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Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somaliland as an independent state, the Israeli government announced on Friday. Somaliland, a Muslim-majority region in northern…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday as diplomatic efforts intensify to end the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian newspaper…

Christmas celebrations returned to Bethlehem on Christmas Eve as thousands of residents gathered at Manger Square, restoring a sense of joy and tradition after two years of cancellations due…

The Japanese government is responding to weeks of high tensions with China with record spending on national defence. The draft budget for the 2026 fiscal year, approved by the…

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday led his first Christmas Eve Mass as head of the Roman Catholic Church, marking a significant moment in his papacy. The service was held at St. Peter’s…

China has criticised Japan over what it described as repeated lapses in nuclear safety, citing reports of radioactive water leakage and alleged manipulation of quality control…

A Libyan military delegation has arrived in Türkiye to join local authorities in inspecting the wreckage of a private jet that crashed near Ankara, killing Libya’s Chief of General Staff,…

A federal judge in New York has declared a mistrial in the case of a former aide to two New York governors accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government and receiving…

The United States Supreme Court has rejected an effort by the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area, siding with local and state officials who opposed the…

Belgium has formally filed a declaration of intervention at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the genocide case instituted by South Africa against Israel over alleged…