Trump’s next move: hit Venezuela, crush Maduro’s narco-state, and warn cartels across hemisphere

Algeria summoned France’s chargé d’affaires to protest visa-related statements and accused France of breaching diplomatic protocol.

New council unites coastal actors, backs secular federalism per UNSCR 2254, and urges ICC action

Hezbollah readies protests over disarmament; Berri pushes talks as officials warn of Beirut clashes, southern risks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he “recognizes” the World War I-era massacres of Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks by the Ottoman Empire as genocides, speaking on the Patrick Bet-David podcast. Multiple outlets noted it was the first time an Israeli leader has made such a statement publicly. Netanyahu also suggested the Knesset had already

Niger’s junta announced Europeans must now apply for visas in Geneva Ankara or Moscow in response to difficulties faced by Nigeriens.

Warships head to Venezuela; tweet flags 24-hour arrival. Caracas decries move and mobilizes militia

Coast guard and marine police scour the Bosphorus after 29-year-old Nikolay Svechnikov vanished mid-race

South African leader Ramaphosa appeals for urgent Ukraine-Russia dialogue, emphasising trilateral talks with the United States to move toward peace.

Immigration officials said Kilmar Abrego Garcia will be deported to Uganda after he declined an offer of deportation to Costa Rica in exchange for jail time.

Macron pledged partnership with South Africa to build inclusive global governance while also discussing Ukraine Middle East and Great Lakes issues.

Even without invasion, Zapad-2025 heightens collision risk and hybrid attacks around the Suwałki Gap

The UK has compensated over 7,000 Kenyan residents with 2.9 million pounds after a 2021 British army fire damaged a wildlife conservancy.

Human rights lawyers sued Eswatini’s government over a secret US deportee deal under Trump, calling it unconstitutional and demanding transparency.

Protesters across South Africa urged the government to stop coal exports to Israel accusing Glencore of sustaining the Gaza war and military operations.

Emirati media promotes a 150,000-fighter “parallel army” under Anas al-Sheikh; Damascus dismisses it as fiction

Hamas has agreed to a new Gaza ceasefire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar while Israel has yet to give its official response.

Washington talks bring Trump, Zelenskyy, and top European leaders together to explore ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and security measures

Trump urges Ukraine to cut a deal with Russia after Alaska summit yields no ceasefire

UN human rights office reports 1,760 Palestinians killed while seeking aid in Gaza since May amid Israeli strikes and worsening humanitarian conditions.

The South African Isuzu plant aims to become a hub for commercial trucks and increase local content in its production lines.

Trump departs for Alaska to meet Putin in high-stakes summit on Ukraine war and security issues

Hezbollah refuses disarmament, warning Lebanon’s government amid tensions over Israeli presence

Trump aims for a rapid peace deal with Putin at Alaska talks, saying a ceasefire is secondary to ending the war