This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2026 shows a giant banner in Tehran, Iran. Photographer Shadati By Xinhua News Agency Iran on Wednesday rejected any prospect of talks with the United States as long as Washington continues to threaten military action, after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric and announced the deployment of additional

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping of China, at the Sheraton Hotel, as he attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Picture date: Monday November 18, 2024. Photographer Stefan Rousseau By Reuters When U.S. President Donald Trump took office a year ago with an “America First”

Flags of China and the Union Jack stand during the China-UK Energy Dialogue in Beijing, China March 17, 2025. Photographer Florence Lo/Pool By Reuters China is ready to enhance mutual trust with Britain and deepen practical cooperation with the Group of Seven nation as Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits the world’s second-largest economy this week,

The ULAQ armed unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) developed for the Qatari Coast Guard by Ares Shipyard and ULAQ Global is seen in this photo at an undisclosed location, Jan. 3, 2026. ULAQ Global Handout via AA Photo By Daily Sabah The booming Turkish defence industry is taking its success to the sea as it boosts

By Anadolu Agency At least 15 people died early Monday after a ferry carrying more than 300 passengers sank off Basilan province in the southern Philippines. Another 28 are missing, according to the local English daily Philstar. The vessel, identified as the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, was en route to Jolo Island in Sulu province.

Guests visit the ruins of the “sacred lake” at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 24, 2026. An Egyptian-Chinese archaeological mission announced on Saturday that the team has uncovered an ancient “sacred lake” at the Montu Temple precinct in the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor, a city renowned

People take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 23, 2026. Photographer Tim Evans By Reuters Thousands of demonstrators braved bitter cold to march through the streets of Minneapolis on

File Photo/Somali Times Strong concerns are already being expressed about the efforts of the Somalia presidency to make a first amendment to the country’s interim constitution, while opposition politicians have already rejected the previous amendment. Read: Somalia President Hassan Sheikh and his family are corrupt Read: Somalia corrupt president Hassan Sheikh failed in both domestic

By The African Exponent Understanding U.S. Travel Restrictions The U.S. travel restrictions affecting several African countries in 2026 are based on Presidential Proclamation 10563, first issued in 2017 and expanded in December 2025. This legal framework allows the U.S. government to limit entry from countries whose nationals cannot be reliably screened, verified, or monitored for

By Anadolu Agency US President Donald Trump is set to formally announce and sign the charter of the “Board of Peace” during a ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 0930GMT. The initiative, initially conceived as a mechanism to oversee the Gaza ceasefire and post-war reconstruction, has since expanded