South Korea, Japan and the U.S. will conduct annual defensive drills starting on September 15 to upgrade aerial, naval and cyber operational capabilities against North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats,
The death toll from Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak is approaching 2,000 since the beginning of 2024, amid recent “encouraging” decline in the number of cases, according to the Africa Centers
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government is considering imposing tariffs on imports from countries that do not have trade agreements with Mexico, including China.The tariffs would
Mali’s transitional government has filed a case against Algeria at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbour of aggression for shooting downa Malian military reconnaissance drone, Mali’s Ministry of
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. The quake
Poland will engage in discussions to create safe skies over Ukraine but future solutions must not compromise Polish national security, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday after a summit
A senior European Union official said on Thursday that Israel’s operations in Gaza constitute genocide, the first member of the bloc’s commission to make that charge.“The genocide in Gaza exposes
The United States announced new security commitments for Ecuador during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to the Andean country on Thursday, as Washington seeks to expand its crackdown on
U.S. and Taiwanese defense officials held talks in Alaska last week, a U.S. official said on Thursday, a move likely to anger China.The United States is Taiwan’s most important international
The United States will phase out some security assistance for European countries near the border with Russia, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.The plan comes as President