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Iran Considered Ballistic Missile Strike on Ukrainian Port Before Diplomacy Defused Crisis
Tehran weighed a symbolic low-yield ballistic missile strike on a Black Sea port after an attack killed an Iranian sailo...
SMEUnited: The Brussels Lobby Guarding 26 Million EU Small Businesses
SMEUnited, the umbrella lobby for Europe's SMEs, is pushing back against Brussels' regulatory creep and fighting to pres...
Brazil's Audit Court Probes R$5.2bn Reclassification in Health Spending Floor
The TCU will examine whether the government improperly added R$5.177 billion in judicial debts and Anvisa costs to the c...
Arturo Fermandois to Lead Chile’s Constitutional Defense Over Tax Stability and Annulled Permit Compensation
The former ambassador and UDI member will coordinate the government’s legal team as the opposition challenges key provis...
Egypt's Development Challenge: Strengthening the Middle Class While Fighting Poverty
An op-ed from Egypt argues that sustainable growth hinges on protecting the middle class alongside anti-poverty programs...
Keiko Fujimori Sworn In as Peru's First Female President with Pledges on Wage, Infrastructure and Security
Keiko Fujimori became Peru's first woman president on July 28, returning fujimorismo to power after 26 years. In her ina...
Poland Confirms Belarus Tip on Terror Plot, Keeps Security Details Secret
Warsaw’s foreign ministry acknowledged receiving intelligence from Minsk about a planned terrorist attack, but refused t...
Peru With Order: Keiko Fujimori’s Pro‑Market Plan Targets Mining, Energy and Infrastructure Overhaul
Newly inaugurated President Keiko Fujimori promises a regulatory shock, mining acceleration and energy privatization to ...
EU Readies Record Sanctions Package Targeting 1,600 Firms Linked to Russia's War Machine
The European Union plans its largest ever sanctions package by entity count, targeting over 1,600 companies suspected of...
Armenian PM’s Wife Says Life Is in Danger After Speaking Out on Domestic Violence
Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenia’s prime minister, has claimed she feels her life is threatened after publicly raising...
Trump Threatens Strike on Iran's Mountain Nuclear Facility If Deal Not Reached
President Trump warned the US will destroy Iran's underground Pikaks nuclear site unless a diplomatic deal is struck, ci...
Bolívar Urges Colombians to Focus on Petro's Social Legacy Despite Corruption Scandals
Former senator Gustavo Bolívar argues that achievements in poverty reduction, land distribution, and social benefits out...
Centre Clarifies: No MACP Benefits for Employees Who Retired Between 2006 and 2008
The government has confirmed that the Modified Assured Career Progression scheme, introduced in September 2008, does not...
Putin and Aliyev Vow to Deepen Russia-Azerbaijan Cooperation in Phone Call
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed their commitment to expanding mutuall...
Spain's Opposition Leader Feijóo Meets Peru's President-Elect Fujimori Ahead of Inauguration
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, head of Spain's conservative Partido Popular, held talks with Keiko Fujimori in Lima on the eve of...
Ortega Names Sanctioned Son Maurice Facundo as Sports Delegate
The unpaid appointment extends the president's family control over state institutions, coming months after the U.S. sanc...
Imo State Fuses Roads, Cargo Air Hub and Digital City to Reboot South-East Economy
From massive road reconstruction and an expanded cargo airport to a digital skills city assembling 1,000 phones daily, I...
The Price of Time: How Institutional Delay Strangles Nigeria’s Economy
Time is a nation’s only truly equal resource, yet Nigeria systematically wastes it in ports, courts, and public approval...
US Diplomats Walk Out During French Speech at UN After Human Rights Criticism
A public rebuke of the US stance on human rights by France's UN mission prompts American diplomats to leave a Security C...
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Revive Executive Order on Mail-In Voting
The Justice Department filed an emergency application asking the high court to lift a lower court's injunction that bloc...
U.S. Diplomats Walk Out During French Speech at UN, Deepening Transatlantic Rift Over Human Rights
The walkout at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine follows U.S. opposition to the UN rights chief's reappointment, wit...
Chinese Naval Task Force Visits Brunei to Mark 35 Years of Diplomatic Relations
The PLA Navy's 83rd task force, led by training ship Qijiguang, arrived at Muara Port for a four-day goodwill visit feat...
Trump Links Saudi Nuclear Deal to Abraham Accords, Sparking Non-Proliferation Alarm
President Trump conditions a civilian nuclear agreement with Riyadh on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, raising...
Kast Government Loses Two More Regional Secretaries in a Day, Pushing Turnover to 28 in Four Months
The resignations of the Labour seremi in Tarapacá and the Housing seremi in Maule bring the total of regional ministeria...
Russia’s Health Ministry Rejects Pre-Trial Drug Blocking Powers for Patent Office
The Ministry of Health has pushed back against plans to let Rospatent halt the circulation of patent-infringing drugs be...
Fujimori Pledges Security, AI-Driven Reforms in Landmark US Meeting
Peru’s president-elect Keiko Fujimori, after meeting Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, outlined an agenda of...
PM Burnham's First Week: Electricity VAT Axed, Bus Fares Capped, and a Northern Powerbase
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has moved quickly with a flurry of consumer-focused measures, including scrapping VAT...
Chile Seeks to Exempt Salmon, Fruit and Wood from 12.5% U.S. Tariff After Sending Product List to USTR
Chilean officials have sent a list of products to the U.S. Trade Representative, arguing that goods such as salmon, frui...
SC Orders Swift SIT Probe and Forensic Audit Into Ayodhya Temple Donation Scam
The Supreme Court pushes for a fast, impartial investigation into alleged embezzlement of Ayodhya Ram Mandir donations, ...
LeBron James Flees California, But Proposition 40's Residency Rule Could Trap Him
The NBA star's move to Philadelphia won't shield him from a potential wealth tax if Prop 40 passes, highlighting the hig...