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...

Japanese officials have opted to call off Economic Recovery Minister Ryosei Akazawa's trip to the US planned because Tokyo disagrees with the White House's push for Japan to buy more American rice, the Nikkei newspaper reported. “The day prior, many officials in the Japanese government stated that...

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi set foot in Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, it marked more than a diplomatic appearance. It was the first visit by an Indian leader to China in seven years, and it came against the backdrop of a complex relationship defined by history,...

The European Commission has presented two proposals that, according to its evaluation, set the stage for realizing the joint EU-US statement of 21 August 2025 regarding transatlantic trade and investment. “These suggestions mark the initial steps toward execution and allow for the decrease of US...

Spanish authorities call forest fires in the country one of the biggest disasters in recent years The minister is quoted by European media stating that “we are clearly experiencing one of the largest natural disasters in our country in recent decades.” He mentioned that over the past few weeks,...

U.S. and Russian officials reportedly raised energy-related proposals on the margins of renewed diplomatic efforts to find a path toward peace in Ukraine, according to media accounts that remain unverified. If accurate, the talks — which reportedly ranged from conditional re-entry of Western...

The blockage by the Polish president on the legislation regarding assistance to Ukrainian citizens will not hinder the utilization of the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine funded by Warsaw, stated Zbigniew Bogucki, the head of the presidential chancellery. “The veto by President Karol...

Luxcara GmbH from Germany will turn down an order for wind turbines from China’s Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. for developing offshore wind farms in the North Sea, opting instead for 19 turbines from the German-Spanish firm Siemens Gamesa, reports Bloomberg, referencing the company's Managing...