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Photo courtesy of Anadolu Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva discussed closer bilateral ties and stronger cooperation among developing economies during a phone call on Monday. China’s Foreign Ministry said Xi expressed Beijing’s readiness to deepen coordination with Brazil in both bilateral and multilateral forums. Xi also called for…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Iran said six vessels attempted to travel through an unauthorized section of the Strait of Hormuz early Monday after disabling their navigation and positioning systems. State broadcaster IRIB reported that the ships entered the southern route of the strategic waterway without permission and in a manner Iranian authorities considered unsafe. An…
Photo by Ramaz Bluashvili on Pexels.com The United States is imposing a new 12.5-percent tariff on exports from the Philippines for failing to adopt measures against goods produced with forced labor, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced on Friday, July 24. Correspondingly, exports from 59 other trading partners of the US were also slapped…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu China has lodged a formal protest with the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on additional Chinese companies as part of its latest measures against Russia over the war in Ukraine. Beijing said the sanctions unfairly targeted Chinese businesses and warned that the move could damage relations between China and…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Georgia has opened an investigation into two nationwide power outages that disrupted electricity across the country, with authorities looking into the possibility of sabotage. The State Security Service said the inquiry was being conducted under a provision of the country’s criminal code covering acts that disrupt critical infrastructure and threaten state…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Wildfires continued to spread across parts of Spain on Saturday, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate or remain indoors as firefighters battled multiple blazes. Authorities said the fires in the Community of Madrid and neighboring Avila province had scorched about 45,000 hectares and affected more than 88,000 people. Thousands…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Syria on Saturday, marking the first visit by a UN chief to the country in more than 15 years. Guterres described the trip as a mission of solidarity and urged the international community to continue supporting the Syrian people during what he called a…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Airstrikes struck Houthi targets in Yemen’s Marib and Al Jawf provinces on Saturday, according to the country’s state broadcaster, as tensions in the region continued to rise. Yemen TV reported that the attacks targeted Houthi reinforcements in several locations across the two provinces, although it did not identify the military responsible…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Israeli forces detained at least 70 Palestinians in operations across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while eight others were injured in a separate attack, Palestinian authorities and media reported. The largest number of arrests was recorded in Tell, a town near Nablus, where more than 40 young men were taken…
WASHINGTON — The Middle East lurched closer to a wider regional conflict on Friday after the United States unleashed another wave of missile strikes across Iran, prompting fresh retaliation from Tehran and raising fears that diplomacy may be slipping further out of reach. President Donald Trump delivered one of his strongest warnings yet, declaring the…