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THE European Commission will not extend the duty-free import of goods from Ukraine beyond June 5, spokesperson Olof Gill announced on Wednesday. “The autonomous trade measures with Ukraine expire on June 5. The Commission does not intend to extend them beyond that date,” Gill told reporters. He added that the …

CHINA on Wednesday opposed bullying of Egypt after U.S President Donald Trump demanded American vessels’ free-of-charge passage through the Suez Canal and Panama Canal. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lin Jian said Beijing firmly supports the Egyptian government and people in safeguarding their sovereignty, legitimate rights and interests. While, it opposes …

THE UK is ready to support India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions following an exchange of fire over Kashmir, a Cabinet minister has said. Officials said at least 19 people have been killed and 38 wounded after India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory in at least six …

RWANDA is in the “early stage” of talks with the Trump administration to accept migrants deported by the US, the East African country’s Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungireh has said. His comments come after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last month that Washington was “actively searching” for countries …

U.S. President Donald Trump says he would introduce 100 per cent tariffs on films produced abroad and imported into the U.S, amid a broader protectionist push. “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform, claiming that foreign countries were offering …

INDIA on Saturday decided to suspend exchange of all categories of all inbound mails and parcels from Pakistan through air and surface routes, a statement by Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Jyotiradita Scindia said. The statement by the Ministry of Communications, Department of Posts was …

PRESS freedom in the United States has worsened considerably under President Donald Trump’s second term, according to the latest report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based watchdog monitoring global media freedom for over two decades. In its annual global index, RSF revealed that the US has dropped two more …

THE Australian Department of Home Affairs has introduced two new digital tools, the Visa Finder and the Document Checklist Tool, to fast‑track visa applications and streamline the process for international students and other foreign immigrants. These innovations, part of a major digital upgrade for 2025 visa applications, are designed to …

COTE d’Ivoire is phasing out street names linked to its colonial past in favour of Ivorian icons, in a $17 million renaming project backed by the World Bank. The effort, now visibly underway in Abidjan, marks a bold move to reclaim national identity while modernising the country’s urban grid. Formerly …

POLITICAL parties in Mali are staging a rare united front against the ruling military junta, accusing it of plotting to dismantle the country’s multiparty democracy. The growing backlash follows the junta’s latest move to repeal the charter governing political parties, a decision that legal analysts see as a prelude to …