French authorities slammed what they said was "a manifestly hostile initiative," in what represents a continuation of deteriorating relations between Paris and Algiers....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Tensions are growing in Bangladesh after the killing of a student leader. ✓ The student leader was involved in last year&...
Japan’s two-year government bond yield rose after an auction of the tenor drew weak demand amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may need to raise interest rates more aggressively to rein in inflati...
📋 Key Facts ✓ U.S. seizures target vessels carrying Venezuelan oil. ✓ These actions may become a bigger strategic pressure point. ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Versions of Dubai chocolate are available in local bakeries and big chocolatiers just about everywhere. ✓ The dessert has...
NATO has identified interceptor drones as a promising new tool for air defense. Artur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images NATO militaries are seeking air defense tools that are more affordable than expensi...
Israel has become the world's first country to recognize Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, as a sovereign nation....
Talks expected to address the most sensitive parts of US peace plan...
The Ukrainian and US leaders are set to meet in Florida as Washington continues to push its peace proposal. An "economic agreement" between the two countries is also on the table....
📋 Key Facts ✓ President Donald Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland. ✓ The appointment was ma...
Germany, the land of tech pioneers, still relies on fax and paper for basic public services. Why is digital government stuck in the slow lane while Denmark and India race ahead?...
Carlos Lehder, one of the 20th century’s most prolific drug traffickers, says he found God in a US jail...
Japan is seeking to bolster its defense capabilities in the face of "the most severe" security environment since the end of World War II....
As 2025 draws to a close, Wall Street’s love affair with Chinese equities is in full swing. While the relationship between global investors and China has been a rocky one, market sentiment is now abou...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Finnish government released a Truth and Reconciliation report documenting harms to the Sámi people. ✓ Climate change,...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Trump states the US 'has to have' Greenland. ✓ Special envoy named to Greenland by the US. ✓ ...
Seoul has been putting its weight behind lowering the temperature on stalled US-North Korea denuclearisation talks. The issue remains fraught with tension: Washington has grown increasingly sceptical ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bybit will phase out services for Japan-based users starting in 2026. ✓ The discontinuation follows earlier steps to halt...
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The Navy's fleet size has fluctuated and shrunken as China continues to churn out more warships. Official US Navy photo The US Navy's fleet size has shrunk considerably due to problems with new ship c...