Russia Claims Massive Overnight Drone Barrage, 251 Shot Down Including 61 Over Black Sea
Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday that its air defence units destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones overnight the majority over the country’s southwest. Of these,...
Global Markets Surge as Japan Elects Takaichi, Bitcoin and Gold Hit Records
Markets reacted sharply on Monday after Sanae Takaichi, a fiscal and monetary dove, was elected as the new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic...
Japan Set to Appoint Its First Female Prime Minister: Sanae Takaichi’s Rise and What Comes Next
Japan is on the verge of a historic political shift as Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative and long-time Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member, is...
Drone Heading Toward Moscow Shot Down by Russian Forces
A drone heading toward Moscow was shot down by Russian air defence units early Monday, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The mayor announced the...
Indonesia’s Deadliest Disaster of 2025: School Collapse in East Java Claims 50 Lives
A devastating collapse at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, has left at least 50 people dead and 13 still...
Governing Without Force: France’s New Prime Minister Bets on Parliamentary Compromise
Sebastien Lecornu, France’s newly appointed prime minister and the fifth to serve under President Emmanuel Macron in just two years, faces an early and...
Academic Freedom Under Siege? Trump’s Policies Cast a Shadow Over Nobel Prizes
As the world anticipates next week’s Nobel Prize announcements, the spotlight is not only on scientific brilliance but also on political pressures threatening the...
Dollar Heads for Worst Week Since July; Yen Supported by BOJ Outlook
The U.S. dollar is on track for its steepest weekly fall since late July as political uncertainty from the U.S. government shutdown weighed on...
Poland to Spend $5.5 Billion Linking Into NATO Fuel Pipeline
Poland said on Friday that it will spend 20 billion zlotys ($5.5 billion) to connect its pipeline network to NATO’s Central Europe Pipeline System...
Denmark Warns of High Risk of Sabotage Amid Hybrid Threats from Russia
Denmark faces a high risk of sabotage against its armed forces, the head of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service (FE), Thomas Ahrenkiel, said on...