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European NATO countries have more than doubled their arms imports over five years, with 60 percent sourced from the US, a leading conflict think tank reported Monday. Ukraine emerged as the world’s top arms importer, while the US solidified its lead as […]

Mark Carney, former central banker, has been elected as Canada’s next prime minister, succeeding Justin Trudeau who announced his resignation in January. Carney, 59, won 85.9% of the vote as leader of the governing Liberal Party amid US trade tensions

European leaders pledged to dramatically boost defence spending and build a stronger, more sovereign military bloc at a crisis summit Thursday, as fears grow that the United States – long Europe’s security guarantor – is stepping back from its commitments.

A new study warns that by 2050, nearly 60% of adults and one-third of children globally will be overweight or obese without governmental intervention. Published in the Lancet, the study analysed data from 204 countries, highlighting obesity as a major

The UN reported Tuesday that armed men in Sudan raped children as young as one, with UNICEF citing widespread child sexual abuse amid the conflict. Over 221 child rape cases have been recorded since early 2024, with two-thirds of the

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday thanked President Trump for releasing previously withheld US munitions to assist Israel’s efforts against Iran’s influence, including its nuclear ambitions and proxy groups including the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli leader made similar remarks last

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that European leaders, showing strong support for Ukraine at a London summit, agreed to draft a peace plan for Ukraine to present to the US. The initiative aims to secure essential security

Israel has approved a temporary extension of the Gaza ceasfire that would last through the Muslim Ramadan and Jewish Passover periods. Hamas has previously rejected the idea of an extension, instead favouring the implementation of phase two of the ceasefire. 

Thousands of mourners on Wednesday lined the route of the funeral procession for the three members of the Bibas family who were abducted by Palestinian militants on October 7, 2023 and died in captivity in Gaza. The bodies of Shiri

A UN-led coalition warns of a “wave of extreme brutality” in Haiti, reporting numerous killings and mass displacements. According to the group, families have been massacred, and children shot while fleeing. Despite the Kenyan-led security mission’s reinforcements, gang dominance in