Israeli defense minister puts NATO power on notice as Middle East tensions surge: ‘Dangerous adventures’
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan early Thursday, accusing him of dragging Turkey into “dangerous adventures in Syria” and warning the Turkish leader not to test Israel’s resolve. “Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security,” Katz wrote on X. “It would be better […]
Arctic power play gives top US adversary new opening with Russia as US stakes grow
China is testing whether the top of the world can become a new strategic trade corridor, launching regular seasonal container service to Europe through Russia’s Arctic as Beijing and Moscow deepen their commercial and military footprint in a region Washington increasingly views as critical to U.S. security. The service remains limited in scale, with just […]
Venezuelans, Cubans, Colombians arrive in African nation under Trump deportation deal
Authorities in Liberia received the country’s first deportation flight from the U.S. on Thursday under an agreement with Washington to accept up to 1,200 foreign nationals over the next year. The West African nation, which was expected to receive 20 deportees, received nationals mostly from Latin America, including Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia, Liberian Information Minister […]
Portugal enacts ‘burqa law’ largely prohibiting face coverings in public
Portuguese President António José Seguro has enacted a measure that largely prohibits individuals from covering up their faces while out in public, a restriction broadly viewed as aimed at Muslim women, according to AFP. But the report noted various carve-outs to the prohibition, including for health, professional, artistic or weather-linked issues and for when people […]
