29d ago

Terror attack

Nine suspects arrested over terror attack in Istanbul

Nine suspects were arrested on Saturday (11 April)  in connection wit...

29d ago

Explainer

Rare earths: Why they are key to clean energy and global geopolitics

The U.S., EU and their allies are racing to secure supplies of rare earth elements - essential materials for electric vehicles, wind turbines ...

29d ago

Haiti tragedy

Haiti stampede kills at least 30 at Citadelle Laferrière World Heritage Site

At least 30 people were killed on Saturday in a stampede at Haiti’s Laferriè...

29d ago

Middle East conflict

U.S. and Iran hold direct talks in Pakistan aimed at ending the Middle East conflict - Saturday, 11 April

U.S. and Iranian negotiators held their highest-level talks in half a century in Pakistan on Saturday in an effort to end their six-week war, as Pr...

30d ago

Politics

UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after U.S. withdraws support

Britain’s plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which host a strategic U.K.-U.S. military base, has been put on indefinite hold a...

30d ago

Iraqi parliament

Iraq’s parliament elects Nizar Amedi as the country’s new president

The Iraqi parliament on Saturday elected Kurdish politician Nizar Amedi as the country's new president, f...

30d ago

Peace Talks

U.S.-Iran talks open in Pakistan as Lebanon ceasefire and sanctions tensions persist

Talks between the United States and Iran opened in Islamabad on Saturday (11 April) as the two sides sought to turn a fragile temporary ceasefir...

30d ago

Presidential Election

Djibouti’s Guelleh secures sixth term with overwhelming election win

Ismail Omar Guelleh has been re-elected for a sixth term with 97.8% of the vote, according to state media, extending his nearly three-...

30d ago

View from Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and Armenia expand cooperation as South Caucasus transport routes reopen

Kazakhstan and Armenia are moving to deepen bilateral ties as shifting dynamics in the South Caucasus reopen long-blocked transport routes and crea...

30d ago

Middle east conflict

Australia and Singapore boost energy security ties as Middle East tensions strain fuel supplies

Australia and Singapore have agreed to deepen cooperation on energy security as global fuel markets come under strain from disruption linked to the...