‘Trump effect’ on display as UK’s Starmer boosts defense spending on eve of US visit
The United Kingdom took steps on Tuesday to ramp up its defense spending ahead of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s...
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Trapped in Gaza: Residents speak out as Egypt blocks exit, rejects Trump’s relocation plan
As Egypt reportedly rejects President Donald Trump’s resettlement proposal, citing the need to protect the Palestinian cause and its national security while coordinating...
Germany’s new conservative leader looks to ‘achieve independence’ from US
Germany’s chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, said his "absolute priority" upon taking up the...
Israel delays Palestinian prisoner release after Hamas’ ‘humiliating’ treatment of hostages, Netanyahu says
Israel will delay the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange in protest of Hamas' "humiliating" treatment of hostages, according to Israeli officials.The release...
Brace for a ‘political revolution’ in Europe, UK’s Nigel Farage says after Vance’s speech in Munich
Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, believes a "political revolution" will sweep through Europe as it...
Devcon SEA Scholars Program: Global Perspectives from Bangkok
Discover how international scholars experienced Devcon in Bangkok, focusing on cultural exchanges and innovative projects like Ryuta Aoki's SOTOROJI. (Read...
Chinese warships make ‘unusual’ voyage near US ally Australia
Australia is "keeping close watch on" Chinese military ships traversing waters off its coast, Richard Marles, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister...
China, Iran and Russia condemned by dissidents at UN watchdog’s Geneva summit
Dissidents from across the globe gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, to tell the stories of their survival and escape from authoritarian...
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo of killing, recruiting children
The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children...
Toronto plane crash: Harrowing video shows Delta plane erupting into fireball, flipping upside down
A harrowing new video shows the moment a Delta plane erupted into a fireball and flipped upside down while coming...
Israeli military experts weigh in on Trump’s ‘all hell’ threat to Hamas and what it could look like
TEL AVIV, Israel — As the first phase of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement nears completion, Israel is mulling its...
World’s first openly gay imam shot dead in South Africa: authorities
Muhsin Hendricks, known as the world's first openly gay imam, was shot and killed in South Africa over the weekend,...
President Trump urged to confront Iranian regime over repression of Christians
Iran is reported to have launched a new crackdown against Iranian Christians this month following the re-arrest of two men.According...
Reporter’s Notebook: Ukrainian spiritual leader says Russian Orthodox Church extension of Kremlin
As President Donald Trump's administration works toward a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine, the leaders of the Orthodox...
Ukraine blames Russia for drone attack on Chernobyl’s protective shell, Zelenskyy says damage ‘significant’
An alleged drone struck the protective shell covering the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine early Friday, and Ukrainian President...
