Two dead, eight injured in San Diego plane crash- officials
A tragic plane crash early Thursday morning shook a quiet residential neighborhood in San Diego, California. According to officials, there are two dead, eight injured.
Sudan has reached an agreement with Russia to establish a naval base, Foreign Minister Ali Yusef Sharif announced in Moscow. The deal follows years of discussions and comes as Russia strengthens ties in the region.
Sudan has agreed to the creation of a Russian naval base, Foreign Minister Ali Yusef Sharif confirmed in a televised press conference in Moscow on Wednesday.
"We are in complete agreement on this issue, and there are no obstacles," Sharif said after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He did not provide further details on the deal.
Plans for a base were first signed under former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, but after his ousting in 2019, Sudanese military leaders said the project was under review. The base never materialised.
Russia has maintained ties with both sides in Sudan’s civil war, which has been ongoing for nearly two years. Russian officials have visited Port Sudan—the army’s wartime capital—several times in recent months.
In 2023, a senior Sudanese general said Russia had requested a Red Sea fuelling station in exchange for weapons and ammunition. Such a station would provide strategic advantages for Russia, particularly after uncertainty over its bases in Syria.
Sudan’s Red Sea coastline and gold resources have drawn competing regional and global interests throughout the war.
Tensions flare in the India-France Rafale deal as France refuses to share the fighter jet’s source code, limiting India’s ability to integrate indigenous weapons and reducing its combat autonomy.
France has rejected India’s request to share source codes needed to integrate indigenous weapons into Rafale fighter jets. Despite repeated appeals, French manufacturer Dassault Aviation has refused to compromise on the issue
AnewZ and Kazakhstan’s Jibek Joly/Silk Way TV channel co-hosted a special AnewZ Talks in Astana at Maqsut Narikbayev University (MNU), uniting global experts and young leaders at Silk Road Media Group’s journalism school to explore the growing intersection of media and diplomacy.
Anton Kobyakov, adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum that the USSR’s dissolution was legally invalid and that the Soviet Union still exists under constitutional law, framing the Ukraine war as an “internal process.”
The Tehran Dialogue Forum 2025, scheduled for May 18–19, will host 200 international guests, including 40 current and former European officials.
Meta has signed another major solar energy agreement, acquiring 650 megawatts (MW) of clean power capacity across Kansas and Texas to support the rapid expansion of its AI-driven data centers, the company confirmed Thursday.
Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Thursday that tariffs were a key point of discussion during the G7 finance ministers’ meeting, despite the issue being omitted from the final communique.
Northern France sees major farmer protests as key agricultural reforms face parliamentary review, sparking road blockades and rising tensions.
The Trump administration is moving toward lifting sanctions on Syria, but officials caution that coordinating between government agencies means the process will take longer than initially expected.
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araqchi declared that the United States would bear legal responsibility if Israel launches an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, amid reports of potential Israeli military action and ongoing nuclear negotiations in Rome.
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