Republic of Korea recalls ambassador from Ukraine amid N. Korea prisoners wrangle
Seoul: Republic of Korea said Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine in response to a deepening diplomatic row over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. The two countries have been at loggerheads since Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky last month disclosed the pri»»»
Event technology company Holograma 3D rebrands as Your Events Partner after nearly two decades and over 1,500 projects in 15 countries
Holograma 3D, the Bucharest-based event technology company active since 2007, has announced its rebranding as Your Events Partner (YEP), marking a new stage in its development after nearly twenty years and more than 1,500 delivered projects across 15 countries. The move consolidates the company’s e»»»
Pakistan successfully tests extended-range Fatah-4 missile
ISPR: Ground-launched cruise missile can strike targets at extended ranges with precision Dubai: Pakistan has successfully test-launched an extended version of its indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, validating upgrades aimed at improving the weapon’s accuracy, range and »»»
Djedovic Handanovic: First pipes for Serbia-N Macedonia gas interconnector to be laid next week
BELGRADE - Serbia's caretaker Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic announced on Tuesday in Belgrade the first pipes for a Serbia-North Macedonia gas interconnector would be laid next week and that the goal was to finish the route in Q1 2028. Speaking to reporters at the Palace»»»
How Lula’s successes in Brazil may have paved the way for his presidential defeat
Brazil’s veteran leftist President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva trailed Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of his far-right predecessor, in the first-round presidential vote on Sunday. Some analysts suggest that the sweeping anti-poverty measures Lula put in place over two decades may have helped give rise t»»»
Nigeria sees Saudi Arabia as a ‘strategic partner’ to accelerate sustainable development: Ambassador
RIYADH: Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Saudi Arabia Yakubu N. Gambo has asserted that Nigeria-Saudi bilateral relations extend beyond cultural ties, and that the Kingdom is not only a valued bilateral partner, but a strategic partner in the efforts to accelerate sustainable develo»»»
Romania officially submits final payment request under PNRR
Romania officially submitted its final payment request under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to the European Commission on Wednesday evening, with a total value of 6.04 billion euros, interim Minister for European Funds Dragos Pislaru announced."Just a few minutes ago, at around 21»»»
U.N. “deeply concerned” about impact of war on Lebanon’s food supplies – Ya Libnan
Share: Deputy Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Beth Bechdol speaks during an interview with AFP in Beirut on October 1, 2026. (AFP) The deputy director-general of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday that she was “deeply concerned” about the i»»»
Tom Cruise trades stunts for satire as toxic tycoon 'Digger'
Paris, France: Tom Cruise is taking on one of his riskiest roles in decades, tackling the politics of climate change and corporate greed in new film "Digger" which sees him play an embattled, ageing tycoon. Backed by a reported budget of $130 million and an advertising blitz, the dark comedy from m»»»
Exclusive interview: “The ‘N’ still stands for non-governmental, doesn’t it?” – Máté Hajba on EU-funded lobbying
Máté Hajba is the director of Hungary’s Free Market Foundation, which has published a new report examining what it calls “circular lobbying” in Brussels: public institutions funding NGOs that, among their activities, seek to influence the policies of those same institutions. The report examines nin»»»
N.Ireland Protestant parade hits stalemate amid fresh talks
Talks falter as Drumcree parade dispute deepens in Portadown The UK's Northern Ireland minister Monday admitted that talks to overcome a dispute about a contentious pro-British Protestant parade through a mainly Catholic area had so far failed to resolve one of the region's worst crises in decades.»»»
Tense standoff over flashpoint N. Ireland parade lasts into night
Appeal court clears flashpoint march, sparking political and community backlash UK leaders called for calm Sunday as a tense standoff with residents seeking to halt a pro-British Protestant march through a Catholic flashpoint area stretched into the night, in one of the worst crises for Northern Ir»»»
At UN, Salam stresses need to avert 'vacuum' if UNIFIL leaves
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted at the U.N. on the need to "avert the vacuum" that would be caused by withdrawing the peacekeeping mission deployed in the country's south without a viable replacement. Under U.S. pressure, the U.N. Security Council decided last month to fix December as the end o»»»