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European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday she would step down eight months early, seeking greater freedom to speak o...
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan pledged to expand cooperation and strengthen regional stability during Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu’s official visit to Dushanbe this week.
Nurtleu met with Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Mukhriddin and President Emomali Rahmon, with talks covering politics, trade, energy, transport, and cultural ties, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said Friday.
The two countries agreed to raise bilateral trade to $2 billion, with Kazakhstan planning to increase exports of agricultural, food, and engineering products by $200 million.
“Kazakhstan highly appreciates Tajikistan’s efforts to strengthen stability and security in Central Asia,” Nurtleu said.
Rahmon hailed the partnership, voicing support for regional initiatives spearheaded by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. He also signed the Treaty on Friendship, Good-Neighborliness and Cooperation for the Development of Central Asia in the 21st Century, underscoring both countries’ commitment to long-term collaboration.
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan highlighted that their growing alliance plays a vital role in ensuring peace, security, and sustainable development across the region.
Despite losing his bloc's majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to remain in the lead after 70 per cent of votes were tallied on Wednesday. Figures are subject to change as counting continues.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
The Middle East conflict remains tense as diplomatic efforts continue alongside renewed Houthi attacks. Iran says it remains open to mediation, while the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the kingdom.
Rescuers searched the wreckage of two high-speed trains in central Spain on Thursday as the death toll rose to a provisional 74, making it the country's second fatal high-speed rail disaster this year.
At least 68 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, in the second deadly rail disaster in less than a year on a major route linking Madrid with the southern Andalusia region.
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday she would step down eight months early, seeking greater freedom to speak out on global issues beyond monetary policy.
Leaders of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) are meeting in Ankara for their 13th summit, with Türkiye set to take over the rotating chairmanship from Azerbaijan as members seek closer economic, political and defence ties.
Rescuers searched the wreckage of two high-speed trains in central Spain on Thursday as the death toll rose to a provisional 74, making it the country's second fatal high-speed rail disaster this year.
Russian drone strikes killed at least 19 people across Ukraine on Thursday, including 14 at a crowded railway station in Dnipro, three in Kremenchuk and two teenage girls in Chernihiv, Ukrainian officials said.
A six-day U.S.-brokered ceasefire near the Ukrainian city of Kherson has brought a rare respite from Russian attacks, offering war-weary residents a brief return to normality. But fears remain that the violence could erupt again at any moment.
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