Category: World

Manila – UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Seema Malhotra visited Manila to deepen UK-Philippines cooperation. This comes as the two countries mark 80 years of bilateral relations, as well as the 5th anniversary of the UK’s status as an ASEAN Dialogue Partner.    A key feature of the visit was the third UK-Philippines Strategic Dialogue. Co-chaired by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary […]

A Springfield, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for a federal hate crime after assaulting a victim on the basis of their sexual orientation. Daniel Andrew McGee, 26, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. “The right to live safely in one’s community is a fundamental […]

France has reached what has been called a “turning point” in its relationship with drugs cartels after Medhi Kessaci the innocent 20-year-old brother of anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci was shot dead in Marseille last November. The murder was taken as a warning to Amine, who had lost another brother five years earlier. Brahim had been […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a high-stakes midnight session, the U.S. Senate defeated a Democratic-led War Powers Resolution on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, effectively handing President Donald Trump a legislative green light to continue “Operation Epic Fury.” The vote, which fell largely along party lines, represents a significant victory for the White House and a stinging […]

Sweden has been part of the European Union for 30 years, yet it is one of the few EU countries that has kept its own currency, the krona. Legally, Sweden is expected to join the euro one day but in reality, that day keeps being pushed into the future. This makes Sweden something of an […]

The reported sinking of several Iranian warships by US missiles in the Gulf of Oman serves as a reminder of the maritime aspect of the conflict which began February 28 with a barrage of Israeli and American missiles targeting Iran. Two other vessels, believed to be tankers, have also been reported as having been hit […]

Over the decades, technological devices have been gradually integrated into language learning, as is recently the case with generative artificial intelligence (AI). Does the sophistication of these tools eventually render pencils and pens obsolete? Or can digital uses be combined with manual writing? How does writing keep its value for the human being? Pen or […]

ANKARA/ISTANBUL — Tensions between Ankara and Tehran reached a critical flashpoint on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, after NATO air defense units intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile heading toward Turkish airspace. The incident, which marks the first time Turkey has been directly targeted during the current five-day regional war, prompted a stern diplomatic protest from Turkish […]

When a conflict escalates, financial markets respond within minutes. That reaction is not just panic or speculation – it is a kind of collective judgement about what might happen next. The conflict between the US, Israel and Iran, which started on Saturday, triggered a sharp jump in oil prices when Asian markets opened on Monday […]

If Israel and the US hoped their attack on Iran would force the country to capitulate quickly, they were wrong. Despite the death of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many other senior figures, Iran has managed to continue firing drones and missiles at targets across the Middle East. This poses a challenge for […]