MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine court ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday on three counts of grave threats, adding another legal challenge for a politician who is also facing an impeachment trial and has declared plans to run for president in 2028. The Quezon City Regional
Argentine President Javier Milei is intensifying his country’s claim to the Falkland Islands, seizing on President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Washington could reconsider its longstanding position while moving to increase pressure on companies developing oil around the British-controlled territory. In a televised address Thursday, Milei said “winds of change” were
The Iceland EU referendum has narrowly rejected reopening accession negotiations with the European Union, preserving a model that combines deep access to European markets with NATO security and greater national control over fisheries and other strategic policies. The decision comes as geopolitical and economic pressures are making that middle ground
As UNCCD COP17 closes in Mongolia, governments are giving greater weight to the economic consequences of land degradation and drought. New financing mechanisms, large-scale restoration models and a major rangelands initiative point toward a stronger implementation agenda, but global drought governance remains unresolved. ULAANBAATAR — UNCCD COP17 is ending with
Rodrigues-Birkett has moved into first place, Grynspan has slipped and Otunnu is gaining. But the second Security Council poll points to a deeper shift: the Council is moving further from consensus. UNITED NATIONS — The second UN Secretary-General poll in the race to succeed António Guterres has reshuffled the leaderboard
An explosive maritime drone intercepted beside a strategic Romanian gas project is the latest in a series of incidents forcing NATO to rethink how it protects its borders and critical infrastructure. BUCHAREST — Romania has destroyed an explosive maritime drone near one of Europe’s most strategically important new gas projects,
The ICC sanctions targeting Judge Tomoko Akane brings the Trump administration’s escalating confrontation with the International Criminal Court directly into one of America’s most important alliances. TOKYO/THE HAGUE — The Trump administration’s campaign against the International Criminal Court has reached one of Washington’s closest allies after the United States imposed
LUSAKA – Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has won a second five-year term with 61.4% of the vote, securing a decisive victory after an election that tested whether the country’s improving economic fundamentals are translating into better living standards for ordinary Zambians. President Hakainde Hichilema received 2,965,326 votes in the August
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has identified more than 40 countries and jurisdictions as presenting elevated risks for Chinese goods being rerouted around U.S. tariffs, widening Washington’s scrutiny of China-linked global supply chains. A White House report released this week alleges that Chinese exporters are increasingly routing goods through third
A ship reportedly paid nearly $4 million to jump the Panama Canal queue as Middle East conflict disrupts major maritime routes just as falling water levels threaten capacity at one of the world’s most important trade arteries. PANAMA CITY — The Panama Canal is emerging as a critical pressure point
