The European Council has announced its member countries have agreed to pay 4.1 billion euros to Ukraine as part of an aid package. In a statement on Monday, the EU Council said the government of Ukraine would receive the second regular payment of grants and loans under the EU’s Ukraine Facility. The fund is a More
US President-elect Donald Trump has warned NATO allies again in a televised interview that the United States’ presence in the Western military alliance (NATO) is not guaranteed and that the US withdrawal from NATO is possible. According to the Associated Press, in an interview with NBC News, Trump said in response to a question about More
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad administration, say the future of the country is a matter for the Syrians to determine. In a post on X, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote: “After 14 years of brutal war & the fall of the dictatorial regime, today the people of Syria can seize an historic opportunity to More
US President-Elect Donald Trump has said that ousted Syrian President Bashar-al-Asad had fled the country after his protector Russian stopped interest in protecting him, a media report said on Sunday. On his x.com, Trump said: “Assad is gone. He has fled his country. His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, was not interested More
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country after opposition fighters entered Damascus, the capital of Syria. The reports were confirmed by multiple sources on Sunday, marking the apparent end of Assad’s 24-year authoritarian rule. According to Reuters, a Syrian army officer revealed that Assad left Damascus for an unknown destination earlier in the More
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will appoint a new prime minister in the coming days after the government was toppled by lawmakers. Michel Barnier, a veteran conservative, became the shortest-serving prime minister in modern French history when he resigned on Thursday after parliament voted him out over his fiscal plans, barely three months More
Forced to reverse his chaotic martial law decree, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is under mounting pressure to stand down. He is facing backlash from his own party, with the country’s opposition planning to bring treason charges against the embattled leader, according to CNN. The short-lived overnight presidential decree threw South Korea into disarray. More
In the twilight of his presidency, Joe Biden has pardoned his son, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions. In signing a pardon for his son on Sunday evening, the outgoing US president breached his promise of granting Hunter Biden no clemency. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” More
The 28th meeting of foreign ministers from Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) countries is being held in Iran, a media report said on Monday. IRNA reported a preparatory session, featuring 20 delegations from member countries, began at 9:00am to firm up the agenda for the foreign ministerial meeting, slated for Tuesday. “The 28th ECO foreign ministers’ meeting began More
The White House believes the conflict in the Gaza Strip will come to an end immediately if Hamas free the captives in its custody. “The war in Gaza would stop tomorrow and the suffering of Gazans would end immediately … if Hamas agreed to release the hostages,” the White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson More
