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Bulgaria’s government on Thursday announced it is withdrawing its draft 2026 budget following widespread street protests against steep tax hikes and international warnings over fiscal plans.The decision was announced by Boyko Borissov, leader of the ruling center-right GERB party, who called f...
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday claiming they had seized control of the country, following reports of gunfire near the presidential palace just three days after national elections. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló told French media he had been deposed and detain...
The number of deaths from a massive blaze at a residential complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, making it one of the city’s deadliest fires in recent decades, as firefighters continued battling the flames Thursday (November 27).Authorities reported that 51 victims were discovered at the scene...
The sisters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday demanded permission to meet him in Adiala Jail, claiming they were beaten by police while protesting outside the prison amid false reports of his death.Khan, leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been in Adiala Jail sin...
Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich has been returned to prison after refusing a U.S.-brokered “forced deportation,” activists said Tuesday.Statkevich, a former presidential candidate, had been freed on Sept. 11 under a pardon from President Alexander Lukashenko at the req...
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have intensified security operations following the Nov. 10 blast near New Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed at least 10 people and injured 32, officials said. The crackdown has sparked fear and despair among locals, culminating in the self-immolation of ...
China’s travel advisory against Japan is already hitting Tokyo’s tourism sector, signaling a familiar strategy that could continue for some time as tensions rise over Taiwan.About 200 Chinese tourists have canceled bookings at a tearoom in Tokyo’s historic Asakusa district, with so...
Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, has emerged as a central figure in shaping Moscow’s latest proposal to end the war in Ukraine, despite lacking formal diplomatic credentials.A former investment banker, Dmitriev has acted as a back-channel communicator between the ...
A massive fire ripped through a high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing four people and leaving several others trapped inside, according to officials.The Hong Kong government said four people died in the blaze, while three others were taken to hospita...
Volcanic activity at northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano eased Tuesday, days after an eruption that damaged nearby villages and disrupted flights due to ash plumes affecting high-altitude flight paths.In Afdera district, Afar region, ash blanketed villages, causing residents t...
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China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to provide a safe return option for three astronauts on its Tiangong space station after their original craft was deemed unfit for use.Shenzhou 22 successfully docked with Tiangong the same day and will serve as the return vehicle for the crew tha...
President Donald Trump said Monday he has accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and has invited Xi for a U.S. state visit next year.Trump announced the plans after a phone call with Xi, nearly a month after their in-person meeting in South Korea. The lead...
The U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) announced Monday it will permanently close its operations in Gaza, six weeks after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, saying it had completed its mission to deliver aid outside the United Nations system.GHF director John Acree said the foundatio...
Afghan authorities say Pakistani forces carried out an airstrike in southeastern Khost province that killed at least nine children and one woman.Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday that the strike occurred around midnight (19:30 GMT) in Khost’s Gurbuz district.In a ...
A volcano that had remained inactive for decades erupted in northern Ethiopia over the weekend, releasing ash clouds that drifted across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located in Ethiopia’s Afar region, began erupting early Sunday, blanketing the nearby village of A...
Malaysia plans to prohibit people under 16 from having social media accounts starting in 2026, aligning itself with Australia and other countries adopting stricter age rules to protect minors online.Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said Sunday that the Cabinet approved the measure as part of a w...
Russia carried out a series of strikes on Kyiv early Tuesday, targeting residential areas and energy facilities, according to local officials and video shared online.Mayor Vitalii Klitschko reported that a residential building in the central Pechersk neighborhood and another in the eastern Dniprovsk...
Gambia said it was temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary after a disputed election in his country saw longtime President Paul Biya win an eighth term, triggering deadly protests.Gambia's Ministry of Information said in a statement Sunday that Tchiroma arrived in ...
China accused Japan of crossing a diplomatic “red line” after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested earlier this month that Tokyo could consider military action if China blockaded Taiwan.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday that Takaichi’s comments — implyi...
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he stands by his earlier remarks accusing President Donald Trump of behaving like a despot and a fascist, despite the two appearing unusually cordial after a White House meeting on Friday.Mamdani, a democratic socialist, and the Republican president have...
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