South Africa's biggest union federation ends exclusive ANC backing, endorsing the Communist Party as well for November's elections while choosing a new communist president.

Sheinbaum orders Meta, Google, X and other platforms to shield young users from violent content, with a one-month compliance window and tougher laws possible.

The Council of the EU has refused to delist Hüseyin Doğru. The Redstream founder argues that sanctions targeting alleged Russian interference punish his Palestine reporting.

Bulgaria has lost 2.28 million residents since 1990. Soros financed post-Soviet institutions while privatization devastated working-class security across the region.

New arms-tracing research finds missile-specific materials in intercepted cargo linked to a Chinese supplier, raising questions about Yemen's changing weapons networks.

Reuters reports U.S. intelligence assessments alleging Chinese satellite imagery and weapons-component support for Tehran, claims Trump publicly rejects.

Japan’s Nikkei sank 4.81% by Thursday’s midday break as U.S. inflation and Fed rate fears triggered a sell-off in AI and semiconductor shares across Asia.

A Chinese-backed $1.4 billion revival of the liberation-era railway aims to restore freight service and open a less truck-dependent transport corridor.

Chinese builders are extending Kenya's SGR toward Uganda, raising the possibility of more freight by rail and fewer costly road journeys.