UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres suggested reducing the UN budget for 2026 by 15% by 2025 in a communication to the member states, as reported by the UN press service. "The UN has finalized its evaluation of the 2026 budget projections: proposed cuts exceeding $500 million have been...

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration calling for “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, while also condemning Hamas for its October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. The resolution, passed...

The Financial Times reported that Washington plans to exert pressure on the G7 nations to encourage them to increase tariffs on imports from China and India that purchase Russian oil. The report indicated that the US will urge the G7 nations to significantly increase tariffs on India and China...

Poland’s stark assertion that it is “closest to open conflict since World War Two” after a wave of drone incursions has pushed a longstanding historical anxiety back into the centre of diplomatic debate. Warsaw’s alarm reflects not only worries about immediate border violations but also the deeper...

US President Donald Trump stated that he would talk with the EU leaders regarding hefty penalties for American technology firms. “The EU is imposing them massive penalties (...).It's unjust, and I plan to discuss it with the EU,” he informed reporters at the White House. Trump claims that US...

The European Commission (EC) declared that it had presented proposals to the Council for the endorsement of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the updated global agreement with Mexico (MGA). The EMPA and MGA must now receive consent from the European Parliament and the Council to take...

The Israel Defense Forces has initiated a significant mobilization of reservists in anticipation of a comprehensive assault on Gaza City, The Jerusalem Post stated on Tuesday. The troops are anticipated to obtain a complete array of tactical gear, individual uniforms, and firearms specifically...

About 850,000 Syrian refugees have come back to Syria from nearby countries since December 2024, when former President Bashar al-Assad left the country, according to the Associated Press (AP), which quoted a UN official. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements told the newspaper that...

A series of high-level encounters, negotiated border arrangements and pragmatic economic moves have shuffled India and China away from the deep freeze that followed their deadly 2020 clash, opening a cautious—but consequential—rapprochement between the two Asian giants. Over the past year, both...