An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale struck the coastal region of Ica in central Peru on Tuesday. According to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the quake struck at a…
The African Heads of State Summit on Energy kicked off on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The summit aims to promote the ‘Mission 300’ initiative, which aims to provide…
Brazil’s foreign ministry has summoned Gabriel Escobar, the charge d’affaires of the US embassy in Brasilia. The ministry said it had summoned Escobar over what it described as the ‘humiliating…
US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the construction of an anti-aircraft and anti-missile shield similar to Israel’s Iron Dome. Trump signed an executive order entitled ‘Iron Dome for America’…
US chipmaker Nvidia has lost more than $500bn in market value after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek launched a free smart assistant that uses less data at a lower cost.…
The European Union decided on Monday to extend economic sanctions against Russia for another 6 months. This was announced in a post on the ‘X’ platform by the EU’s High…
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have confirmed their takeover of Goma, the largest city in the country’s mineral-rich east, forcing thousands of people to flee and sparking…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for an official visit during which he will meet with senior Saudi officials to discuss bilateral relations and…
Colombia has accepted US President Donald Trump’s conditions for the repatriation of undocumented immigrants, the White House said in a statement on Monday. It added that the previously announced sanctions…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has extended his 31-year rule with a landslide victory in presidential elections, preliminary results showed on Monday. Russian media quoted the head of Belarus’ Central Election…