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Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump's "Lake America" decree Saturday with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline - "Lake Ontario. Now and Always" - as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage.
‘Total peace’ plan of previous government led only 99 of Colombia’s 30,000 armed combatants to disarm, but new president Abelardo De la Espriella opposes peace agreementsIn mid-June, 99 guerrilla fighters were flown by helicopter to a small settlement in a rural area of southern Colombia where they lined up and, one by one, handed their weapons to government officials: rifles, pistols, machine gun.
Critics call move to gain long-term access to country’s massive energy reserves ‘predatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as “predatory” and a “rapacious” land grab. Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Venez.
The village of Dhunge, once home to roughly 150 families, now lies in ruins, reduced to a swampy expanse with an ominous rotting stench. one of dozens of settlements obliterated by the Himalayan floods.
Bangladesh’s planned J-10CE purchase could significantly strengthen its airpower while tying that capability more closely to Chinese weapons, support networks and supply chains. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Bangladesh is moving toward one of its largest defense procurements in years, preparing to buy Chinese J-10CE fighter jets as part of an air force The post Bangladesh’s.
US President Donald Trump’s abrupt directive on August 16, 2026, to drastically scale back the joint “Ulchi Freedom Shield” (UFS) military exercises sent shockwaves across the Asia-Pacific geostrategic landscape. The unilateral announcement, posted to social media mere hours before the large-scale maneuvers involving 18,000 South Korean troops were set to launch, was justified by Washington Th.
Bangladesh’s problem is not its geography. It is a geopolitical imagination too often confined by geography. So long as Dhaka views its foreign policy almost exclusively through the South Asian frame, India will remain the dominant power around which every Bangladeshi calculation revolves. Geography cannot be changed, but the diplomatic arena in which Bangladesh operates The post Bangladesh sh.
Nepal reverses earlier decision and says foreign teams will be allowed to help with rescue efforts‘The flood took everything I have’: survivors grieve for relatives and homes swept away in NepalVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? Number of missing rises to 2,478; bodies recovered down rivers in India – latest updates.
Lake has formed at epicentre of flood, forcing rescue teams to withdraw, Chinese state media reportNepal flash flood – latest updatesNearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killedVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? Risk of fresh flooding had forced rescue teams to withdraw as residents rushed up hills to escape possible river surgeNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? Rescuers searching for survivors of deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have resumed their efforts after suspending operations when a.
When China’s Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun visited Jakarta on August 21, he and Indonesia’s Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin agreed to deepen military cooperation. At a joint press conference, Dong said Indonesia and China would work together against the “malicious intentions” of foreign powers. The two countries also agreed to expand defense cooperation. The statement The post Who cou.
Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams have been working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.
Ukrainian rescue crews early on August 30 continued to search for victims of the deadly Russian attack outside of Kyiv, while local residents -- as well as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- demanded answers as to why explosives were stored in a warehouse so near private housing.
Desperate relatives trying to reach loved ones last seen in area where entire villages have been swept awayNepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updatesVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods.
An "all-Russian" MC-21 passenger jet made its first test flight in early August, marking a step closer to full production, due to begin in 2027. But years of geopolitical turbulence have pushed the project far off-course, aviation insiders say.
US President Donald Trump told reporters that he does not believe Moscow will attack a NATO nation amid rising concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will strike a Baltic country or other member state to test the Western alliance’s resolve. Trump Dismisses Fears of Russian Strike On NATO After CIA Chief Visits Moscow.
After a Ukrainian drone operator spotted an SOS sign outside a destroyed home in the Donetsk region, a three-day rescue mission was launched to save a couple who were the last remaining residents of their frontline village.
Police hunt two suspects after historic 200-carat piece is snatched from Austrian museum during opening hoursAustrian police are hunting two men alleged to have stolen a 200-carat platinum necklace encrusted with 673 diamonds that was on loan to a museum in Vienna and once belonged to Egyptian royalty.
Pakistan’s latest diplomatic push on the Iran-US conflict has revived an old question about Islamabad’s regional role: is it merely carrying messages between Washington and Tehran, or has it developed enough political access and credibility to act as an independent mediator? Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s August 24 visit to Tehran points toward the latter. The post Pakistan’s new mediation pu.
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the NetherlandsIn October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family home. This was in the middle of the country’s civil war.
Damaged roads, disrupted services and ongoing military activity continue to put civilians at risk in south Lebanon as strikes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah continue, ’s peacekeeping mission in the country (UNIFIL). UN warns of growing civilian risks as military activity continues.
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that international support can help tackle outstanding challenges. UN News app users can follow here.
A July roadmap sponsored by the Board of Peace has failed to overcome obstacles that have mired Gaza’s ceasefire deal ten months on. A mix of sustained pressure and diplomatic guarantees is needed to break the logjam and centre Palestinian agency in the strip's recovery.
Fuelled by wartime grievances, mob attacks and other forms of retribution threaten Syria’s transition. Damascus has done too little to deter such acts. It should ensure visible legal consequences for violence and broaden locally rooted policing to rebuild trust among vulnerable communities.
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Washington is negotiating an accord that would piece Libya’s divided national institutions back together. But its political aspects have sown fierce controversy. Rather than risk the country’s tenuous peace, U. S. mediators should seek broader buy-in, focusing on budgetary and military issues in the interim. Assessing the New U. Initiative for Libya.
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