Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to introduce voluntary military service, in a move aimed at boosting national defences after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It marks a significant shift in Germany’s approach to its military and follows Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s push to create Europe’s strongest conventional army. The change means that all 18-year-olds in … Read more
A raid by U.S. forces and a local Syrian group aiming to capture an Islamic State (IS) group official instead killed a man who had been working undercover gathering intelligence on the extremists, family members and Syrian officials have told The Associated Press. The killing in October underscores the complex political and security landscape as … Read more
new video loaded: Trump’s Relationship With the President of FIFA Gianni Infantino, head of soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has lauded President Trump at almost every opportunity, even starting a FIFA Peace Prize after Mr. Trump didn’t win the Nobel. Luke Broadwater, a White House reporter, describes the bromance. By Luke Broadwater, Karen Hanley and James … Read more
Cai Pigliucci at the US Capitol, James FitzGerald, and Brandon Drenon in Washington Reuters A US Navy admiral testified that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth did not give the order to “kill them all” during a controversial second US military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, multiple lawmakers have said. The affirmations by … Read more
Field Marshal Asim Munir. File | Photo Credit: AP President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday (December 4, 2025) approved the appointment of the army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, as Pakistan’s first Chief of Defence Forces for a period of five years. President Zardari approved the summary submitted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, formally asking … Read more
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan continues to reel under terrorism with a surge of 25% violence-related incidents in 2025 compared to the previous year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being the worst hit province, a think tank report has said here. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan together accounted for over 96% of all 3,187 … Read more
Alfred Lasteck,BBC Africa, Dar es Salaamand Basillioh Rukanga Mange Kimambi/Instagram Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social media accounts that she has been using to mobilise Tanzanians against the government. The former fashion model-turned-activist, who is based in the US, is an outspoken critic of President … Read more
Image used for representational purpose only. File | Photo Credit: PTI India has pitched for boosting its tea exports to China, where varieties such as Darjeeling and Masala tea have been gaining popularity among consumers traditionally inclined towards green tea. Leading Chinese tea houses on Wednesday (December 3, 2025) took part in an Indian Tea … Read more
Emery Makumeno,BBC Africa, Kinshasaand Samba Cyuzuzo,BBC Great Lakes Reuters / BBC The presidents of DR Congo (left) and Rwanda are to sign the deal in Washington The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are set to sign a peace deal aimed at ending the long-running conflict in the region at a summit … Read more
