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Russia’s trade with India and Global South hits $299 bn – PM

Moscow is redirecting commerce away from Europe and the US, with friendly countries now accounting for 85% of its foreign trade, Mikhail Mishustin has said ...

Finland’s Stubb tells European leaders to calm down

Helsinki’s intelligence sees no evidence that Moscow is preparing to attack NATO, the president...

AfD is Germany’s new ‘people’s party’ – co-leader

Alice Weidel has said her party has replaced Chancellor Merz’s CDU in this role...

Taiwan, US hold first GCTF workshop in Kosovo

A workshop on connecting critical supply chains with logistics hubs was staged under the...

Taiwan steps up overseas investment

Overseas investment by Taiwanese firms between 2021 and 2025 has increased 57.8 percent over the previous five-year period to US$148.6 billion, the Ministry of...

Republican senator backs Trump’s push to limit birthright citizenship

Jim Banks has proposed classifying the children of illegal immigrants as “children of invaders” ...

Republican senator backs Trump’s push to limit birthright citizenship

Jim Banks has proposed classifying the children of illegal immigrants as “children of invaders” ...

MOFA reiterates Taiwan’s sovereignty over South China Sea islands

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement July 12 reaffirming that Taiwan sovereignty claims and policies on South China Sea islands remain unchanged.   According...

Lowering the nuclear threshold: Is NATO’s new ‘deterrence’ initiative a path to disaster?

Non-nuclear members of the bloc are demonstrating an eagerness to host nukes on their territory as Paris touts a new initiative ...

North Korean beauty salons, saunas embrace premium services

North Korean beauty salons and sauna houses are increasingly rebranding themselves as premium service providers in 2026, bundling haircuts, massages, skin care treatments and...

Trump claims ‘other people’ could lead ground campaign in Iran

The US president has vowed to escalate strikes against civilian infrastructure unless Tehran bows to his demands ...

Pinocchio and the information society

UNESCO data suggest a new global reversal: as gadget-raised children come of age, school participation is no longer rising ...

Billions of UK taxpayers’ money wasted during Covid – inquiry

Inadequate planning left Britain unprepared, forcing a costly scramble for vital medical supplies, a report has found ...

France licenses missile production in Ukraine

Kiev will be allowed to manufacture cruise missiles, glide bombs, and interceptors on its soil, French President Emmanuel Macron has said ...

Strait of Hormuz crisis: What is the current state of the waterway?

The key global energy route has once again been shut down following renewed US strikes on Iran ...

Europe’s military future is starting to take shape

Ankara showed a bloc talking tough, but deep splits over war, spending, and Washington’s role are already shaping the continent’s next model ...

Europe’s position on Ukraine is a ‘dead end’ – Kremlin

A resolution of the conflict without Russia is impossible, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said ...

Elderly North Koreans recall Kim Il Sung era fondly despite hardship today

Elderly North Koreans in several regions are voicing nostalgia for the era of founding leader Kim Il Sung. They unfavorably compare today’s economic hardship...

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