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Seeds of hope: how a local farming project is offering a lifeline to Gaza

Family-run Al-Qarara Seed Bank is striving to help Palestinians gain sovereignty over their food securitySalama Ayesh Mu...

As the China-US AI race reaches Cairo, Egypt faces a strategic decision

Egypt walks a tightrope as China and the US vie for dominance in AI data centre development.

Darko Mladic thanks Russia for supporting Serbs amid general father's death

The former general’s son also noted that Russia "has always tried to take a balanced and unbiased position" at the UN Se...

US automakers urge Congress to ban sale of Chinese cars in America

Burnham vs Badenoch: Commons showdown

Starmer quits parliament, prompting by-election problem for PM

'Moroccans are desperate: Years of political crackdown and lack of economic opportunities'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Aida Alami, New York Times World contributor. Drawing on her own field reporting a...

Syria destroys 42 bombs in chemical stockpile purge: What to know

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has resumed its inspections in Syria and confirmed that at leas...

The US’ dangerous reversion to imperialism in Latin America

When China’s trade with Latin America reached a record US$518.4 billion in 2024, it marked a fundamental shift in hemisp...

Malaysia GE16: UMNO, PAS push for early polls but Anwar likely to wait till late 2027

PM Anwar has little reason to rush GE16, despite growing pressure from UMNO and PAS.

The Iran War Has Put Venezuela’s Oil Back in the Spotlight

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The U.S. restarted major strikes on Iran this week, hitting missile, radar, and other m...

How Much Oil Is Really Getting Through the Strait of Hormuz?

Trump says the U.S. has effectively reopened the Strait of Hormuz, with 18 million barrels of oil reportedly crossing un...

Kenya's Ruto tells Tata Chemicals to leave

The president accused the company of failing to create jobs and process minerals locally.

Tunisia: Upheld Convictions in Mass 'Conspiracy Case' a Travesty of Justice

[AI London] In response to the Tunis Court of Cassation upholding the convictions and lengthy prison sentences against 3...

UAE-linked networks supplying weapons and fighters for Sudan atrocities, UN finds

UAE-linked networks supplying weapons and fighters for Sudan atrocities, UN finds Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 09/04...

US Unpredictability Is Giving Its Asian Allies New Reasons to Cooperate

Across the Indo-Pacific, several of the United States’ closest partners are investing more heavily in relationships with...

Germany’s far right eyes election breakthrough as AfD surges in Saxony

The nationalist party that promises to strip back asylum rights is poised to win a state election for the first time.

Nigeria: 2027 - Not All 19 Presidential Candidates Are Contesting to Win - Wike's Aide

[Vanguard] Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Public Communi...

Nigeria: Nigeria Denies Backing Failed Niger Coup

[Premium Times] The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said the ministry's attention had been drawn to "false and mis...

Israel Says It Is Cementing Its Foothold in Southern Lebanon

The recent capture of a strategic ridge has further entrenched the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory, as efforts ...

Russia channels 94% of its oil exports to friendly nations — Deputy PM Novak

Russia maintains the top spot among suppliers to China, with exports rising by 25% in the first seven months of 2026

Russia-China trade urges over 50-fold in 30 years, surpassing $200 bln — Rosneft CEO

"China is Russia's largest trading partner, accounting for 34% of its total trade," Igor Sechin said

Occupied Kashmir's JKLF condemns 'false' linking of its chairman to 1990 murder of Kashmiri Pandit woman

MUZAFFARABAD: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Friday strongly condemned what it described as an attempt by ...

South Korea mulls ‘contributions’ in Strait of Hormuz

Seoul heavily affected by closure of strategic waterway and under heavy US pressure for participation against Iran.

Liberia: Liberia Gets New Justice Minister

[New Republic] Listen MONROVIA-President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., on Wednesday, announced a series of new appointments ...

US will ask Europeans to repay all aid sent to Ukraine, President Donald Trump says

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation said on Friday that one of its main warehouses in Ukraine had been affected by ...

Once-prosperous Ukraine 'ground down' by Europeans — Russian intel chief

Sergey Naryshkin highlighted the West’s neocolonial approach to countries in the post-Soviet space and cited Ukraine as ...

Venezuelans Aren’t Happy With the U.S. Oil Deal

Critics have decried the opaque agreement as oligarchic and colonialist.

In Burkina Faso, Sky Dragon 30 missiles point to China’s military export inroads

The West African country of Burkina Faso has tested what observers say is a Chinese Sky Dragon 30 surface-to-air missile...

Japan’s vital link between Bessent, Takaichi and markets

Country’s first female finance minister is a pivotal figure for relations with Washington and global investors

Japan’s vital link between Bessent, Takaichi and markets

Country’s first female finance minister is a pivotal figure for relations with Washington and global investors

Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO

A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to s...

UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop ...

West Bank: UN rights report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps

Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West B...

Chinese shipper COSCO denies its vessels spied for Beijing

BEIJING, Sept 4 - China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO rejected allegations it used concealed equipment on its vesse...

UK support for Falkland Islands 'unwavering' after Argentina restates claims, No 10 says

The comments come as Argentinian president Javier Milei says the "winds of change" favoured his country's claim on the B...

Kremlin briefing covers Ukraine’s missile-making potential, Witkoff-Kushner visit

Moscow will not hold direct talks with Kiev on ending Ukrainian terrorist attacks ahead of Witkoff and Kushner’s visit, ...

Bonus episode: The EU enlargement game

In a special episode recorded live from Lisbon, Jessica Hendrick puts six EU candidate countries through an enlargement ...

U.S. Special Envoys to Visit Russia and Ukraine This Weekend – TASS

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner last visited Russia in January, when they held four hours of late-night talks with Putin...

U.S. Special Envoys to Visit Russia and Ukraine This Weekend

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner last visited Russia in January, when they held four hours of late-night talks with Putin...

Iran's Araghchi blasts Jordanian counterpart

Iran's Araghchi blasts Jordanian counterpart Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has blasted his Jordanian cou...