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Tensions are high between India and Bangladesh after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government and her fleeing to India. Bangladeshis protested an attack on a consulate in India a day earlier, amid

At a joint summit, Nigeria officially asked for South African endorsement to join the important economic blocs. South Africa recently assumed the rotating G20 presidency. The Nigerian government on Monday signaled a

Stephens poured money into a political action committee that supported Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. Trump also chose a major donor for envoy to the UK during his first term. US President-elect Donald

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Hezbollah firing on a military site around the contested border a “serious violation” of the ceasefire, and said Israel would “respond strongly.” Hezbollah on Monday struck an Israeli military

As anti-government protests in Tbilisi continued into a fifth day, the German government said it would welcome European Union membership for Georgia, should its people want it. The German government said on

Tens of thousands of Georgians continue to pressure the government over EU accession as opposition figures cry fraud. President Salome Zurabishvili has said she won’t step down and is calling for a

Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party was in the lead with some 85% of ballots counted in the country’s parliamentary elections, according to exit polls. The far-right was also expected to make gains.

Connectivity has been restored after two Baltic Sea data cables were severed in an area where a China-flagged vessel had been sighted. Sweden asked for Beijing’s cooperation with an investigation. China said

The UN’s nuclear agency said iran plans to instal around 6,000 new centrifuges to enrich uranium. The meeting in Geneva comes as Donald Trump is set to return to the White House.

Government officials were probing Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte after she said she had instructed someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were killed. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on