All-female border posts abutting Tibet
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is planning to set up all-woman forward posts at 10 locations along the 3,488-km India–China border. These posts will first be established in Ladakh’s Lukung…
More than 300 taken in latest Nigeria school abduction
Gunmen kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of Nigeria’s largest mass abductions on Friday, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The raid on St. Mary’s…
US says Geneva peace talks ‘most productive’
US secretary of state Marco Rubio called Geneva’s Sunday Ukraine peace talks the most productive day they have had in the past 10 months, “I would say, probably best meeting…
Israel strikes Beirut, kills Hezbollah leader
An Israeli air strike on Sunday killed senior Hezbollah military leader Haytham Ali Tabatabai in Beirut, according to multiple media outlets. It was the first strike of its kind without…
China’s rare earths shock grabs Washington’s attention
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Sunday, October 26, that Washington and Beijing had reached a deal to prevent further escalation of their tariff-driven trade war. Speaking with ABC’s…
Arrests in Louvre heist case
French authorities have arrested two men in connection with the recent theft of priceless jewellery from the Louvre Museum in Paris, according to the Paris prosecutor. The arrests took place…
Trump starts ambitious Far East tour
Donald Trump departed the White House on Friday night for his first trip to Asia this term, with stops in Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea. The visit focuses on investment…
Xi stakes political capital on 5-year Plan
Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken a hands-on role in shaping the country’s next five-year national development plan, which state media have described as his personal creation — underscoring its…
US sending USS Gerald Ford to Caribbean
The U.S. military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, marking the latest escalation and buildup of American forces in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday.…
No talk of Tomahawks at London pow-wow
More than 20 nations backing Ukraine have vowed to “remove Russian oil and gas from the global market” in a coordinated effort to pressure President Vladimir Putin to end the…