The initial round of talks between Hamas and mediators concerning the situation in Gaza concluded in Egypt “amid a positive atmosphere,” Egyptian state-linked media reported early on Tuesday. Details of the Talks Media Source: Al-Qahera News, linked to Egyptian state intelligence Location: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Purpose: Indirect discussions between Hamas and mediators on a US-proposed […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday described the two years since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel—which sparked the ongoing war in Gaza—as a “living nightmare” for many. Statement by Prime Minister Starmer In a public statement, Starmer reflected on the impact of the attack: “Today we mark two years since the horrifying […]

China announced on Tuesday that Premier Li Qiang will make an official visit to North Korea later this week, marking a high-level diplomatic engagement with the isolated nuclear state. Visit Details Official Destination Dates Purpose Premier Li Qiang Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) 9–11 October 2025 Attend 80th anniversary celebrations of North Korea’s ruling […]

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to invoke emergency powers under the Insurrection Act to deploy additional troops into Democratic-led US cities, escalating tensions amid legal challenges to his current military mobilisations. The Republican leader suggested that he would take action if necessary, following judicial interventions that have temporarily blocked troop deployments in some areas […]

London’s Metropolitan Police announced on Monday that 46 people had been arrested in a major operation targeting a global network suspected of smuggling nearly 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China. Authorities described the crackdown as the largest ever on phone theft in the British capital, where tourist areas are particularly vulnerable to […]

Experts have tipped Swiss postmodernist novelist Christian Kracht and Australians Gerald Murnane and Alexis Wright as frontrunners for the 2025 Nobel Literature Prize, AFP reported ahead of the Swedish Academy’s announcement on Thursday. The prize drew global attention last year when Han Kang of South Korea became the first Asian woman to win, marking a […]

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Greece on Monday alongside scores of fellow campaigners expelled from Israel after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters confirmed. The 22-year-old activist was among hundreds who had boarded the Global Sumud Flotilla, which sought to break Israel’s blockade of the war-torn Palestinian territory. Many participants reported […]

On Monday, UNESCO’s executive board voted to appoint Khaled el-Enany, Egypt’s former antiquities and tourism minister, as the United Nations cultural agency’s next director-general. The decision comes amid accusations of pro-Israel bias that led the United States to announce its withdrawal from the organisation. Appointment Details Appointee: Khaled el-Enany, 54 Previous role: Egypt’s Minister of […]

At least one member of Syria’s domestic security forces and a civilian were killed on Monday in bombardments in the northern city of Aleppo, which Syrian state television attributed to Kurdish forces.   Tensions have intensified between the Syrian government in Damascus and the semi-autonomous Kurdish administration in northern and northeastern Syria. According to the […]

Argentina’s embattled President Javier Milei embraced his rockstar image on Monday to promote his latest book, claiming it charts the nation’s economic “miracle.”   Title: The Making of the Miracle: the Argentine CaseLength: 573 pages, primarily composed of Milei’s speeches over the past yearLaunch Event: Rock concert at the Movistar Arena, Buenos Aires (capacity: 15,000) […]