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Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed
Read MoreChina-Europe Railway Express spurs trade, logistics development in Poland
A cargo train runs along a freight rail line in Lodz, Poland, June 25, 2026. Photographer Yue Yuanyuan By Xinhua News Agency More than a decade ago, Filip Grzelak spent Christmas night at a
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Workers install solar panels on the roof of a house in Kawit, Philippines, June 26, 2026. Photographer Noel Celis By Reuters People in the Philippines are flocking to install solar power on
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Bahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, June 28, 2026.
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Featured ArticlesFacing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed
Facing barbs and pressure from Trump, Europe’s leaders close ranks
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence. After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed
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AMAZING AMSTERDAM
The phrase … ‘let the train take the strain’, took on a whole new meaning for me as I jumped onboard the Eurostar. My destination – Amsterdam. Yes Amsterdam by rail really is that easy …. Getting
Read MoreTop 10 African countries with the highest export values in 2025
By The African Exponent Export value has become one of the clearest indicators of Africa’s economic trajectory in 2025. Across the continent, countries are strengthening trade performance through
Read MoreMandelson scandal shatters UK PM Starmer’s promise of stable government
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Ethiopia’s Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea
The leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighboring Eritrea’s capital and is threatening more, marking a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in
Asia-Pacific nations sign world’s biggest trade deal
15 nations in Asia-Pacific region sign Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on sidelines of ASEAN summit Fifteen nations in the Asia-Pacific region on Sunday signed the world’s
At least two rockets hit Asmara International Airport, Eritrea
Photo: Credit Airlive At least three rockets were fired at Eritrea’s capital from Ethiopia, and at least two of the rockets hit the Asmara airport, five regional diplomats told Reuters. Forces in
Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden
In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump listens during an event on Operation Warp Speed in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. .Trump is making unsupported claims
Kenya land prices fall, rents up after easing of lockdown
Residential Apartment in Nairobi. Kenya land prices have dropped further in Nairobi and the surrounding counties of Kiambu, Kajiado and Machakos in the three months to September despite the
Ethiopia’s Amhara rocked by explosions, rights group warns on Tigray
Amhara Special Force troops return to their base after fighting against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), in Danasha, Ethiopia on November 9, 2020. © Reuters / Tiksa Negeri Two
Ethiopia Withdraws Thousands of Troops From Neighboring Somalia
Ethiopia pulled back thousands of troops who’ve been helping Somalia’s government fight an Islamist insurgency, according to three people familiar with the matter, raising concerns of a security
Abdirahman Abdishakur says Farmajo and the intelligence service of seeking to postpone the election.
Wadajir party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame said President Mohamed Farmajo and the intelligence service of seeking to postpone the election were setting up roadblocks to prevent the
War crimes feared in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
Photo: Credit Reuters Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed, the United Nations said on
Scores of civilians killed in knife massacre in Ethiopia, say reports
Members of Amhara region militias head to face the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, named by some as responsible for the killings. Photograph: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters By Jason Burke Amnesty