(MENAFN) Lithuania’s culture minister, Ignotas Adomavicius, resigned after just one week in office following controversy over his comments on Crimea. During an interview with a news agency on Thursday, Adomavicius initially refused to answer when...
TAIWAN, September 30 - Details 2025-09-30 President Lai meets US Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg On the afternoon of September 30, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Luke Lindberg, under...
TAIWAN, September 30 - Details 2025-09-26 President Lai meets delegation of Latin American and Caribbean intelligence and security chiefs On the morning of September 26, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation of Latin American and Caribbean...
NEW YORK, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CLEAR (NYSE: YOU), the secure identity company, today announced the expansion of CLEAR+ enrollment, enabling travelers from 40 countries across Europe, Asia, and the Americas to join CLEAR+ and enjoy a...
(MENAFN) A new military facility designed to train Ukrainian forces has been inaugurated in southeastern Poland, with oversight from Norwegian authorities. Named Camp Jomsborg, the center was built by engineers from Norway’s Brigade Nord and is...
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, EU leaders are going to gather in Copenhagen to discuss improving European defense. This meeting comes after a series of Russian airspace invasions and drone incidents at Danish airports in recent days. Nations along the...
(MENAFN) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani expressed confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no intention of triggering a global war. His remarks on Sunday came as a response to recent allegations suggesting that Moscow might...
(MENAFN) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared that Russia and Belarus will respond immediately “with all they’ve got” should any of their planes be shot down by a NATO member. This warning comes amid increasing discussions within...
TAIWAN, September 26 - Details 2025-09-25 President Lai meets delegation from Institute for Indo-Pacific Security On the morning of September 25, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Institute for Indo-Pacific Security (IIPS), a...
TAIWAN, September 25 - Details 2025-09-24 President Lai meets Professor Tarumi Hideo of Japan’s Ritsumeikan University On the afternoon of September 24, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Professor Tarumi Hideo of Japan’s...
True-events-inspired “The Abduction of Yossele Schumacher” from Eran Riklis (“Lemon Tree,” “Reading Lolita in Tehran”), “Helsinki 1939” from A.J. Annila (“Codename: Annika, Peacemaker”) and “Nuclear Sunset Cruise” by Oscar winner Florian...
The Ministry of Social Affairs has drafted an act that will allow genetic data to be used in healthcare, including for treatment and disease prevention, such as in the case of breast cancer. The Human Genetic Research Act is scheduled to enter...
Prominent Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis, known for his Middle-East set humanistic films “Lemon Tree,” “The Syrian Bride” and most recently “Reading Lolita in Tehran” feels angry and frustrated over the political leadership in Israel that has led...
New international travel rules across Europe come into effect next week, which will affect how people move between countries. Travellers have been warned to expect longer border queues when a new digital entry and exit system is introduced across...
A number of countries have expressed an interest in Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme, a pilot project Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan has confirmed he wants to make permanent. Mr O’Donovan said he will introduce proposals for a...
U.S. and British armored units showcased an M1A2 Abrams and Challenger 2 side by side at Camp Tapa, Estonia, during a joint ceremony on the NATO frontier. The display underscores allied interoperability and deterrence amid ongoing Russian pressure...
(MENAFN) Lithuania’s culture minister, Ignotas Adomavicius, resigned after just one week in office following controversy over his comments on Crimea. During an interview with a news agency on Thursday, Adomavicius initially refused to answer when...
UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Attempt today’s subject quiz on International Relations to...
Executive Summary: Russia’s 2022 invasion triggered a surge in Ukraine’s defense sector, experiencing a 350 percent growth since 2022. Ukraine leads globally in tactical and long-range drones, aiming to become the world’s “drone capital.” Upcoming...
No dictator or would-be dictator on day one has ever assembled before him in one room the entire senior officer corps of his armed forces in order to have them belittled as failures and humiliated for their slovenly personal appearance, while...
