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Prabowo Subianto, right, shakes hands with Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a joint press conference in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

Will Turkey and Indonesia’s defense industry cooperation thrive?

D uring the recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey and Indonesia signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs), including in the defense sector. Among these, a joint venture on the establishment of a drone

2025-03-06
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Something is smelling really bad among the peace brokers of Ukraine

You don't have to be a genius to work out that if you exclude Russia and just look at the three groups who are vying for war, or whining for peace,

Donald Trump and Melania are greeted by Joe Biden and Jill upon their arrival at the White House

2025-03-06
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The world is beginning to tire of Trump’s whiplash leadership

Government by chaos is back. One day, President Donald Trump imposed a punishing tariff regime against Canada and Mexico. The next, he froze auto duties for a month after suddenly realizing that – as everyone had predicted – they could wreck a quintessential American industry. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the Oval Office to sign a rare-earth

People walk and carry some of their possessions as they leave their town which was damaged by the earthquake, in Amizmiz, near Marrakech, Morocco

Morocco adds prison time for activist jailed over earthquake response criticism

A Moroccan appeals court on Tuesday handed activist Said Ait Mahdi a one-year prison term, up from the initial three-month term he had been sentenced to for defamation, his lawyer said. Ait Mahdi, who leads a group for victims of a major 2023 earthquake, has been in detention since

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump National Doral, Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in Doral, Fla.

Trump Uses Big Speech to Spin Alternate Reality of ‘Astronomical Achievements’

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Perhaps the clearest distillation of President Donald Trump’s sprawling first address to the new Congress came Tuesday night when he laid the premise for making cuts to Social Security, a program

Border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia (6208328212)

Thailand arrests 100 people for operating in border scam centre

BANGKOK, - Thailand's police on Wednesday detained 100 people for their alleged involvement in a scam centre in Cambodia, its first arrest of Thai nationals in a regional crackdown on massive fraud operations. Arrest warrants were also issued for two Chinese nationals who were alleged "gang leaders", stemming from a raid of a scam centre last month by

A woman holding a child walks past a production area in Havana, Cuba

Women behind the lens: ‘In Cuba, domestic life is forced on to the streets’

Part of a project exploring islanders’ daily challenges, this photograph captures the quiet endurance of Cuban mothers

Following the official welcome ceremony in Shusha, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan have held a one-on-one meeting in Azerbaijan, 15 June 2021

Türkiye-Azerbaijan natural gas cooperation pact goes into effect

A cooperation agreement between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the natural gas sector was published Wednesday in the Turkish

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi address public rally at congress office Lal chowk Srinagar, India, 10 August 2021.

Will fight for porters’ rights, put across their demands to govt: Rahul Gandhi

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday highlighted the hardships faced by porters who risked their lives to help people during the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station last month. Rahul Gandhi thanked them for saving many lives and helping in the relief work during the stampede. (Rahul Gandhi | Official X

A worker at Hope House, an organization that sponsors the use of cryptocurrencies in El Zonte beach, makes a purchase at a small store that accepts Bitcoin, in Tamanique, El Salvador, Wednesday, June 9, 2021

President says El Salvador’s won’t stop buying Bitcoin following IMF claim – ‘Proof of work > proof of whining’

The El Salvador government recently signed a $1.4B financing deal with the IMF. The deal includes measures aimed at reducing the country’s Bitcoin exposure. Despite the agreement, El Salvador has continued to increase its Bitcoin portfolio. The El Salvador government has continued its effort to bolster the country’s economy with Bitcoin. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine delivers a virtual address to Congress in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Congressional Auditorium in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Trump Says Zelensky Ready for Talks With Russia, U.S. Minerals Deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky told him he was ready to negotiate with Russia and finalize a U.S. minerals deal, just days after their tense White House meeting. The fallout from Trump’s and Zelensky’s Oval Office clash led to the dramatic unraveling of the wartime alliance between the U.S. and Ukraine, with

President Prabowo Subianto, center, accompanied by, rear from left, Defense Minister Sjafrie Samsoeddin, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Agus Subiyanto, and National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, inspect honor guards in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia

Indonesia debates bigger role for military under Prabowo

JAKARTA – Indonesia is debating expanding the role of the country’s vast military under President Prabowo Subianto, including by allowing active armed forces personnel to take up civilian posts in ways not seen since the dismantling of strongman

Cargo containers sit stacked as cranes load and unload containers from cargo ships at the Panama Canal's Balboa port, operated by the Panama Ports Company, in Panama City, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

BlackRock strikes $23 Billion Deal to place Panama Canal Ports under American Control

The Hong Kong-based conglomerate that operates ports near the Panama Canal has agreed to sell shares of its units that operate the ports to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., after President Trump alleged Chinese interference with the operations of the critical shipping lane. In a filing, CK Hutchison Holding said Tuesday that it would sell all shares in Hutchison Port

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.

Macron to address France over global 'uncertainty'

AFP | London Email : French President Emmanuel Macron said he would address the nation Wednesday over the current global uncertainty in the wake of the radical change in US policy on Ukraine under Donald Trump. "My dear compatriots -- I will address you tonight at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) at this moment of great uncertainty when the world is facing its greatest challenges," Macron

2025-03-05
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Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to withhold $2bn in foreign aid

The order is the latest in a legal battle challenging the Trump administration

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, leaves an EU summit after addressing a media conference in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

Kremlin says 2022 Ukrainian law bans Zelenskyy from talks with Putin

Moscow: A Ukrainian decree from 2022 that ruled out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the question of who could sit at the table in potential peace talks aimed at ending their three-year war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is still legally prohibited from negotiating with the Russian side,” Peskov

FILE - This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines at Abbey Gate before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul Afghanistan.

IS militant behind Kabul airport attack arrested: US

An Islamic State operative who allegedly planned the 2021 suicide bombing outside Kabul airport during the chaotic US military withdrawal has been arrested, President Donald Trump has said. The bomber detonated a device among packed crowds as they tried to flee Afghanistan, killing 170 Afghans and 13 US troops securing the perimeter, days after the Taliban seized control of the

A police officer regulates a busy traffic intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh

2025-03-04
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‘Gotham but no Batman’: Crime wave grips Dhaka 6 months after Hasina fled

When Maydul Hassan was first mugged, he thought he had hit rock bottom. But

Indian Army, a team carries out rescue operations for trapped construction workers in northern Uttarakhand state in Chamoli district, India

2025-03-04
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Workers survive 36 hours buried under India avalanche

Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan avalanche for around 36 hours, according to authorities in northern India. The Indian Army launched a rescue operation after heavy snowfall triggered the avalanche last Friday near a construction site in the

Vice President of Taiwan William Lai (Lai Ching-te)

Taiwan says boost in defense spending coming amid China threats

Taiwan’s defense minister says the island is planning to boost military spending in the face of the “rapidly changing international situation and the escalating threats from adversaries.” Wellington Koo gave no figures but said President William Lai Ching-te was working with the ministry in consideration of enemy threats and urgent readiness needs, a reference

China says it will ‘fight to the end’ with US ‘in tariff war, trade war or any other war’

S Korea’s lefty opposition shifting to the center-right

Third international airport to open in gang violence-hit Haiti