They said China was likely to view such diversified partnerships positively, which could also open new opportunities to expand arms sales, although the security dynamics in the region might become further complicated. The mutual defence pact signed late on Wednesday significantly strengthens a decades-old security partnership between Riyadh and Islamabad at a time when Gulf...
South Korea’s unification ministry is reviewing whether to abandon the use of the term “defectors” to refer to North Koreans who have fled the country and resettled in the South, in an effort to reduce the negative connotations and promote social integration. During a speech on Monday, unification minister Chung Dong-young revealed that Seoul is...
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Yanis Varoufakis Ken Loach We write as friends and comrades. The need for a new party of the left has long been clear. It is now more urgent as Keir Starmer’s Labour party falls headlong into one moral void after another: surrendering to corporate raiders and the City, cutting disability benefits, placating racists, rescinding political...
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Canada has formally recognised a Palestinian state, aligning itself with European allies and pushing ahead with a policy that has drawn criticism from US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office announced the move in a statement on Sunday, calling it a “coordinated international effort to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution.” “While...
Kim Seong-min, a North Korean defector and human rights activist who dedicated much of his life to delivering information about the outside world to people in the DPRK, passed away last week at the age of 62. As the founder of the Free North Korea Radio (FNK), a Seoul-based shortwave radio service, Kim spent over...
Adam RittenbergSep 21, 2025, 12:53 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — For the first time all night, Indiana coach Curt Cignetti stopped himself. After No. 19 Indiana rolled past No. 9 Illinois in a 63-10 win, in which the Hoosiers scored the most points...
NewsFeed UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the United Kingdom’s formal recognition of Palestinian statehood, joining Canada and Australia in a move aimed at reviving the push for a two-state solution. The US and Israel have criticised the decision. Published On 21 Sep 202521 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2...
Serbia showcased both of its Chinese-made air defence missile systems at a military parade held in its capital city on Saturday, highlighting the two countries’ friendship amid ongoing regional tensions in Europe. The “power of unity” military parade proceeded past the Palace of Serbia, with 10,000 personnel taking part alongside 2,500 pieces of military equipment...