International Relations

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping shaking hands in front of Russian and Chinese flags

Putin Will Meet Xi at APEC, Lavrov Says, and Trump Remains a Maybe

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed in Baku that Putin will travel to Shenzhen for APEC and talks with Xi Jinping. A possible Putin-Trump meeting stays conditional, and in the accounts reviewed only

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A white UN vehicle marked UNIFIL on a road in southern Lebanon with a Lebanese army truck ahead

UNIFIL Has 78 Days Left, and Lebanon Says It Is United on Keeping It

Lebanon's parliament speaker told the UN peacekeeping chief the country is united on keeping UNIFIL, whose mandate ends December 31. The Security Council has three post-UNIFIL options but no draft resolution, and

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Masked FSB officers escort a man with a blurred face, in handcuffs, across an airport apron

Russia Holds Japanese Reporter Yuki Imai on Spy Charge Carrying 20 Years

The FSB says Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent Yuki Imai gathered data on mobilized Kuril residents for Japanese intelligence, and a Moscow court has ordered him held until December 12. Tokyo says it had

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Two Ukrainian soldiers with head torches crouch in a trench lit red as one handles a Starlink dish

Ukraine Says SpaceX Throttled Starlink Overnight With No Warning

Ukraine says SpaceX capped the speed of military Starlink terminals overnight, disrupting drone missions with no warning. Kyiv's adviser calls the timing political, but SpaceX and the White House have not explained

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News·Technology

Hijabs in several colors displayed on mannequin heads outside a shop

Azerbaijan Teachers Barred at School Gates Under Rule That Never Says Hijab

A teacher with 23 years in Baku schools was turned away at the gate over her headscarf under a uniform rule that never mentions the hijab. Thirty-seven people were detained, a Turkish

October 14, 2026

Education·Government and Politics·News

Sir Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, speaking at Thames House in London

MI5 Chief Won’t Detail Fairford Plot as Iran Demands UK Evidence

The head of MI5 said Iran has shifted toward military targets but declined to discuss RAF Fairford, a day after the prime minister blamed the IRGC. Tehran summoned Britain's ambassador and demanded

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Greenland's prime minister, Denmark's prime minister and President Trump on stage at the signing of the security pact

Trump: Greenland Oil Exploration ‘Getting Ready to Begin,’ With No Details

Trump posted that "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration is "getting ready to begin" in Greenland, naming no company, licence or start date. The September security deal he signed with Denmark and

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of gas bubbling to the surface of the Baltic Sea from a Nord Stream 2 leak

Nord Stream Trial Opens: Prosecutor Says Ukraine’s State Ordered Blasts

A German federal prosecutor told a Hamburg court that the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage was carried out on the orders of Ukrainian state agencies, as the first trial in the case opened.

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

President Donald Trump gesturing with both hands as he speaks outdoors

Trump Says Taiwan Agreed to Buy 30% of Alaska LNG for 20 Years

Trump told an Alaska campaign rally that Taiwan has agreed to buy 30% of the gas from a planned pipeline for 20 years, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick put Taiwan's investment at

October 14, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Aerial view of stacked shipping containers and cranes at Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China

China Breaks 5 Trillion Yuan in Monthly Trade as US Trade Grows Just 4%

China's customs administration says September trade passed 5 trillion yuan, the first month ever above that mark. Over nine months, trade with ASEAN grew 22.7% and trade with the United States just

October 14, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Putin Will Meet Xi at APEC, Lavrov Says, and Trump Remains a Maybe

UNIFIL Has 78 Days Left, and Lebanon Says It Is United on Keeping It

Russia Holds Japanese Reporter Yuki Imai on Spy Charge Carrying 20 Years

Ukraine Says SpaceX Throttled Starlink Overnight With No Warning

Azerbaijan Teachers Barred at School Gates Under Rule That Never Says Hijab

MI5 Chief Won’t Detail Fairford Plot as Iran Demands UK Evidence

Nord Stream Trial Opens: Prosecutor Says Ukraine’s State Ordered Blasts

Trump Says Taiwan Agreed to Buy 30% of Alaska LNG for 20 Years

China Breaks 5 Trillion Yuan in Monthly Trade as US Trade Grows Just 4%

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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