At least 169 people killed in South Sudan ‘surprise’ attack
Peacekeepers are sheltering about 1,000 civilians near their base and providing emergency care.
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India and Canada reset ties with ‘landmark’ nuclear energy deal
A host of deals, including one to supply India with uranium, is unveiled as Mark Carney meets Narendra Modi in Delhi.
Continue ReadingUK base in Cyprus hit by drone as fallout from Iran war spreads beyond Middle East
An Iranian drone hit the runway of the UK’s Akrotiri air force base overnight on Monday but caused “minimal” damage, officials said. Britain declined to take part in the US-Israeli strikes on Iran but later approved a US request to use its bases for “defensive actions”, Britain’s minister for the Middle East said.
Continue Reading‘Hope for Indigenous peoples’: An unexpected birth could bring this Amazon tribe back from the brink
Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to disappear when the women […]
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer in row with Donald Trump over Iran strikes decision
Keir Starmer defended his decision not to allow UK bases to be used by the US in the initial strikes against Iran in the face of criticism from Donald Trump. The British Prime Minister granted permission on Sunday for the US to use British bases to target Iran’s missile launchers and stores to help protect […]
Continue ReadingWorld’s money launderers are shifting to crypto, report warns – POLITICO
In America, President Donald Trump has come under fire for his ties to the industry. In April last year the U.S. disbanded a Department for Justice unit tasked with investigating crypto-related fraud. In Britain, Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK became the first major British political party to accept crypto donations. The British government is considering a ban on […]
Continue ReadingMiddle East war to have economic and military fallouts for Europe
The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes across the Middle East are quickly dragging Europe in, forcing the continent into defensive action to protect military bases and evacuate citizens caught up in the conflict. FRANCE 24’s Armen Georgian looks at the concrete fallouts the conflict could have for the continent.
Continue ReadingMacron announces ‘indispensable’ increase in French nuclear warheads – POLITICO
He said France needed to adopt “a forward deterrence” as it faces a more threatening world. That means increasingly including European countries in France’s deterrent — starting with participation in nuclear drills. “It will ultimately provide for the circumstantial deployments of elements of our strategic air forces to allied countries,” he said, referring to the […]
Continue ReadingFrance is investing more in nuclear weapons again
Because of the uncertain world situation, France needs more nuclear weapons again, says President Macron.Image: keystone Mar 2, 2026, 4:12 p.mMar 2, 2026, 4:12 p.m France is increasing the number of its nuclear warheads in the face of growing global threats. He ordered that, said French President Emmanuel Macron. Unlike before, France will no longer […]
Continue ReadingGreece sends warships, fighter jets to defend Cyprus after drone strike – POLITICO
Akrotiri, located on a peninsula on the southern tip of Cyprus, southwest of the coastal city of Limassol, is one of the two bases Britain has maintained in its former colony since independence in 1960. It has been used in the past for military operations in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. The overnight strike, which caused […]
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