Taiwanese officials said Wednesday that China seized one of its fishing boats this week under a new protocol that allows the Chinese coast guard to seize vessels operating within China’s maritime boundaries. According to the Taiwan Coast Guard (CGA), China has stepped up its patrols since a regulation came into effect in June allowing it […]

Yesterday we wrote that the mountaineers on K2 are enjoying a bit of solitude before the arrival of commercial expeditions. The solitude will not last much longer. According to Pakistani newspapers, hundreds of visitors are going up Baltoro. So far, Pakistani authorities have issued 175 permits to climb K2, Dawn reported, and the number may

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) shipyard in Kiel, northern Germany, is handing over the second of four submarines to Singapore. Passers-by in the harbour were able to watch the 70-metre-long boat being loaded onto a special ship. The Invincible is to be transported to Singapore by the Rolldock Star. A spokesperson for TKMS did not want

PARIS (AP) — Now that France’s far-right National Rally party has come under scrutiny for some of the candidates it hopes will secure a majority for the party in parliamentary elections on Sunday, including a woman it has now removed from office. the high stakes race above a photo of her wearing a Nazi officer’s

Insights from The European Council on Foreign Relations, The Kyiv Independent and Frankfurter Allgemeine The news New research shows a divide between the way Ukraine and its allies in Europe view the war with Russia and its likely outcome. The European Council on Foreign RelationsA European think tank found that Ukrainians and other Europeans generally

Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered a review of plans to increase the salaries of cabinet and parliament members, following public outcry. It comes a week after mass protests forced Ruto to drop a controversial finance bill, which included tax hikes. People began to wonder how the salaries of politicians, including governors, could be increased

A third suspect in the massive fraud trial in Germany involving the discredited payment group Wirecard will testify for the first time. The suspect, known only as E, the group’s former chief accountant, will break his one-and-a-half-year silence on July 17, Munich District Court President Markus Födisch said on Wednesday. The former DAX-listed group collapsed

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal speaks at the international expert conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine. Christophe Gateau/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa Ukraine has received more than €2 billion ($2.2 billion) in financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on messaging platform Telegram on Wednesday. The tranche is part of an ongoing

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has tried to convince citizens that Germany will not become a party to the war in Ukraine by continuing to support Kiev in the fight against Russian troops. “Yes, I give this guarantee,” he said Wednesday in response to a question in the Bundestag parliament, repeating comments he had made earlier.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan And Iran signed a contract on Wednesday for the supply of 10 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas per year, which Iran will then ship to Iran Iraq. The deal was announced by the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, which did not disclose the financial value of the contract. The ministry’s statement