Wang Yi launches Middle East tour to boost China’s regional role
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a multi-nation diplomatic tour of the Middle East, showing Beijing’s deepening engagement in a region und...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Scotland this month, a source with knowledge of the arrangement confirmed on Thursday.
It's reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accepted an invitation to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump's expected visit to Scotland in July.
While an exact date has yet to be finalised, preparations for the meeting are underway. Scottish police acknowledged on Wednesday that they were preparing for a potential visit by the U.S. president, which would mark Trump's first trip to the United Kingdom since last year's U.S. election.
The White House has not issued an official comment regarding the visit.
The two leaders have reportedly built a positive rapport over recent months. Last month, they signed a trade agreement during the G7 summit, easing U.S. tariffs on certain British imports. This followed a meeting at The White House in February, where Starmer received a warm welcome and President Trump accepted an invitation from King Charles III for a future state visit.
UK media have also reported that Trump plans to visit his golf courses in Scotland, with stops at both Turnberry and Aberdeenshire.
Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory issued after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit the country's northeastern region on Friday (12 December), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The JMA had earlier put the earthquake's preliminary magnitude at 6.7.
The United States issued new sanctions targeting Venezuela on Thursday, imposing curbs on three nephews of President Nicolas Maduro's wife, as well as six crude oil tankers and shipping companies linked to them, as Washington ramps up pressure on Caracas.
Iran is preparing to host a multilateral regional meeting next week in a bid to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iran's President Massoud Pezeshkian has begun a two day visit to Kazakhstan, with officials from both sides describing the trip as an opportunity to advance cooperation in trade, transport, industry, mining and cultural exchanges.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their tensions through dialogue and engagement, as it pledged to work with the international community to help improve relations between the two countries.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a multi-nation diplomatic tour of the Middle East, showing Beijing’s deepening engagement in a region undergoing conflicts, shifting alliances and major geopolitical realignments.
Pakistan and China are conducting a joint counterterrorism exercise, Warrior IX, to strengthen military cooperation. The drill comes at a time of renewed regional instability, with analysts saying it underscores both countries’ determination to deepen security ties.
A former estate of drug lord Pablo Escobar, now a wildlife park in Colombia, has marked Christmas by setting animals festive feeding challenges designed to boost their mental and physical health.
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NATO's Secretary-General urged European leaders to step up defence efforts to prevent a war waged by Russia, that could be "on the scale of war our grandparents and great-grandparents endured".
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