Nigeria has approved the payment of 185 billion naira ($128 million) to clear longstanding debts owed to gas producers, a move aimed at restoring confidence in the country’s energy market and improving electricity supply.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed on Thursday (December 4) that responsibility for the 2018 Novichok attack in Salisbury lies with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following the conclusion of a public inquiry into the poisoning.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made a call to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss the development prospects of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Germany.
During his first state visit to the UK in 27 years, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on Britain to move past Brexit and focus on rebuilding its relationship with Europe.
President Donald Trump made significant remarks on Wednesday, touching on various major topics including the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Russia-Ukraine peace talks, and his controversial fuel economy proposal.
At least eight people, including two children, were wounded after Russian forces launched an aerial bombardment on the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on Wednesday, according to the regional governor.
The second meeting of the Heads of Mapping Institutions of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was held in Baku on 2-3 December.
Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a California doctor, was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for illegally supplying “Friends” sitcom star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that led to the actor's drug overdose death in 2023.
A Pentagon investigation has raised concerns over U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal app on his personal device to transmit sensitive information regarding planned U.S. strikes in Yemen, potentially compromising U.S. military operations.
Britain’s King Charles III welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday, marking the beginning of his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. The visit, the first by a German President to the UK in 27 years, comes as the two countries continue to strengthen ties post-Brexit.
Diplomatic representatives from Armenia and Pakistan are actively working on plans to open a Pakistani embassy in Armenia, according to reports from Armenian media outlets.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday (December 3) that two-thirds of NATO member states have now committed to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a programme designed to coordinate and deliver military and logistical support for Ukraine.
A Russian court has handed former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman an additional two-year prison sentence after convicting him of assaulting prison staff, Russian state media reported on Wednesday. The ruling extends his total prison term to 10 years.
Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday that its forces had carried out a series of strikes targeting Russian infrastructure and assets, including two oil depots, a technical observation post in the Black Sea, and several reconnaissance drones.
Russia has blocked access to the popular U.S. children’s gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of spreading extremist materials and promoting what it calls “LGBT propaganda,” the country’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor announced on Wednesday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed Beijing’s position on Taiwan during talks in Beijing on Tuesday, following recent remarks by Japan’s prime minister suggesting Tokyo could respond to a potential Chinese attack on the island.
Poland’s army will assist the country’s national power grid operator in protecting key energy infrastructure, under a new agreement signed on Wednesday, as Warsaw heightens its defences against suspected Russian sabotage and drone incursions.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met on Tuesday with delegations from U.S. energy giant Chevron and the Syrian Petroleum Company to discuss potential cooperation in oil and gas exploration projects along Syria’s Mediterranean coast, the state-run SANA news agency reported.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving a 45-year prison sentence in the United States for helping drug traffickers smuggle more than 400 tons of cocaine into the country, was released on Tuesday after being pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow does not seek a war with European powers, but is ready to fight if Europe chooses confrontation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he is awaiting the results of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as efforts continue to find a path toward ending the war in Ukraine.
The man accused of ambushing and shooting two National Guard members in downtown Washington, D.C., last week has been charged with murder and other offences, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa as the country’s new Minister of Defence, marking a key move in his ongoing effort to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that inflation in Russia has dropped below 7% year-on-year, marking what he called a “significant achievement” for the country’s economy.
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