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Photo courtesy of Anadolu US President Donald Trump has openly celebrated the Alternative for Germany’s record performance in Saxony-Anhalt, pointing to immigration as the driving force behind the right-wing party’s growing electoral strength. “Wow! The Populist Party in Germany just had a really big night,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social, referring to the AfD’s…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Japan’s foreign reserves suffered a steep decline in August after authorities mounted their largest-ever monthly currency intervention to prop up the weakening yen. Reserve assets stood at $1.208 trillion as of Aug. 31, down $79.6 billion or 6.2 percent from a month earlier, according to data from Japan’s Finance Ministry. The…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korea has dispatched an assessment team to the United Arab Emirates to review security conditions in the Strait of Hormuz as Seoul weighs possible responses to mounting tensions in the key shipping lane. The Defense Ministry said the team was sent over the weekend and could return as early as…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korea and France are expanding their strategic partnership across defense, advanced technology and energy, as the two countries seek greater room to maneuver amid shifting global alliances and security challenges. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a series of agreements following their summit in…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russia is backing Iran’s inclusion in a wider Gulf security arrangement that could bring together regional powers in a collective defense framework, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday. Moscow believes establishing conditions for Tehran to participate would be a practical way to create a more inclusive security system in a region…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu North Korea warned Monday that it could take countermeasures after the United States, South Korea and Japan began a five-day military exercise involving operations across air, sea and cyber domains. The latest Freedom Edge exercise opened at Yokota Air Base in Japan and is scheduled to continue through Friday, according to…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu US President Donald Trump stirred fresh controversy after sharing a map that visually extends the American flag across neighboring countries and territories, including Canada, Mexico and Greenland. The image appeared on Trump’s Truth Social account without any explanation of what the altered boundaries were meant to represent. His administration has not…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Canada began collecting retaliatory tariffs on C$27.6 billion ($20 billion) worth of American products Tuesday, opening a new front in its escalating trade dispute with the United States. The measures took effect at 12:01 a.m. and impose tariffs ranging from 15 percent to 50 percent on selected US-made goods. Steel, dairy…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu A fresh escalation along Saudi Arabia’s southern frontier left at least 73 civilians injured Tuesday after attacks blamed on Yemen’s Houthi group hit populated areas and energy infrastructure, Saudi officials said. Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran were among the areas targeted, according to the Saudi Foreign Ministry. Authorities said women…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russia launched a sweeping overnight attack across Ukraine, sending drones and multiple types of missiles toward the capital and several other regions in a barrage that killed at least two people in Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday. The capital came under repeated attack through the night, forcing residents into shelters as…