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The federal council of ministers has on Friday approved the Belgian military aid package to Ukraine for 2025, worth one billion euros in total. About two-thirds of the military aid, 645 million euros, should flow back to Belgian companies. The Belgian support consists of direct deliveries of military equipment, structural investments in the capacity building of the Ukrainian army and participation...

Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing two... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telegram founder says he rejected a Western request to silence conservative voices in Romania Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky met with US vice president JD Vance on the sidelines of the Pope’s inauguration, Kyiv officials have said. The pair were seen shaking hands in their first encounter since their infamous White House clash earlier this year, which saw Mr Zelensky leave after a shouting match with Donald Trump and Mr Vance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Severe weather outbreak from the Heartland to the East Coast... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump wishes Biden ‘fast and successful recovery’ after cancer diagnosis... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pope Leo XIV met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte after his inaugural mass in St. Peter’s square. An estimated 200,000 pilgrims attended the mass that opened Leo’s pontificate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US president has repeatedly threatened to unleash air strikes targeting Iran's programme if a deal isn't reached... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel's military has announced the launch of a major offensive aimed at defeating Hamas and securing the freedom of remaining hostages in Gaza.   The Israeli Defense Forces said on its Hebrew X account that it had mobilised troops for "Operation Gideon's Chariots" to seize "strategic areas" of the strip.   Hamas-run civil defence and health ministry officials say Israeli attacks have ki...

Key Takeaways from US President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israeli fighter jets carried out a wave of airstrikes in Yemen on Friday afternoon, targeting two Houthi-controlled ports in the west of the country, and threatened to kill the terror group’s leader, in response to the Iran-backed group’s ongoing missile and drone attacks on Israel. Israel had waited until the end of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the region before launching its reprisal str...

U.S. tech giants Nvidia, Cisco, Oracle and OpenAI are supporting the “UAE Stargate” artificial intelligence data center announced this week. The data center will collaborate with the AI infrastructure project of the same name in the U.S., which was announced by President Donald Trump. Trump was in the United Arab Emirates as part of his first state visit trip abroad in his second term. Trump also...

Pope Leo XIV has offered the Vatican as a venue for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, following the failed negotiations in Istanbul where Putin was notably absent. The Vatican called Putin’s no-show “tragic” and reaffirmed its openness to mediation. Cardinal Parolin acknowledged the difficulty of the situation but stressed the Holy See’s readiness. In his first Sunday blessing, Pope Leo urge...

Over three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the countries are finally meeting for direct peace talks in Istanbul. Vladimir Putin will be not be attending. Ironically, given his no-show, it was Putin who suggested the peace talks instead of immediately agreeing to a proposed 30-day ceasefire. But like Russia’s 2024 presidential elections, from the outside the peace talks appear to be a total far...

The United States has revealed the first federal charges against a foreign national for providing material support to one of the criminal groups that President Donald Trump has designated a “foreign terrorist organisation”. On Friday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a statement identifying the suspect as 39-year-old Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez of Mexico. Hosted on Acast....

The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News. The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libya’s leadership, two people with direct knowledge of the plans and a former U.S. official said.  In exchange for t...

Former US President Joe Biden struggled to recall key milestones from his own life during an interview two years ago with a justice department investigator, according to audio. A recording obtained by political outlet Axios shows the Democrat appeared to have trouble remembering the year he left office as vice-president, or the date of his son Beau's death. White House aides at the time denied the...

The World Bank says it will restart operations in Syria following a 14-year pause after the country cleared more than $15m of debt with financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple Splitting up iPhone 18 Releases?... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The King and Prince of Wales have attended a service to mark the 300th anniversary of the Order of the Bath. During the service, Prince William was installed as a Great Master of the Order.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a 23-year-old Mexican influencer was shot dead while live streaming on TikTok, rumours began to swirl. Was it a cartel hit? Or another tragic example of violence against women? On Tuesday, Valeria Marquez was shot dead at Blossom The Beauty Lounge, a beauty salon owned by the victim in Zapopan, a town in the central-eastern state of Jalisco. The state prosecutor's office said it is investigat...

Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes sport rich list ahead of Steph Curry after raking in... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italian prime minister is known for provoking strong emotions in other leaders and was feted at a summit in Tirana .. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

India refuses to credit Trump with Pakistan truce... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.