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Australia Sends Missiles & Surveillance Jet to Aid UAE Defence

Australia will send missiles and a military surveillance aircraft to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to support air defence in the Gulf as regional tensions rise.

U.S. & China Clash Over Fentanyl and Tariffs at Global Drugs Meet

The United States and China traded accusations on Monday at a United Nations meeting on global...

Brazil Finance Minister Haddad Expected to Step Down Next Week

Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad is expected to step down from his post next week as he...

South Korea Says it Cannot Stop U.S. Redeploying Weapons Abroad

South Korea President Lee Jae Myung said the government cannot prevent U.S. forces stationed in...

Trump Suggests Possible 'Friendly Takeover' of Crisis-Hit Cuba

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States could pursue what he described as a possible...

Putin Pledges Support to Iran’s New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his congratulations to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on...

EU Cannot Rely Only on Rules-Based Order, Warns Von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that the European Union can no...

UK Liberal Democrats Urge Cancellation of King Charles US Visit

Britain’s Liberal Democrat leader has urged the government to cancel King Charles III’s proposed...

Starmer Speaks with Trump After Iran Strikes Row Tests UK-US Ties

UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer held a phone call with US president Donald Trump on Sunday to address tensions after Trump criticised the UK’s support for US-led strikes on Iran. The conversation, confirmed by Downing Street, follow...

Gen-Z Icon Balendra "Balen" Shah's RSP Sweeps Parliamentary Polls

In a dramatic shift in Nepal’s political landscape, rapper‑turned‑politician Balendra “Balen” Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is heading for a historic landslide victory in the 2026 parliamentary elections, signaling the collapse of traditio...

Pope Leo XIV Calls for End to Bombing, Dialogue in Middle East Conflic

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the bombing and a return to dialogue as violence in Iran and across the Middle East intensifies. He warned that the conflict could spread further and destabilize neighboring natio...

Australia Orders Diplomatic Families to Leave UAE as Conflict Escalate

Australia has instructed the family members and dependents of its diplomatic staff in the United Arab Emirates to evacuate as the Middle East conflict intensifies, raising safety concerns and disrupting travel across the region.