Students, who offers a window into the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Iran under a blanket of state-imposed darkness. Her voice, urgent...
Russia and Venezuela maintain a strategic partnership spanning energy, defense, and diplomacy. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images Russia's state-owned Roszarubezhneft says its Venezuelan oil assets belong t...
Ukrainian forces shoot down a Russian missile over Kyiv on Tuesday. Gleb Garanich/REUTERS Ukraine fired nearly $100 million worth of missiles in a single night defending against Russian strikes. The f...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Harun Ozalp/Anadolu via Getty Images Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukraine is still...
Millions are at risk of losing health insurance without Affordable Care Act subsidies. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images 1.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in ACA marketplace ...