The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth
When US President Joe Biden recently signed off on a $80m (£64.6m) grant to Taiwan for the purchase of American military equipment, China said it “deplores and opposes” what Washington…
Ozgur Ozel replaces Kemal Kilicdaroglu as leader of Turkey’s main opposition party.
Turkey’s main opposition party voted for fresh leadership in the early hours of Sunday, five months after a devastating election defeat that saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extend his two-decade…
Austria sees rise in anti-Semitic attacks against backdrop of Israel-Hamas war.
A sharp rise in anti-Semitic attacks in Austria over the past few weeks have sparked concerns of a spillover of the Israel-Hamas war in the central European nation. Days after…
Hamburg airport flights suspended over father-child ‘hostage’ situation
Air traffic at Hamburg airport remained suspended Sunday over a hostage situation on the tarmac involving a father and his child, German authorities said. The daily Bild newspaper said the…
Guatemalan electoral authority suspends party of President-elect Arevalo.
The electoral body in charge of regulating Guatemala’s political groups, known as the Citizen Registry, announced the suspension Thursday of President-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s Seed Movement party. A judge had granted…
Guinea’s former dictator Camara recaptured hours after jailbreak.
Guinea’s former leader, Moussa Dadis Camara, who used to be in charge with a lot of power, was caught again and sent back to prison on Saturday. This happened after…
Ukraine war: Zelensky says Israel-Gaza conflict taking focus away from fighting.
The Israel-Gaza war is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted. He said this was “one of the goals” of Russia,…
Four surprises that could upend the 2024 US election.
A year out, and all the indications are that the 2024 election will be a re-run of 2020 but with the roles reversed – Donald Trump taking on the president,…
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian marches and sit-ins across UK.
Tens of thousands of protesters have joined rallies and sit-ins in dozens of towns and cities across the UK to call for an end to Israeli attacks in Gaza. The…
Nepal earthquake: More than 150 killed in remote western Nepal.
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of…