International Relations

Six Viet Nam and EFTA ministers stand side by side in front of national flags in Reykjavik

Vietnam Signs Free Trade Deal With EFTA, but Its Tariff Cuts Take Years

Xinhua reports that Vietnam and EFTA signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi on Sunday, with zero tariffs maintained on Vietnamese industrial and seafood goods. Vietnam's own cuts run up to 11

October 18, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Members of the Fatah Central Committee standing with hands raised in prayer around a meeting table in Ramallah

Fatah and Hamas Call Cairo Talks Positive, but Conference Date Is Unclear

Fatah and Hamas both called their latest Cairo talks positive on Saturday. Fatah's Jibril Rajoub says Egypt will invite 14 factions to a national conference, but none of the reports on the

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A tan Boeing AH-6i light attack helicopter in flight over desert hills

Two Saudi Officers Die in Najran Crash the Coalition Blames on Malfunction

Two Saudi National Guard officers died when an AH-6i helicopter crashed in Najran, which the coalition attributes to a technical malfunction. The Houthis had claimed on Saturday to have downed a Saudi

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

An air defense vehicle fires, with a muzzle flash and smoke around its turret

Fire at St. Petersburg Oil Terminal as Russia Says It Downed 126 Drones

Pulkovo Airport moved passengers to safe locations and a fire broke out at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal after a Ukrainian drone attack, TASS reported. The governor's drone count differs between TASS

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Armed Ethiopian security personnel ride on the back of a pickup truck flying an Ethiopian flag on a road in Mekelle

TPLF Warns Tigray Institutions Against Cooperating With Federal Caretakers

Ethiopia named a six-month caretaker administration for Tigray on Friday, and on Saturday the TPLF called it illegitimate, Anadolu reported. The party warned institutions that cooperating would leave them held accountable, and

October 18, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Statue of the Virgin Mary in a glass shrine beside a stone wall in the West Bank town of Taybeh

Army Condemns Attack on European Diplomats as PM’s Office Cites ‘Smear’

Israel's military condemned a Saturday attack on French, Belgian and Polish diplomats near Taybeh, while Netanyahu's office urged caution and cited a possible smear campaign. Anadolu, citing Army Radio, reports that no

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Men in coats and wraparound skirts line up at a desk where a Red Cross staff member processes papers during a detainee release in Sanaa

Houthis Free 159 Prisoners, but Red Cross Had No Role in Choosing Them

Yemen's Houthis released 159 men in Sanaa on Saturday under an amnesty, describing them as fighters who surrendered without fighting. The Red Cross supported the operation but says it played no role

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev shaking hands in front of Chinese and Uzbek flags

Li Qiang Pledges Railway Work in Uzbekistan, but Only Tashkent Gives Figures

Chinese Premier Li Qiang promised high-quality work on a shared railway and more trade on his first day in Uzbekistan. Only the Uzbek presidency's readout gave figures, citing nearly $60 billion in

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A man pours a sack of freshly picked green and black olives into an olive press in Qusra, West Bank

Hardline Rabbi Dov Lior Rules Jews May Pick Palestinian Olives

Rabbi Dov Lior, whom Al Jazeera describes as the spiritual guide of Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party, ruled on Friday that Jews may pick olives from Palestinian-owned groves. Tzohar, Gush Etzion rabbis

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Religion

Aerial view of dozens of fishing boats with red flags speeding in a wedge formation past a long bridge as they leave a Chinese port

China and South Korea Run First Joint Yellow Sea Patrol Since April 2022

A China Coast Guard vessel and a South Korean fisheries ship spent ten days documenting and boarding fishing boats in the Yellow Sea, but Beijing's account gives no tally. The statement is

October 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

International Relations- Page 8

Vietnam Signs Free Trade Deal With EFTA, but Its Tariff Cuts Take Years

Fatah and Hamas Call Cairo Talks Positive, but Conference Date Is Unclear

Two Saudi Officers Die in Najran Crash the Coalition Blames on Malfunction

Fire at St. Petersburg Oil Terminal as Russia Says It Downed 126 Drones

TPLF Warns Tigray Institutions Against Cooperating With Federal Caretakers

Army Condemns Attack on European Diplomats as PM’s Office Cites ‘Smear’

Houthis Free 159 Prisoners, but Red Cross Had No Role in Choosing Them

Li Qiang Pledges Railway Work in Uzbekistan, but Only Tashkent Gives Figures

Hardline Rabbi Dov Lior Rules Jews May Pick Palestinian Olives

China and South Korea Run First Joint Yellow Sea Patrol Since April 2022

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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