International Relations

Guterres, Antonio, International Relations, Iraq, Kurdistan, Refugees And Displaced Persons, Salih, Barham, United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees

For the First Time, a Former Refugee Will Lead the U.N.’s Refugee Agency

December 19, 2025

Barham Salih, who fought against Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq and later served as president, was chosen to lead the U.N. High Commission for Refugees.
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Germany, International Relations, Merz, Friedrich, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics And Government

The German Chancellor Betting on America

December 19, 2025

Friedrich Merz believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it.
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Assets, Frozen, Belgium, Credit And Debt, European Council, European Union, International Relations, Russia, Ukraine

Europe Funnels Billions to Ukraine but Wobbles Geopolitically

December 19, 2025

The European Union came up with an 11th-hour compromise to help Ukraine, but the solution raised questions about the bloc’s decisiveness.
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Arson, Assassinations And Attempted Assassinations, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Awami League, Demonstrations, Protests And Riots, Dhaka (bangladesh), Hadi, Sharif Osman Bin (1993-2025), India, International Relations, Newspapers, Politics And Government, Wazed, Hasina, Yunus, Muhammad

Riots Erupt in Bangladesh After the Killing of a Student Leader

December 19, 2025

Newspaper buildings were set on fire after the death of an activist who was attacked recently. Political leaders fear more violence could derail attempts to restore democracy.
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Chevron Corporation, Egypt, International Relations, International Trade And World Market, Israel, Israel-gaza War (2023- ), Netanyahu, Benjamin, Oil (petroleum) And Gasoline, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations

Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt

December 18, 2025

Israel’s granting of an export permit is the final step to allow the deal, first announced by energy companies in August, to proceed.
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Al-shara, Ahmed (abu Mohammad Al-jolani) (1982- ), International Relations, Syria, United States, Venezuela, War And Armed Conflicts

A Militant’s Transformation

December 18, 2025

Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former Al Qaeda ally, is now president of Syria. We look at his transformation, and whether he can transform his country, too.
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Finland Apologizes to China, Japan and South Korea for Racist Gesture

December 18, 2025

A Finnish beauty queen was stripped of her crown for a gesture that appeared to mock Asians. Finnish lawmakers copied her, and the prime minister is now trying to defuse the controversy.
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Assets, Frozen, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Brussels (belgium), European Council, European Union, Foreign Aid, International Relations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Putin, Vladimir V, Russia, Russian Invasion Of Ukraine (2022), Trump, Donald J, Ukraine, Zelensky, Volodymyr

Zelensky Appeals to E.U. Leaders for Frozen Russian Funds to Fight War

December 18, 2025

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.
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Iran’s President Says He Can’t Make ‘Miracles’ to Solve the Country’s Woes

December 18, 2025

Amid sky-high inflation, water and energy cuts and prospects for a deal with the U. S. dimming, President Masoud Pezeshkian has apparently thrown up his hands.
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US Boat Strikes Shift to Pacific, Placing Colombia on Watch

December 17, 2025

All the strikes in recent weeks have taken place in the Pacific, reflecting Colombia’s role in the drug trade and the feuding between Bogotá and Washington.
Source Link US Boat Strikes Shift to Pacific, Placing Colombia on Watch

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