Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia agreed to rapidly deploy military forces and capabilities to the kingdom, the three countries said on Monday in a joint statement following an emergency meeting in Riyadh under the Mecca defence pact. The countries decided to immediately begin implementing the joint defence agreement and “take …
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Ghana’s President, John Mahama, has described the conditions attached to a proposed United States health compact as “humiliating,” explaining why Ghana rejected the agreement, Graphic Online reports on Monday. Mahama made the remarks during a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, where …
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Oil prices spiked with bond yields Monday as Donald Trump’s rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day truce stoked inflation concerns, while stocks were mixed as traders look ahead to the release of key US data. Tehran last week set out a plan at the UN General Assembly for …
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Serbia’s long-time populist President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned to run for prime minister in October snap elections after nearly two years of student-led protests that had been pressing for just such a poll. Vucic delivered his resignation speech from the presidential palace in Belgrade on Sunday, where supporters gathered outside …
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United States President Donald Trump has banned CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House over what he described as unfavourable coverage, and threatened that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow. Trump announced the ban on Truth Social on Friday, September 18, 2026. He wrote: “I am proud …
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is celebrating his 76th birthday on Thursday (today), marking another year since his birth in 1950 in Vadnagar, Gujarat. Modi obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Delhi in 1978 and later earned a master’s degree in the same subject from …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for sustained efforts to expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing with a view to supporting the country’s modernisation drive. Xi, also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the call in a …
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Israel and Morocco have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic relations, including exchanging ambassadors and opening full embassies, officials said. Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reached the agreement during a meeting in New York attended by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz on Wednesday. …
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a sanctions bill designed to increase pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine. The House voted 262 to 159 in favour of the bill, which the Senate approved last month and now requires President Donald Trump’s signature to become law. The …
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Senegalese President Bassirou Faye and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva have welcomed progress in talks towards a new programme supporting the country’s economic recovery. The Senegalese Presidency said on Tuesday that Faye and Georgieva agreed to move quickly towards a new IMF-supported programme following their meeting at …
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