According to CNBC, data from the Japanese Finance Ministry released on Friday verified that the foreign exchange market had been intervened in to lessen the yen's slide. The Japanese government purchased currency with 9.79 trillion yen ($62.25 billion) between April 26 and May 29. The ministry...

Less than 5% of NATO members possess the air defense capabilities required to defend Eastern and Central European nations from a full-scale attack, writes the Financial Times citing people who are aware of the alliance's preparations. According to a senior NATO diplomat, NATO's strategy to prevent...

China asked South Korea and Japan during a trilateral conference in Seoul on Monday to support free trade and reject "protectionism."   During his meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed his opposition to...

A number of Muslim nations applauded Norway, Ireland, and Spain for their decision to recognize Palestine as an independent state. "International law, jurisprudence, and justice require the recognition of Palestine," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Wednesday. "God...

According to Slovakia's interior minister, the prime minister is still undergoing surgery and is in a critical situation. Slovakia's Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok stated during a briefing that Prime Minister Robert Fico is still receiving surgery and is in a critical condition. "The prime...

According to Israeli officials cited by Axios portal, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration halted the transfer of ammunition developed in the United States to Israel. This is the first suspension of this kind since Hamas attacked Israeli territory in October 2023, writes Axios. The Israeli...

The first migrant to be denied asylum has been expelled by the UK government and sent to Rwanda, according to sources cited by The Sun. The article said that the refugee had fled the nation of his own free will. The government gave him 3,000 pounds sterling to cover his relocating costs. He had...

The Financial Times writes that the G7 nations will decide this weekend to set a global goal to double the amount of electricity stored globally by six times by 2030 as opposed to 2022. The move is required to make up for potential disruptions in the supply of electricity as countries transition to...

According to a survey by SIPRI, global defense spending hit another high in 2023. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that total military spending worldwide grew to $2.443 trillion in 2023, an increase of 6.8% in real terms from 2022.  According to SIPRI's...