News in brief
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday welcomed Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida, marking the first visit by a Thai monarch since bilateral ties between the two countries were established 50 years ago. The visit, lasting five days until November 17, was portrayed......
A fire broke out at the Yongqing Temple in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China, on November 12, engulfing the three-story Wenchang Pavilion. The temple, located on Fenghuang Mountain and originally built during the Southern Liang dynasty, suffered significant damage, though no injuries were reported. The......
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday defended her government’s controversial plan to process asylum seekers in Albania, attributing delays to legal challenges and political opposition. Her remarks came after an intergovernmental summit in Rome with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama,......
A diamond brooch once belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte has sold for 3.5 million Swiss francs, equivalent to about $4.4 million, at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva. The sale far exceeded its pre-sale estimate and reignited global fascination with Napoleonic treasures. The rare jewel is believed to......
A U.S. B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber conducted simulated strike operations over eastern Finland on November 12, flying within 50 kilometers of Russian territory during a NATO training mission that underscores the alliance's military preparedness along its eastern flank. Multinational NATO......
Turkey has suspended operations of its C-130 military cargo planes following a crash in neighboring Georgia that killed all 20 people on board, the defence ministry announced on Thursday. The plane went down on Tuesday while returning from Azerbaijan, and the victims’ bodies were scheduled to......
Pakistan’s parliament has passed a major constitutional amendment granting lifetime immunity to the country’s president and current army chief, a move critics warn could undermine democratic oversight and judicial independence. The 27th amendment, approved by a two-thirds majority, also......
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is set to expand its transatlantic network with the launch of two new direct routes to the United States in May 2026: Casablanca–Boston and Casablanca–Los Angeles. The Casablanca–Boston connection will mark the return of a route highly requested by the Moroccan......
A large-scale fuel fraud operation has been dismantled in France after nearly a year of illegal activity that cost companies more than €45,000. The group, led by a 50-year-old man named Radu, allegedly used “skimming” devices to copy data from professional fuel cards at service stations......
On November 12, 2025, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, Svetlana Grinchuk, announced that she had submitted her resignation. On Facebook, she stated, “I have written my resignation letter. The position has never been an end in itself for me,” and emphasized that she had allegedly committed......
A pair of bombings in the capitals of India and Pakistan within a 24-hour span have left at least 20 dead, marking the most severe security breaches in over a decade and raising fears of renewed hostilities between the nuclear-armed neighbors. In India, a car explosion near Delhi’s iconic Red......
House Democrats released emails on Wednesday indicating that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein claimed President Donald Trump was aware of his relationships with underage girls. The correspondence includes exchanges with Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff. In......
Portuguese health authorities confirmed 29 mpox cases in the past three months, warning of a possible increase in transmission though no new epidemic peak has been detected. According to the Directorate-General of Health (DGS) and the National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA), 10 cases were......
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