A U. S. appeals court blocked the Pentagon from removing transgender troops. The court ruled 2-1 that the 2025 policy was unlawfully motivated. It was driven by the "bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group." The ruling is temporary. A panel of the U. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a 2-1 ruling said the 2025 policy was unlawfully motivated “by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group.”.
Cuba faces dire conditions including widespread power cuts, fuel shortages, and empty state-run stores. Rubbish accumulates on street corners. Few foreign visitors are present. The United States will confront the outcomes of its policies if the situation deteriorates further. It's only a couple of months or so since I was last in Cuba, and conditions then were pretty dire: power cuts, large queues for bread and fuel, state-run grocery stores virtually empty, mounting piles of rubbish on street corners, and few foreign visitors.
Colombians cast ballots in the first round of the nation's presidential election on Ballots are being cast in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential electionsColombians are casting ballots in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential election, choosing between candidates with radically diverging visions for the future of peace in a country haunted by decades of armed conflict. The vote on Sunday, seen as a referendum on outgoing President Gus.
New roads and casino zones have transformed agricultural land along Cambodia's eastern border with Vietnam. These areas now host guarded compounds operating as online scam centers. This shift has turned the frontier into a hub for illicit digital operations. In the second of a two-part series that looks into scam operations in Cambodia, CNA travels along the country’s eastern border with Vietnam, where new roads, casino zones and guarded compounds have transformed agricultural land into a frontier for online scams.
Myanmar assured India its territory will not be used against New Delhi's security Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the talks between the two sides focused on the entire gamut of bilateral issues that included trade and economic ties, defence and security related issues, border management, development assistance as well as the regional situation. Myanmar assures India its territory won’t be used against New Delhi’s security interests.
Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi rejected claims of "new militarism." He stated Japan values its reputation as a peace-loving nation. This comes as China expands its military capabilities without sufficient transparency. Shinjiro Koizumi says Japan valued as a ‘peace-loving’ nation while China expands military capabilities ‘without sufficient transparency’Japan’s defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing’s criticism of Tokyo’s increasingly muscular security stance. Under the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, Japan has quickened its pivot to a.
Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles declared the seabed a battlefield. He urged Beijing to be more transparent about maritime operations. Australia will purchase only secondhand Aukus submarines from the United States. Minister at Singapore defence summit also reveals Australia to buy only secondhand Aukus submarines from USFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe defence minister, Richard Marles, has said the “seabed is a battlefield” in a combative speech urging Beijing to be more transparent about its maritime operations, and taking a.
President Donald Trump claimed Israeli forces headed toward Beirut turned back. Shortly after reporting emerged Monday that Iran was suspending talks with the United States over Israel’s ramped up assault on Lebanon, President Donald Trump claimed that Israeli forces headed toward Beirut have “turned back” and that Hezbollah has agreed that “all shooting will stop” following separate phone calls with representatives from the two warring sides.
Donald Trump stated Benjamin Netanyahu agreed not to send Israeli troops into Beirut. Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop -- That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel, says U. S. President Donald Trump.
Iran suspended talks with the United States. This followed Israeli strikes in Lebanon. If the Houthis, Iran’s allies in Yemen, open a new front in the conflict, one obvious target would be the Bab El Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, a key shipping chokepoint and narrow passageway that controls sea traffic towards the Suez Canal. Iran suspends talks with U. S.
Iran executed two more men linked to the January protests. Two more men have been executed in Iran in connection with the January protests with human rights groups condemning growing repression in the country. An Iranian man was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for simply shooting video of protests that first erupted in December 2025.
Iran suspended talks. This decision followed Israel's widened military offensive into Lebanon. From West Bengal’s cabinet expansion to while Israel’s military pushes deeper into Lebanon amid ceasefire talks, we look at the major stories of the day. We also look at key changes to UPI and LPG distribution, the hostage crisis in Manipur, the start of SIR enumeration in four States, and actor-turned-politician Vijay’s first major public address.
Iran’s government condemned the European Union’s response to Iranian attacks on US military installations. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the EU’s reaction “a masterclass in selective moral outrage.” This statement followed new US strikes against Iran over the weekend. Peace talks between the nations remain at an impasse. Iran’s government on Monday condemned the European Union’s response to Iranian attacks on US military installations in the Middle East as “a masterclass in selective moral outrage” after the Trump administration launched new strikes against Iran over the weekend, with peace talks still at an impasse.
The UN Security Council convened an emergency meeting on Monday at France's request. This followed escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel has warned of strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. The meeting also addressed confusion surrounding US-Iran peace talks. These talks are reportedly linked to faltering ceasefires in the region. The Security Council meets late on Monday at France’s request, as concern grows over escalating violence in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah amid warnings of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, and confusion over the status of US-Iran peace talks linked to the faltering ceasefires.
Libyan deserts are a source of weapons that continue to circulate years after conflicts end. These firearms cross borders and fuel crime. Ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms present new challenges. Sophisticated trafficking networks are also emerging. Years after conflicts fade from the headlines, the weapons used to fight them often continue to circulate – crossing borders, fuelling crime and undermining an often-fragile peace.
Ghana's parliament approved a bill criminalizing the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and Community groups say some fear they could lose homes, jobs and access to healthcare if the new law is ratified by President John Dramani MahamaGhana’s LGBTQ community is living in fear after the country’s parliament approved a sweeping bill that criminalises the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, rights groups have warned. The legislation.
Geopolitical strategist Tina Fordham stated in an RFE/RL interview that an expected Tina Fordham, founder of Fordham Global Foresight and a geopolitical strategist, speaks in an RFE/RL interview about the state of Iran negotiations, the market's assessment of the talks, and the broader geopolitical consequences of the standoff.
Wildfires in 2025 primarily impacted wealthier regions including California, Canada, Europe, and South Korea. These blazes caused significant loss of life, homes, and livelihoods. Despite these severe localized events, the total global area affected by wildfires decreased. Changes in agricultural practices in parts of Africa contributed to this reduction in overall burned land. ‘Megafires’ in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Africa“Devastating” wildfires ripped across the wealthier parts of the world in 2025, a study has found, even as globally, the area ravaged by flames fell. Catastrophic blazes claimed lives, homes and jobs last year in California, Canada, Europe and South Korea.
The World Health Organization called for community cooperation to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling bodies in Ituri province Containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is “everybody’s business”, the World Health Organization has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the organisation’s director general, made the plea on Sunday during a visit to eastern Congo w.
Yves Sakila died on a Dublin street after being restrained by security guards. Irish authorities have agreed to a second postmortem examination. A forensic pathologist from England will conduct the independent examination this week. Sakila's death has prompted an outcry and comparisons to the death of George Floyd. Yves Sakila died after being restrained by security guards ‘in broad daylight’Irish authorities have agreed to a second postmortem on the body of a Congolese man who died after being restrained by shop security guards on a Dublin street, prompting an outcry and comparisons to the death of George Floyd. A forensic pathologist from England is to conduct an independent postmortem this week on Yves Sak.
Japan halted MBK Partners' acquisition of Makino Milling Machine on national security grounds. The British government signaled discomfort with Bharti Enterprises' plan to increase its stake in British Telecom. Dutch authorities blocked the takeover of chip equipment maker ASM International by a Chinese-backed firm. These actions indicate a growing trend of governments intervening in foreign investment deals. National security concerns are increasingly influencing market logic.
Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right lawyer, secured Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda have just under three weeks to compete for the roughly 3.6m votes that did not go to either of them in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election. That is no insignificant number, given that.
Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election. The far-right lawyer and Donald Trump admirer secured 43 percent of the vote. He will face leftwing senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff election in three weeks. De la Espriella’s rise in the polls was rapid. Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeksA far-right lawyer and Donald Trump admirer will go head-to-head against leftwing senator Iván Cepeda in the race to be Colombia’s next president after he won a surprise victory in the first round of voting.
Three hundred Ukrainian drone operators competed in the Wild Drones event in the Lviv region. This competition offered a break from front-line combat. Participants earned bragging rights and provided feedback to defense firms on technology used in the war with Russia. Some 300 Ukrainian drone operators recently took a break from combat to compete in an event called Wild Drones.
Nvidia built the chips for artificial intelligence. Investors have spent the last three years asking who will build artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia built the chips, Microsoft built the platforms, Amazon, Google and Meta built the infrastructure. Investors rewarded them accordingly, creating trillions of dollars in market value along the way. This phase of the AI revolution is well understood; the next phase The post Markets are misreading.
