Russia has earmarked 145.8 billion roubles ($1.70 billion) for state-affiliated media in 2027, according to the Finance Ministry’s draft budget, making it the second-highest allocation on record. The figure is only slightly below last year’s record and reverses an...
Somali opposition leaders warned on 12 October that armed clashes could erupt in Mogadishu after reports of continued military deployments near former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed’s residence. Opposition figures accused President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s government of preparing to attack...
Azerbaijan’s Interior Ministry detained 37 people in Baku on 12 October during protests over the enforcement of new public-school dress code regulations, the pro-government APA news agency reported. The protests coincided with inspections of schools, while opposition outlets said...
Islamic State (IS) has urged Iraqi Sunnis to seize what it called a “valuable opportunity” following the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Iraq on 30 September, portraying the departure as a chance for the group to regain...
At least 200 Sudanese gold miners were killed and hundreds wounded in airstrikes on mining sites near the Sudan-Egypt border, according to survivors cited by the Sudan Tribune. Sudan's de facto leader, Lt Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has ordered...
Beijing and Washington offered notably different accounts of the outcomes of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s September 23-25 state visit to the United States, highlighting differences over trade and global security while Taiwan was absent from both official summaries. The...
Russian missile strikes have brought Ukraine’s steel industry to a near standstill, with major plants including Zaporizhstal and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih forced to shut down. The attacks threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs, local government revenues and a key...
Nearly 96,500 citizens of Uzbekistan returned home from Russia within ten days, according to the Uzbek Cabinet of Ministers’ Migration Agency. The agency said 96,415 people travelled from Russia to Uzbekistan between 25 August and 5 September, as Russia’s...
The UK government has published a new guide supporting businesses operating in the Falkland Islands, prompting a strong response from Argentina amid President Javier Milei’s renewed push over the country’s sovereignty claim. The document backs the islanders’ right to...
Crime and public safety have become the central issue in Brazil’s presidential election, with incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro offering different approaches to tackling violence, drug trafficking and organised crime. Recent polls...