Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact

September 20, 2025

Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a mutual defence pact late on Wednesday, significantly strengthening a decades-old security partnership a week after Israel’s strikes on Qatar upended the diplomatic calculus in the region, Reuters reports. The enhanced defence ties come as Gulf Arab states grow increasingly wary about the reliability of the United Continue Reading

Trump and Xi make progress on TikTok deal, plan to meet in South Korea

September 20, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping made progress on a TikTok agreement and would meet face-to-face in six weeks in South Korea to discuss trade, illicit drugs and Russia’s war in Ukraine, Reuters reports. The two sides appeared to lower tensions during the first call in three months between the […]Continue Reading

Nepal’s young protesters back former chief justice as interim head

September 12, 2025

Nepal’s “Gen Z” protesters backed the country’s first female chief justice to temporarily lead the troubled nation and called for parliament to be dissolved on Thursday, two days after deadly demonstrations forced the prime minister to quit, Reuters reports. Sushila Karki, 73, who was the first woman to be appointed Nepal’s chief justice in Continue Reading

Death toll from Nepal protest violence rises to 51

September 12, 2025

Police reported Friday that 51 people were killed during violent anti-corruption protests in Nepal this week, as the full scale of chaos that toppled the government emerges, AFP reports. Talks continue between the president, protest representatives, key potential figures who may lead an interim administration and the army — which has imposed a curfew and […]Continue Reading

Belgium to recognise Palestinian statehood, impose sanctions on Israel

September 3, 2025

Belgium will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) later this month, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has announced, Al Jazeera reports. “Palestine will be recognised by Belgium at the UN session! And firm sanctions will be imposed against the Israeli government,” Prevot, who is also the deputy prime minister, […]Continue Reading

Afghanistan death toll passes 1,400 as second earthquake strikes

September 3, 2025

The Taliban have called for international aid as Afghanistan reels from an earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands more injured, The Guardian reports. Rescuers searched into the night for survivors after the 6.0-magnitude quake struck on Sunday destroying entire villages across the country’s eastern Kunar province, which borders Pakistan. Many Continue Reading

China’s new mega dam triggers fears of water war in India 

August 26, 2025

India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects, REUTERS reports. The […]Continue Reading

Netanyahu meets security officials as Israel considers full Gaza takeover

August 6, 2025

NEWS DESK Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met senior security officials to finalise a new strategy for the nearly two-year war in the Gaza Strip, his office said on Tuesday, with media reporting he favoured a complete military takeover of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory. Despite intense international pressure for a ceasefire to ease hunger and […]Continue Reading

Thai-Cambodian fighting extends into third day

July 26, 2025

Fighting on the Thai-Cambodian border extended into a third day and new flashpoints emerged on Saturday as both sides sought diplomatic support, saying they had acted in self-defence and calling on the other to cease fighting and start negotiations, Reuters reports. At least 30 people have been killed and more than 130,000 people displaced in […]Continue Reading

US, China confront each other on Ukraine at United Nations

July 26, 2025

The United States told China at the United Nations on Friday it should “stop fuelling Russia’s aggression” in Ukraine, as China accused Washington of trying to shift blame and spark confrontation, Reuters reports. Acting US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea urged all countries, specifically naming China, to stop exports to Russia of dual-use goods […]Continue Reading