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September 18, 2025 5:31 PM

EU set to miss UN climate deadline amid internal divisions

European Union countries' climate ministers are expected to confirm on Thursday that the bloc will miss a global deadline to set new emissions-cutting targets, due to divisions over the plans among EU governments. Missing the deadline could be a blo...

September 18, 2025 4:59 PM

UAE could downgrade diplomatic ties if Israel annexes West Bank

The United Arab Emirates could downgrade diplomatic ties with Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government annexes part or all of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Reuters reported citing three sources on the Gulf Arab state's deliberations...

September 18, 2025 4:42 PM

Gaza hit by telecoms blackout as Israeli tanks advance

Israeli tanks were seen in two Gaza City areas that are gateways to the city centre, residents said on Thursday, while internet and phone lines were cut off across the Gaza Strip, a sign that ground operations were likely to escalate imminently. Isr...

September 18, 2025 3:34 PM

Syria’s foreign minister in Washington, a first in 25 years

Syria's foreign minister arrived in Washington on Thursday, the first official visit at that level in more than 25 years as the U.S. makes a pro-Damascus policy push, lifting sanctions and mediating between the new Islamist rulers and Israel. Foreig...

September 18, 2025 3:20 PM

Two Ukrainian drones attacked major Russian petrochemical complex

Two Ukrainian drones attacked the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat oil processing and petrochemical complex, one of Russia's largest, in Russia's Bashkortostan region, Radiy Khabirov, the regional head, said on his Telegram channel on Thursday. Ukraine has...

September 18, 2025 1:42 PM

French unions strike against austerity, pressuring Macron

Teachers, train drivers, pharmacists and hospital staff went on strike and teenagers blocked their high schools in France on Thursday, part of a day of protests against looming budget cuts. Unions are calling for the previous government's fi...

September 18, 2025 12:21 PM

US import dependence on EU on the rise, outpacing China, study finds

The United States relies more heavily on imports from the European Union than commonly assumed, with the bloc surpassing China in both total value and the number of goods, according to a study from Germany's IW economic institute. That dependence ha...

 

Last updated on: 3rd Nov 2025