China’s nuclear arsenal is vastly expanding under President Xi Jinping – despite his claimed desire to scale back the world’s doomsday weapons, according to a new report. At least seven nuclear test and construction facilities have cropped up or been expanded in recent months, with vast networks of infrastructure and testing sites being built across…
Sept 24 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came under attack from Russian missiles early on Thursday and emergency crews were dispatched to three districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. “Explosions in Kyiv, The capital is under attack from ballistic missiles. Remain in shelters!” Klitschko wrote on Telegram. Reuters witnesses said several explosions had resounded after…
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Hours after renewed fighting in Tigray shattered a four-year-old peace deal, Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde told the UN his country had exercised “immense restraint” and made progress with its neighbors despite foreign interference. The fighting marks the most serious challenge yet to the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, raising fears…
UNITED STATES Fat bear polls open Polls on Tuesday opened in the only US election that really matters: Fat Bear Week. Hundreds of thousands of people were readying to vote on animals gorging themselves in rural Alaska. In a contest that has rapidly become one of the Internet’s favorite moments, the brown bears of Katmai…
As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for a high-stakes meeting at the White House, the shadow of the Iran conflict looms large. With billions of dollars already spent and no clear end in sight, Washington is searching for ways to contain a crisis that threatens to destabilise the wider Middle East. This raises an…
U.S. futures are slightly higher and hovering near record highs while oil prices declined after President Donald Trump said that officials from the United States and Iran met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York this week. Futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both gained 0.1% on…
Iran reiterated its conditions for ending more than seven months of war with the United States, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks about the occupied West Bank during the United Nations General Assembly. Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Wednesday. More coverage on…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has voiced strong support for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), saying it would help shift the energy infrastructure away from Iranian checkpoints. The US leader made the remarks while addressing a multilateral meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. “Iran’s terrorist…
RABAT, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Moroccans vote in an election on Wednesday that will shape the government overseeing the final stages of a $20-billion push to prepare for the 2030 World Cup and projects to direct economic gains towards the country’s disenchanted youth. The parliamentary poll is not expected to fundamentally alter the balance of…
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan voters are choosing a new parliament Wednesday in an election shaped by mounting frustration among young people, high unemployment despite a thriving economy, and demands for better schools, hospitals and housing. Voting centers across the North African kingdom will open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time, allowing nearly…