Trump sees no urgency for Canada deal as trade dispute deepens, USTR says
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 – President Donald Trump’s administration is comfortable maintaining its trade standoff with Canada even as new US import bans on Canadian products take effect next week and…
Slovak PM Fico says government may lose majority over spat in coalition partner
Sept 25 – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday his leftist-nationalist government could lose its narrow majority in parliament because of a dispute in a junior ruling party…
Microsoft abandons personal AI chatbot race With Copilot reboot
The new product is now aimed at corporate customers, absorbing the separate version for home use. Read More
Ukrainian charged with murder over Polish abbey stabbing
A priest died from his injuries in hospital. Read More
US proposes trilateral meeting with Ukraine, Russia in UAE, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, Sept 25 – The United States has proposed that the United Arab Emirates host a trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia to discuss efforts to end their four-and-a-half-year war,…
Child malnutrition rises in Yemen as fighting intensifies, says UNICEF
GENEVA, Sept 25 – The United Nations children’s agency reported on Friday a rise in acute malnutrition among children in Yemen, including in the most severe cases, as fighting disrupts…
UK ministers to brief defence companies, infrastructure providers on Russia threats
LONDON, Sept 25 – British ministers will brief defence companies and providers of critical national infrastructure on the threat posed by Russia, the government said on Friday, amid increasing concerns…
No seat, no cards at the table: Europe fears being the loser in Trump-Xi deal-making
The EU aims to be a key actor in a multipolar global order but isn’t enhancing its political levers. Read More
In West Bank art centre, Palestinian children paint hopes beyond checkpoints
JERUSALEM, Sept 25 – On the outskirts of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian woman has transformed her home into an art centre where children use drawing to…
Moving target: Congo’s North Kivu province becomes new Ebola hotspot
BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept 25 – All 29 beds were full this week at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment centre in Congos North Kivu province, where surging cases have…