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Von der Leyen ‘super authoritarian’ – ex-European Council chief

Charles Michel has become the latest EU figure to criticize the Commission president’s leadership style ...

Oil jumps after US seizes Iranian ship near Hormuz

Supply risks around the Strait of Hormuz are pushing crude higher, raising fuel costs...

Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 55: Fortification via the V-Strategy – The Poisoned Chalice Equation

Vance bears Trump’s poisoned chalice and risks enduring taint – a power-attuned buffer strategy...

Uranium fever: Where is Iran’s stockpile and who could get it?

The fate of the Iranian nuclear program and its highly enriched uranium inventory remain...

Egypt president al-Sisi to be chief guest at India’s Republic Day 2023

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations in January 2023, the Ministry of External Affairs said. "This...

Intense protest in China calls Xi Jinping to step down as president

Angry protesters in China are calling on Xi Jinping to step down as president, in a rare display of dissent that has spread to...

Kim Jong-un aims to have ‘world’s strongest’ nuclear force

Kim Jong-un in a speech shared his aim to have ‘world’s strongest’ nuclear force in North Korea. Kim Jong Un promoted the scientists and soldiers...

ASEAN calls for adherence to normal maritime rules in South China Sea

Defense chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, along with the United States and China, held a meeting in Cambodia. They adopted a...

Indonesia earthquake kills at least 50, injures hundreds and destroys homes

JAKARTA, Nov 21 - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's capital Jakarta for several seconds on Monday, the Meteorological and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) said. The quake's...

NASA to send Japanese astronaut to new Gateway space station

The Japanese government and the U.S. space agency NASA have agreed that at least one Japanese astronaut will serve on a new space station...

Israel and West trying to instigate civil war in Iran, says Iranian FM

Iran Hijab Protest: Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that Israel and Western intelligence agencies are trying to foment a civil war...

World Bank to provide $1.3 billion to Pakistan for agriculture, housing and flood relief

The World Bank (WB) on Wednesday said it plans to provide $1.3 billion in emergency, agricultural and housing assistance to Pakistan following catastrophic floods...

G20 summit 2022: Global leaders expect healthy bilateral talk

The 17 the G20 summit is a two-day event which will take place on 15th and 16th November 2022 at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. The...

Pakistan bans Film ‘Joyland’ over ‘highly objectionable material

Pakistani authorities have banned director Saim Sadiq's critically acclaimed film "Joyland", claiming it contains "highly objectionable material", months after a certificate was issued to...

US can’t stop us from purchasing Russian oil: Pakistani Finance Minister

Dar, during his visit to the US last month, had a meeting with the officials of the US State Department in which the matter...

Taiwan belongs to its Citizens not provocation to anyone: president Tsai Ing-wen

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said on Saturday that her mission in life was to ensure the island continued to belong to its people and...

IMF allows $4.5bln support package for Bangladesh to curb Inflation

DHAKA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it had reached a tentative agreement to provide Bangladesh with a $4.5 billion support package...

Japan-U.S. Sword Military Exercise begins focusing China in Region

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the US military began large-scale joint exercises on Thursday, mainly in and around Japan's southwestern islands, in an effort...

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