Belarus eyes Western ties as it frees journalist Andrzej Poczobut
President Alexandr Lukashenko is hoping to improve relations with the West once more.

President Alexandr Lukashenko is hoping to improve relations with the West once more.









Rights groups have described the move as a ‘blatant abuse of power’.
Bejing tightens scrutiny of AI industry amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry with the US over the technology.
Tensions between the allies punctuate King Charles’s US visit, designed to strengthen the UK-US partnership.
Bennett and Lapid join forces again in a renewed bid for power that will, analysts warn, mean little for Palestinians.
The prime minister says the federal government will put up money alongside private investors to fund major projects.
Tehran widens diplomacy to regional and global players while indirect US talks remain uncertain.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US has no clear exit strategy with their war on Iran.
Mali has been reeling from one political or security crisis to another since 2012.

We explore why water infrastructure is increasingly being targeted in the midst of war and conflict.
German chancellor warns the US risks becoming bogged down in another quagmire similar to Iraq and Afghanistan.