ICC head decries US sanctions
Washington designated Tomoko Akane as part of a campaign it described as a threat to American sovereignty International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane has warned of what she described as…
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TikTok dodges US trial over children’s data
The social media platform will pay $400 mn in an out-of-court settlement over claims that it violated minors’ personal data protections TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to…
Canada fires back at Trump’s 50% tariffs
The US president imposed unprecedented duties on Canadian goods after Washington and Ottawa failed to reach a deal Ottawa will introduce reciprocal “dollar-for-dollar” measures in response to the 50% tariffs…
Major Asian exporter tests Russian Arctic shortcut to Europe
South Korea has begun a trial voyage via the Northern Sea Route amid disruption to traditional shipping lanes South Korea has launched its first trial container ship voyage to Europe…
What Russia learned from Putin and Trump in Anchorage
Fyodor Lukyanov reflects on the first anniversary of the Russia-US summit The meeting between the Russian and US presidents in Alaska last year caused a sensation in both form and…
Israel warns Türkiye over ‘dangerous adventures’ in Syria
Defense Minister Katz spoke out after an IDF strike on a Syrian airbase allegedly being prepared for Turkish forces Israel has warned Türkiye against expanding Ankara’s military involvement in Syria,…
Israel unleashes new strikes on southern Lebanon (VIDEOS)
Warplanes targeted areas around Nabatieh as the Jewish state continues its campaign against Hezbollah Israeli warplanes carried out a new wave of strikes around Nabatieh, a major city and administrative…
Porn-content creator picked to promote Warsaw Uprising memory
Monika Laskowska was presented as an ‘Ambassador of Remembrance’ of Poland’s 1944 anti-Nazi revolt before organizers reversed course An adult-content creator was presented as a potential ambassador for the memory…
Pakistan expands powers of military chief
Asim Munir now has influence over officers’ careers, in addition to operational control of all three services Pakistan has vastly expanded the powers of Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Asim…
China rejects US demand on Iran
Beijing has called for diplomacy after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged countries to join Washington’s economic campaign against Tehran China has refused to join a US plan to “squash” Iran’s…