Tel Aviv — The President of India, Narendra Modi has arrived in Israel for a formal state visit, aimed at strengthening diplomatic, economic, and strategic ties between the two nations. Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, the President was warmly received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mrs. Netanyahu. The Indian President described the reception […]
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Russia has completed the sale of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, the country’s fourth-busiest aviation hub, to the managing company of Sheremetyevo Airport, following a court ruling that transferred the asset to the state earlier this year. In June, a Russian court ordered Domodedovo’s ownership to be nationalised, ruling that its former owners, Dmitry Kamenshchik and Valery
The United States has requested permission to establish a drone refuelling station in Nigeria as part of expanding security cooperation between both countries, according to security and diplomatic sources. The proposed facility would support U.S. surveillance and strike-capable drones currently operating out of Accra, Ghana, from where the United States conducts intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
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Armed robbers on Monday carried out a brazen daylight attack on an armored cash-in-transit vehicle on a highway in southern Italy, using explosives, gunfire and burning vehicles to block traffic and execute the robbery. According to reports, the attackers ambushed the cash truck in a highly coordinated operation, detonating explosives to disable the vehicle before
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Editorial Dubai’s World Governments Summit (WGS) 2026, under the banner “Shaping Future Governments,” arrives at a moment of profound global uncertainty. From intensifying geopolitical rivalries and economic fragmentation to the disruptive acceleration of artificial intelligence and climate stress, the assumptions that underpinned post–Cold War governance are visibly eroding. Against this backdrop, the Summit’s central value
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The defining geopolitical tension of the early 21st century is no longer primarily about territory or ideology. It is about who controls the material foundations of modern power. From lithium and cobalt to rare earth elements and graphite, the struggle over critical minerals has become the quiet axis around which global politics now turns. This
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The United States appears to be easing its stance toward military-led governments in the Sahel, signalling a more pragmatic approach to relations with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger as insecurity deepens across the region. In a message shared on social media, the U.S. State Department said a senior official would engage Malian authorities in Bamako
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has acknowledged a profound shift in transatlantic relations, saying Europe must now take greater responsibility for its own political and technological future. “Transatlantic relations have changed, and no one in this room says that with more regret than I do,” Merz said, speaking in remarks shared via social media. The German
Islamic State (IS) militants detonated explosives and moved freely among parked passenger aircraft during an attack on Niger’s main international airport last week, according to video footage circulated by SITE Intelligence Group, a U.S.-based organization that monitors jihadist propaganda. The footage, which SITE said appears consistent with recent Islamic State activity in the Sahel, shows
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called for renewed global cooperation and sustained investment in public health as the WHO’s Executive Board opened its 158th session in Geneva. Speaking during a live-streamed address, Dr Tedros warned that the world remains dangerously unprepared for future health emergencies, even as attention
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