US, Russia negotiations on partial Ukraine ceasefire end after 12 hours in Saudi Arabia
The US-Ukraine and US-Russia talks were originally planned to take place simultaneously to enable shuttle diplomacy, with the United States...Geostrategy
Tens of thousands in France protest against racism and far-right
Tens of thousands of people in Paris and other French cities on Saturday rallied against racism and the rise of...Geostrategy
Turkey says warned France about Lafarge support of terror groups
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he warned France about the cement company Lafarge's ties to terror groups in...Lafarge pleaded guilty in a US court Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group and other jihadists in war-torn Syria between 2013 and 2014
Lafarge now faces the possibility of the introduction of evidence from the US prosecution into a separate French case over similar charges
Syria shoots down Israeli missiles over Damascus
Tensions escalated again in the Middle East, when Syria shot down missiles over Damascus fired by Israel, the first such...The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes targeted Syrian military sites near Damascus International Airport
Israeli airstrikes have targeted Aleppo airport in August and September
Yemen rebels stage attack on southern oil port in first after truce
The conflict erupted in 2014 when the Huthis seized the capital Sanaa, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to intervene the following...The attack was carried out by two drones but did not lead to casualties or damage, the Yemeni government said
Hadramaut governor Mubarak Mabkhout said in a statement that two drones exploded in waters near a ship
Spain says new gas pipeline may take 7 years to build
A planned underwater energy pipeline linking Barcelona in Spain and Marseille in France could take up to seven years to...France, Spain and Portugal announced that they had agreed to build the maritime pipeline.
The underwater pipeline - dubbed BarMar - would initially be used for natural gas but, over time, more and more for hydrogen.
Tunisia intercepts more than 800 migrants in one night
Authorities also said they had detained 48 people, including six already wanted for allegedly "joining a gang in order to...More than 23,500 migrants of various nationalities were intercepted off Tunisia between January and September, according to the FTDES rights group which tracks migration issues.
While many of those making the trip are escaping war or poverty further south, a long-running economic crisis is also pushing growing numbers of Tunisians to attempt the journey.
Thousands join Hungary teacher rebellion over ‘humiliating’ pay
With supermarket cashiers paid more than most teachers, thousands have joined the protests since the beginning of September, with human...Hungary is already in the grip of a chronic teacher shortage, with few young people joining the profession and 40 percent of teachers aged over 50.
According to the EU, the centralised management of schools also leaves school directors with limited autonomy to improve teaching quality, further eroding morale.
CARACAL signs ‘Make in India’ partnership with ICOMM
The agreement was signed during DEFEXPO 2022, the Land, Naval and Homeland Security Systems Exhibition, which is being held in...The agreement was signed during DEFEXPO 2022, the Land, Naval and Homeland Security Systems Exhibition, which is being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
CARACAL and ICOMM will partner in the development of a full portfolio of locally manufactured small arms for the Indian market, as well as for international export
Shortest-serving PM in history leaves scars on the economy
The crisis-hit PM, elected Conservative leader just six weeks ago on a tax-slashing platform, announced her resignation Thursday. Her budget,...The measures triggered a loss of confidence on markets, sparking the downfall of the 47-year-old Oxford-born politician
Investors also felt the budget splurge was in opposition to the BoE's recent interest rate hikes which sought to bring down runaway inflation
Morocco blasts S.Africa’s ‘agitation’ of Western Sahara dispute
The Polisario Front is campaigning for an independent state in the Western Sahara, a vast stretch of phosphate-rich desert that...The international community has long backed a referendum to be held to decide the territory's status
The dynamics of the conflict changed in 2020 when then US president Donald Trump recognised Moroccan sovereignty over the region
UK Prime Minister Truss quits, Tories vow new leader next week
She became the shortest-lived premier in UK history. The Conservative party vowed a rapid election to have a new leader...Truss admitted she "cannot deliver the mandate" on which she was elected, bowing to the inevitable after her right-wing platform of tax cuts disintegrated.
Labour leader Keir Starmer, whose opposition party has surged in opinion polls on the back of Truss's short, eventful tenure, demanded a general election "now".
