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President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests in several cities and drawing international criticism. The new law grants the prosecutor general control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (Sap), and critics say it …

Iran’s state-run media outlets on Monday confirmed that Tehran has agreed to hold fresh talks on the nuclear development program with France, Britain, and Germany. This comes after the EU nations threatened to impose snapback sanctions on Iran in case it failed to comply with the previous agreement clauses. The …

Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan. The court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II cited reasonable grounds for believing supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani were guilty of “ordering, inducing or soliciting the crime against humanity of persecution …

US President Donald Trump has defended American air strikes on three Iranian nuclear research sites, warning Tehran that Washington would strike again “if necessary.” “We will do it once again, if necessary!” read Trump’s Truth Social post on Monday, reacting to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s remarks that the facilities …

North Korea has announced plans to build a third 5,000-tonne destroyer for its navy by October 2026, officials said. The announcement was made on Tuesday after North Korea commissioned its 5,000-tonne destroyer-class naval ship, the Choe Hyon, in April. A second naval destroyer capsized at its launch ceremony in May. …

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Badr Atty, has expressed the country’s readiness to work more closely with Nigeria to deepen the diplomatic ties between the two countries. Atty stated this on Monday in Abuja during a visit to Foreign Affairs Minister, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, to discuss key foreign policy …

A large number of starving people in the Gaza Strip have been killed by Israeli fire while waiting for UN aid trucks, the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday. Shortly after crossing through the northern Zikim crossing into Gaza, a 25 WFP truck convoy encountered large crowds of civilians …

Donald Trump has filed a $10bn (£7.5bn) lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s parent company Dow Jones and its owner Rupert Murdoch over claims that he wrote a “bawdy” note to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The US president claims the publication slandered him and violated libel laws in an article …

RUSSIA and Ukraine are preparing for a third round of negotiations to discuss draft memoranda on a possible settlement, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. “We are conducting direct negotiations with representatives of the Kiev regime,” Peskov told reporters. “It is necessary to hold a third round and begin …

Zimbabwe’s state-owned Kuvimba Mining House is set to begin construction of a major lithium concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in the third quarter of 2025, aiming to tap into the next upturn in global lithium demand. The $270 million project, unveiled by Kuvimba CEO Trevor Barnard, is expected to …