Spain’s PM Sánchez to continue in office
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday ended days of speculation about his future by saying he will continue in office “with even more strength.” Sánchez shocked his country last Wednesday by taking five days off to think about his future, following the decision by a court to open preliminary proceedings...
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Truce: Biden, Netanyahu hold talks
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Israeli officials concerned over ICC arrest warrants
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Yousaf resigns as Scottish First Minister
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UK’s new laws to keep smart devices secure over internet
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‘Israel must boost more humanitarian aid for Gaza’
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China nod to Tesla cars as Musk lobbies in visit to Beijing
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Thailand FM resigns after being dropped as deputy prime minister
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Attack in Russia’s North Caucasus leaves 2 cops, 5 gunmen dead
A group of militants attacked a police checkpoint in Russia’s North Caucasus region, killing two officers, officials said on Monday. Four other officers were wounded and all five attackers were killed in the shootout in the Karachay-Cherkessia region late Sunday, according to the regional branch of Russia’s Interior Ministry. The...
NATO’s chief chides alliance countries for not being quicker to help Ukraine
NATO countries haven’t delivered what they promised to Ukraine in time, the alliance’s chief said Monday, allowing Russia to press its battlefield advantage while Kyiv’s depleted forces wait for Western military supplies to arrive. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that “serious delays in support have meant serious consequences on the battlefield”...
Indonesian, Singaporean leaders hold annual talks, joined by successors
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday celebrated the countries’ continued cooperation at their seventh and final Leaders’ Retreat in Jakarta, an annual meeting between the two Southeast Asian leaders that was also attended this year by their successors. Lee’s visit to Indonesia is one...
4 suspects involved in Chinese engineers’ killings arrested
(): Pakistan authorities claimed on Monday that they have arrested four suspects involved in the killing of Chinese engineers in a deadly terrorist attack last month. Five Chinese nationals and a Pakistani driver were killed in the attack on March 26 when a vehicle-borne suicide bomber targeted a convoy escorting...
Pak Sharif discusses new loan programme with IMF chief
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has met IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a new loan programme for the cash-strapped country to put the economy back on track. In a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting in Riyadh, the premier thanked Georgieva, the International Monetary...
Dar’s surprise elevation as deputy PM a ‘pre-planned’ move: Report
The surprise elevation of Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar — a close confidant of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif — as the deputy prime minister was in reality “pre-planned” and is reportedly a move to “compensate” the PML-N supremo for the loss of the finance portfolio, it emerged on Monday. Dar,...
S Korea’s opp leader urges prez to accept probe against wife, officials
Emboldened by his party’s recent election win, South Korea’s opposition leader pressured President Yoon Suk Yeol to accept special investigations into allegations involving top officials and his wife, as they met Monday for talks on bipartisan cooperation. The meeting was their first since Yoon took office in 2022 after defeating Lee...
