Canada: Philippines, ASEAN trade talks 90pc complete
Canada’s trade minister said on Tuesday that negotiations on separate free trade agreements with the Philippines and ASEAN are more than 90% complete, with Ottawa...
International
Iran president vows firm defence at UN
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday vowed to “firmly defend” his country’s positions, as he departed for New York to attend the UN General Assembly....
Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline
Saudi Arabia has restarted operations at its East-West Pipeline and could resume exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu later on Tuesday, three sources...
Pressure grows on Germany’s Merz after election defeats
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure Monday after bruising regional election defeats to far-right and far-left parties, with the AfD even predicting he will...
Putin’s party secures record score in Russia election
Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a record supermajority in the Duma, authorities announced Monday after a tightly controlled three-day election without parties critical of...
25,000 deported to 3rd countries under secretive US deals
The United States has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take migrants with no ties to those nations, according...
Indonesia doing ‘everything’, still struggling to curb fires
Indonesia is doing “everything” to fight huge forest fires but dozens of planes and thousands of personnel are still struggling to contain them, a senior...
US denies visa to Iranian president’s UN delegation
The United States has refused to issue visas for members of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s delegation, including his communications team, for this week’s trip to...
Ebola vaccine rolled out in DR Congo
Health workers in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have begun to receive a vaccine that many hope will provide a level...
Saudi coalition intercepts Houthi missile over Riyadh
Saudi-led coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis have said that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn before it was intercepted and...
Hundreds protest in Tunis over pro-Palestinian activists
Dozens of people protested in Tunis on Saturday demanding the release of four Global Sumud Flotilla activists, as concern mounts over their deteriorating health after...
US, Israel help shape Argentina’s Falklands claim
Argentine President Javier Milei has restated Argentina’s claim to the islands, saying the “winds of change” favour the country. He has also threatened sanctions against...