US orders departure of personnel from Saudi Arabia, citing Houthi threat
US State Department says Iran-aligned Houthis have 'increasingly engaged in hostilities' against Saudi Arabia.
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US State Department says Iran-aligned Houthis have 'increasingly engaged in hostilities' against Saudi Arabia.
China has condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for sending a ritual offering to Tokyo’s war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, a move that threatens to cast an even longer shadow over the strained ties between Beijing and Tokyo. At the start of Yasukuni’s three-day autumn festival on Saturday, Takaichi sent a ritual tree-stand offering to the shrine in her capacity as prime minister, although she did not visit in person. Minoru Kiuchi, minister in charge of economic growth strategy, visited the...
Russia on Saturday hailed US President Donald Trump's move to waive new sanctions on it as "historic", as Ukraine worries he is taking Moscow's side in Europe's worst conflict since World War II.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders Friday to keep financing Kyiv's fight with nearly $80 billion more next year, as he insisted he was standing up for his country amid a fresh row with US President Donald Trump.
China and the Philippines recently traded accusations over the medical evacuation of a Philippine serviceman from a grounded naval vessel in the hotly disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. The incident has sparked renewed worries about potential armed skirmishes in a global artery of trade. But Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr was also quick to emphasise the economic dimensions of a major conflict. After a decade of rapid economic growth, the Philippines is facing...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the appointment of an interim administration to prepare elections in the northern Tigray region previously controlled by the Tigray People's Liberation Front that has clashed with government forces since September. The recent conflict revived a war that killed hundreds of thousands between 2020 and 2022.
Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at global research firm the Stimson Center, said a ceasefire on attacking energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine benefits the Russians more as the country is able to sell oil to fund the war. Grieco said that even if Ukraine is not able to hit Russian energy infrastructure there are still ways to inflict damage including hitting at travel hubs like airports. (Source: Bloomberg)
Tehran seeks dialogue in Yemen conflict, warning a military solution risks complicating the volatile regional situation.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same date, blaming Israel and the security situation in the Palestinian territories for the delay. Our correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more.
Seoul has urged Pyongyang to remove any other mines planted on the southern side of the military demarcation line.
The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across northern region.
Eritrea severed all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia on 1 October 2026, hours after Addis Ababa closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 diplomats. The post Eritrea Cuts Ties With Ethiopia After Embassy Order appeared first on The Rio Times.
In tonight's edition, Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties, accusing each other of stoking internal conflicts. Also, Nigeria rolls out a digital postcode system for every building. And I speak to one of the co-founders of the he Rural Women’s Assembly as it is recognised for its work challenging power systems.