Kazakhstan plans 44-metre rise in Northern Aral Sea with dam reconstruction
Kazakhstan is preparing a new phase of efforts to restore the Northern Aral Sea together with the World Bank, focusing on raising water levels, imp...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a new cabinet aimed at renewing relations with the United States and implementing new policies.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his new cabinet, promising a tougher policy towards U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney stated that the new cabinet will improve relations with the United States.
The number of ministers has been reduced from 39 to 29 in the new cabinet. Some key positions remain unchanged from the previous cabinet. For instance, François-Philippe Champagne and Dominic LeBlanc will continue handling U.S. trade matters. Melanie Joly has been moved from the Foreign Affairs Ministry to the Industry Ministry, with Anita Anand replacing her.
Former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will remain as Minister of Internal Trade and Transport. Tim Hodgson has been appointed as the new Minister of Natural Resources.
Carney has stated that Canada will spend billions of dollars to reduce its economic dependence on the U.S. He also revealed plans to cut public spending.
The Prime Minister has promised tax cuts and the elimination of internal trade barriers. According to the Liberal platform, an additional 130 billion Canadian dollars will be spent over the next four years. The budget deficit for 2025-26 is projected to reach 62.3 billion Canadian dollars.
The U.S. should shut down its military bases in the Middle East, Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday (12 March). His words were read out by a broadcaster on state Iranian television.
Leaders of Iran, Israel, and the United States reiterated their determination to press on with the conflict on Friday (13 March), as the Middle East war approached two weeks, leaving thousands dead and millions affected, tensions in the region escalated further with a deadly attack in Iraq.
“Get ready for oil to be $200 a barrel," a spokesman for the Iranian Army warned the world on Wednesday (11 March), as attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz escalated. Meanwhile, 32 countries agreed to the largest ever release of oil reserves in an attempt to reduce prices.
Norwegian police apprehended three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday's (8 March) bombing at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, in an attack investigators have branded an act of terrorism.
Britain has deployed the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon to the eastern Mediterranean to strengthen protection for its military assets in the Middle East after a drone strike targeted a key UK air base in Cyprus earlier this month.
NATO air defence systems intercepted a third Iranian ballistic missile over Türkiye early on Friday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 03:30 local time over the southern province of Adana.
The European Commission will instruct governments to be flexible in enforcing EU rules on gas imports, diplomats told Reuters on Thursday (12 March), a move likely to benefit imports from Azerbaijan.
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Ayman Ghazali, a 41-year-old U.S. citizen born in Lebanon, crashed his truck into the hallway of a Detroit-area synagogue on Thursday (12 March) while children attended preschool. Security personnel shot him dead during the confrontation, and authorities said no one else was seriously injured.
Balendra Shah is set to become Nepal's prime minister after winning a landslide in the country's 2026 elections. The election comes after a GenZ-led protest in which dozens died in September last year, helped to overthrow the government
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