Belgian prime minister offers resignation amid budget deadlock
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever submitted his resignation to King Philippe on Monday after his five-party coalition failed to agree on the 2027 budget, but the monarch deferred a…
Swiss president insists arms contracts must be respected amid US delivery delays
Swiss President Guy Parmelin on Monday stressed that international arms procurement contracts must be honored, raising concerns over lengthy delays in military equipment deliveries from the US. – Responding to…
Jordan’s king calls Israel’s expansionist ambitions ‘biggest threat’ to region’s future
Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Monday that Israel’s expansionist ambitions pose the greatest threat to the region’s future, stressing that regional security and stability cannot be achieved without Palestinians securing…
UAE will be more prepared if US launches new attacks on Iran: Minister
Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei says that while developments in the US-Israel war on Iran cannot be predicted, the United Arab Emirates will be more prepared this time around. –…
Uganda says it has started withdrawing troops from Somalia
Uganda said on Monday it had begun withdrawing its troops from Somalia as part of a phased drawdown that will end an almost two-decade deployment helping Mogadishu fight the al…
Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan says it must be master of its own maritime information
Taiwan must be the master of its own maritime information and conduct its own ocean surveys given the island’s fate rests on protecting its waters, the minister in charge of…
Europe space chief heads to Gulf as bloc looks beyond US
The head of the European Space Agency will meet officials in the United Arab Emirates this week as Europe seeks new partners and aims to reduce its reliance on the…
China’s foreign minister pushes for dialogue to resolve Middle East conflic
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that all parties in the Middle East conflict should focus on political solutions rather than resorting to arms again, in a meeting…
Kremlin says it assumes that the Ukrainian army used the Oleshky ceasefire to regroup in line with ‘normal practice’
The Kremlin said on Monday that it assumed that the Ukrainian army used a local ceasefire last week in and around the Russian-held southern town of Oleshky to regroup, something…
UK to unveil migrant settlement overhaul after months of debate
Interior minister Shabana Mahmood will on Monday set out reforms to how migrants can settle in Britain, in a bid to balance voter demands for lower immigration with business warnings…