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Call between the two leaders comes days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska.Russian President Vladimir Putin lauded the “bravery” and “heroism” of North Korean soldiers in retaking Russia’s Kursk region from Ukrainian forces during a call with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media has reported.Putin told Kim that he “highly appreciated” North Korea’s support and the “self-sacrificing spirit” displayed by its troops during the liberation of the western region, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.Kim expressed his “heartfelt thanks” to Putin and said Pyongyang would “always remain faithful”…

133 Trade experts, private sector leaders, and government officials in the East African Community (EAC) have called on member states to urgently ratify changes to the Customs Union rules to speed up the removal of trade barriers slowing economic growth in the region. Monday, August 11, 2025, at the East African Business Council (EABC) CEO–EAC Secretariat Consultative Meeting. The two-day meeting reviewed progress on ending Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs), which have been identified as a major cause of low trade volumes within the bloc. The EAC Committee on Trade Remedies is the body responsible for handling trade disputes and ensuring fair…

Singapore – On a weekday afternoon in the heart of the central business district, the BYD showroom on Robinson Road is a picture of futuristic cool.Inside, sleek electric cars gleam under bright white lights as young professionals drift through the space.Just a short walk away, diners mingle in a BYD-branded restaurant over craft beer and bar bites in a chic, members’ club-like setting – one of several lifestyle ventures the Chinese electric vehicle giant has rolled out across Singapore.It is a scene that reflects a larger shift.Once seen as cheap and functional at best, Chinese brands are fast becoming desirable – even aspirational…

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres puts both countries ‘on notice’ over documented pattern of sexual violence.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has put Israel and Russia “on notice” that their armed forces and security personnel could be listed among parties “credibly suspected” of committing sexual violence in conflict zones.The warning on Tuesday resulted from “significant concerns regarding patterns of certain forms of sexual violence that have been consistently documented by the United Nations”, Guterres wrote in a report seen by the Reuters news agency.In his annual report to the UN Security Council on conflict-related sexual violence, Guterres said that Israel and…

Rachel Hagan & Ruth ComerfordBBC NewsWatch: Europe’s wildfires seen from aboveAt least three people have died in a scorching heatwave that is fuelling dozens of wildfires across parts of southern Europe, forcing thousands of people from their homes.Red heat alerts have been issued in parts of Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans, warning of significant risks to health as temperatures push above 40C (104F).Spain’s weather service Aemet said temperatures could reach 44C (111.2F) in Seville and Cordoba, while southern Portugal could also hit 44C.In Spain, an equestrian centre employee died after suffering severe burns in Tres Cantos, near Madrid,…

Sharon Stone has been rooting for her longtime friend and fellow actor Eric Dane for some time. The actress recently told Entertainment Tonight at the Nobody 2 premiere that she was Dane’s “support staff” when he was auditioning for the hit HBO show Euphoria years ago. Earlier this year, the actor revealed that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “Eric and I have been friends for a long time. A long time,” she said. “And I actually was like his support staff when he was trying to get the job on Euphoria. So he would come over to my house and give…

At least 40 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s western Darfur region, according to an aid group that works there.The Abu Shouk Emergency Response Room said Monday’s assault was carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The resistance committee in nearby el-Fasher city, made up of local citizens and activists, also reported this.El-Fasher, which came under intense attack as well, is the last major foothold in Darfur for the army and its allies, which have been fighting the paramilitary RSF in the two-year civil war.The conflict has triggered a humanitarian…

Washington, DC — Today, the United States is sanctioning armed groups carrying out illegal mining and supply chain actors profiteering from conflict minerals in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  The Department of the Treasury is designating four entities producing and trading in conflict minerals in Rubaya, an expansive mining area rich in critical minerals. Today’s sanctions impose consequences on actors who destabilize the eastern DRC.  They target one of many armed groups carrying out illegal mining operations including through forced labor and violence against civilians.  They also counter companies in the DRC and China that partner with armed…

The number of people surviving cancer has improved hugely in the past 50 years, but experts warn progress has been uneven with some of the cancers with the worst survival rates falling further behind.For some, including melanoma skin cancer, 10-year survival is now above 90%, while for all cancers, half of patients can expect to live that long – double the figure in the early 1970s.But a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said there had been little improvement in those affecting the oesophagus, stomach and lungs – and less than 5% survive pancreatic cancer for…

While Isak was born in the Swedish capital Stockholm, he has previously talked of his pride in his heritage.”Even though I grew up in Sweden, there is a big Eritrean community. I was always around, and raised, in that type of environment,” he said in an interview with Newcastle and Premier League legend Alan Shearer.Isak is the first player with links to the small nation in the Horn of Africa to shine in world football, and many Eritreans at home and abroad see him as an ambassador for their country.”It is great to see someone with Alexander’s status come here,”…