Author: tut0ugh
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Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said she would personally support reunification with Romania if the issue were ever put to a referendum, arguing that it is becoming harder for small states to survive as democracies in a more unstable regional and global environment. Speaking in an interview with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart on The…
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Canada and China have moved to reset bilateral relations following high-level talks in Beijing between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and senior Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and Zhao Leji, Chair of China’s National People’s Congress. The four-day visit — Canada’s first prime-ministerial trip to China since 2017 — follows months…
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Sudan’s economy is under severe strain nearly three years into the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim. Ibrahim said the conflict wiped out most state revenues after the RSF seized Khartoum, which had generated around 80% of government income. Although the government has…
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Japan and the Philippines have signed a new defence logistics agreement to strengthen security cooperation and improve joint preparedness in the Indo-Pacific. The Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement was signed in Manila by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro. It allows both countries to provide each other with tax-free fuel, food,…
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Saudi Arabia has announced around $500 million in development projects across southern Yemen, in areas recently retaken from the Southern Transitional Council (STC) following a Saudi-backed offensive. The move signals a more assertive Saudi role in Yemen and reflects growing political tensions with the United Arab Emirates, which has long supported and maintained influence over…
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Polls opened in Uganda on Thursday (Jan. 15) in a tightly controlled general election, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his nearly four-decade rule amid security deployments, voting delays, and an internet shutdown. The government ordered mobile operators to block public internet access ahead of polling. Security forces were heavily deployed in Kampala and…
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Denmark and Greenland remain at odds with the United States over Greenland’s future following high-level talks in Washington, attended by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Speaking afterwards, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said there remains a “fundamental disagreement” with the U.S., stressing that any proposal undermining Denmark’s territorial…
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The United States has begun withdrawing personnel and repositioning assets from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar amid rising regional tensions over a potential US strike on Iran. Qatar said the move reflects “current regional tensions”, while Arab officials described it as precautionary. Key developments: • US President Donald Trump signalled possible action, saying “help…
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The United States has announced the launch of phase two of President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including the creation of a technocratic Palestinian administration, Gaza’s reconstruction, and the full demilitarisation of the territory. US envoy Steve Witkoff said Hamas must meet all obligations — including the return of the body of the final Israeli…
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At this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the Conservative Party, accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of repeated policy “U-turns,” most recently on digital ID. Badenoch listed reversals on the winter fuel allowance, a ‘grooming gangs’ inquiry and family farms tax, arguing they point to weak leadership and a lack of strategic…
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