News in brief
December 6, 2025 — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stressed on Friday that Europe must strengthen its autonomous security capabilities if it wants to achieve genuine political independence and position itself as a global power. Speaking during a televised interview, Meloni reacted to the......
Hong Kong, December 6, 2025 — The Chinese National Security Agency in Hong Kong summoned several international media outlets on Saturday for what it described as a “consultation meeting,” accusing them of spreading misinformation and portraying government actions in a negative light,......
Japan has formally rejected China’s recent letter to the United Nations criticizing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. Japan’s UN ambassador, Kazuyuki Yamazaki, described China’s accusations as “inconsistent with the facts” and emphasized Japan’s......
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake recorded on Friday in the coastal town of Fuengirola has prompted the Andalusian government to activate the pre-emergency phase of its Seismic Risk Plan. The quake, felt across several provinces, caused no reported injuries but generated dozens of calls to emergency services. Antonio......
Nineteen diplomatic missions in Tanzania — among them the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, and several European states — have issued a rare joint appeal calling on authorities to respond urgently to allegations of post-election abuses, including killings, disappearances, and arbitrary......
Sri Lanka issued fresh landslide warnings on Dec. 5 as heavy rains continued to batter the island’s central highlands, pushing the death toll from Cyclone Ditwah to more than 600. The National Building Research Organisation warned that over-saturated slopes in the worst-hit districts could give......
India faced major air travel disruptions on Friday after IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, halted all domestic departures from New Delhi until midnight due to ongoing operational difficulties. Delhi International Airport Limited announced on X that all IndiGo domestic flights scheduled to......
Belgian lawmakers from the PTB and Ecolo parties are urging the country’s public broadcasters to pull out of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in protest at the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to allow Israel to compete despite the ongoing conflict in Gaza. PTB parliamentarian Nabil......
Air traffic at Brussels Airport was temporarily suspended on Friday morning after a drone was detected flying close to the airfield, Belgian newspaper La Libre reported. Operations were halted at around 10:00 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) for roughly 15 minutes as a precautionary measure, airspace......
Germany has strongly rejected the latest US National Security Strategy, which accuses European countries of restricting free speech and limiting political opposition. The document, issued by the Trump administration, portrays Europe as facing deep structural challenges, including what it describes as......
Nearly 400,000 Syrian refugees and migrants have returned from Lebanon to Syria in 2025 following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The announcement was made on Thursday via the agency’s X account. UNHCR highlighted......
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to deepen their long-standing strategic partnership on Friday as they meet in New Delhi for the 23rd annual Russia-India Summit. The high-level talks come during Putin’s state visit, a moment shaped by U.S. pressure......
Turkey has summoned both the Ukrainian ambassador and Russia’s acting chargé d’affaires to express concern over a recent rise in attacks on vessels linked to Russia within Turkey’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Black Sea. The move reflects Ankara’s growing alarm......
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