04:33
Regional cooperation

Pakistan signals openness to regional bloc with Bangladesh

Pakistan has indicated its openness to forming a regional bloc with Bangladesh without including India. The statement from Islamabad follows comments by Bangladesh’s top foreign affairs adviser, Md Touhid Hossain, that such an arrangement is strategically possible without India.

03:48
Aid shipment

Second aid ship to Sudan departs from southern Türkiye

A second aid ship carrying 10,080 tents provided by Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) is on its way after departing from Mersin International Port in the south of the country on 6 December to help address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan.

00:28
Peace plan

Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready to present peace plan to U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country and European partners will soon be ready to present the United States with refined documents outlining a potential peace plan following days of high-stakes diplomacy.

04:57
West Africa coups

Explainer: How many military coups have there been across West Africa?

Just a month after becoming Mali President in 2013, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita declared that the days of mutinous soldiers undermining government authority in the capital, Bamako, were over. Yet, seven years later, Keita himself was toppled, facing the very fate he had vowed to prevent.

03:27
Hong Kong

Hong Kong patriots-only election

Polling closed on Sunday (7 December) in Hong Kong’s overhauled “patriots-only” legislative election, with vote counting now underway.

01:18
Libya energy

Libya hosts gas forum

Greetings from Tripoli — a city that stands at the heart of Africa’s energy landscape and today hosts one of the continent’s key regional gatherings: the Libya–Africa International Gas Forum 2025.

00:20
Gaza calm

Netanyahu to meet Trump on Gaza plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month, saying discussions will focus on the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, regional peace prospects and the future governance of the Strip.

19:55
Diplomatic visit

Iran foreign minister to visit Azerbaijan

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is scheduled to visit Azerbaijan next week for talks with his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov on bilateral relations and cooperation.

06:04
Fed Reports Rebound

U.S. industrial production rises 0.1% In September

U.S. industrial production rose by 0.1% in September, rebounding after a decline in August, while capacity utilisation remained unchanged, according to Federal Reserve data on Wednesday.

05:52
Ukraine U.S. talks

Zelenskyy: Ukraine readying talks with Trump’s team

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that his country is preparing meetings in the United States with representatives of President Donald Trump, as diplomatic efforts continue to secure a dignified peace and reinforce pressure on Russia.

03:29
Balloon alert

Vilnius airport shuts down over suspected balloon

Vilnius Airport in Lithuania suspended operations again on Wednesday after suspected balloons were spotted in its airspace, marking the latest in a series of similar incidents near the Belarus border.

23:14
UEFA Decision

Germany to Host Women’s Euro 2029

Germany has been officially confirmed as the host of the 2029 Women’s European Championship, UEFA announced on Wednesday. The decision was made by UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin, who described the selection from three strong bids as a difficult but fair process.

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