Category: World

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won the Davao City mayoral election by a significant margin, securing over 663,000 votes—approximately eight times more than his nearest competitor. Despite being detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity related to his anti-drug campaign, Duterte’s name remained on the […]

Australian authorities have intercepted over a tonne of cocaine, valued at approximately $623 million, from a vessel off the coast of New South Wales. The operation, led by the NSW Police Organised Crime Squad with support from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), resulted in the arrest of five individuals. The suspects, aged between 24 and […]

Germany’s new finance minister, Lars Klingbeil, has unveiled an ambitious €1 trillion spending initiative aimed at bolstering defense and infrastructure. This proposal marks a significant departure from Germany’s traditional fiscal conservatism and raises questions about its compatibility with European Union (EU) fiscal rules.(Reuters) Key Aspects of the Plan Challenges and EU Fiscal Rules Germany’s proposed […]

U.S. President Donald Trump, during his Middle East tour, claimed credit for brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, urging both nations to focus on trade rather than nuclear weapons. He emphasized the need for peaceful exchanges, stating, “Let’s not trade nuclear missiles; let’s trade the things that you make so beautifully.” Trump also praised […]

As the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approaches, The Elders—a group of distinguished global leaders—have issued a stark warning: the risk of nuclear catastrophe is higher today than at any time since the Cold War. They call for urgent, concrete steps to de-escalate nuclear tensions and reaffirm the commitment to […]

2:02 p.m. EST MR PIGOTT: Hello, hi. QUESTION: Hi there. MR PIGOTT: Everybody. All right. So for those that don’t know me, my name is Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson, stepping in for the day for Spokesperson Bruce, who is traveling with the Secretary and the President. So to start, a few remarks up top, […]

China has expressed strong opposition to a recent UK-US trade agreement, warning that the deal may be used to marginalize Chinese products and undermine China’s position in global supply chains. The criticism, reported by the Financial Times, reflects growing concerns in Beijing that Western alliances are increasingly being shaped by efforts to reduce dependence on […]

🌍 Pan-African Context: Urbanization Redefining Security Dynamics Africa is urbanizing at an unprecedented pace, with cities growing by 3.5% annually. By 2050, the continent will add nearly 1 billion people, with 80% of this growth concentrated in urban areas. Key urbanization corridors—from West Africa’s Sahel to East Africa’s Ethiopia-Mozambique belt—are rapidly evolving into new security […]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has downgraded its 2025 growth forecast for its regions to 3.0%, a 0.2 percentage point cut from earlier projections, citing intensifying global trade policy uncertainty, new tariff hikes, and mounting inflation. A slight recovery to 3.4% is forecast for 2026. These findings were released in the EBRD’s […]

CHICAGO, IL — Sedgwick Williams, 48, of Chicago, has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for his role in a series of violent armed kidnappings across the Chicago suburbs in 2019, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. Williams was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring […]