Swedish Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson will chair the joint development committee of the World Bank and the IMF until 2026. In addition to her current role as Sweden’s finance minister (Moderates, EPP), Svantesson will become the first Swede to chair…
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A meeting between the two leaders comes just two days after they settled a tense border dispute in the Himalayas. China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India met officially for the first time in more…
The Norwegian government wants to introduce a 15-year minimum age threshold for using social media to protect children from harmful content and “big tech giants”. The Norwegian government announced that it wants to amend the country’s Personal Data Act protecting…
Kyushu, often passed over by international visitors, is rich in crafts, history and culture. Here are four destinations to consider. If I stared too long, the glossy, petrified tree trunk seemed to pulsate energy through the roof, down into the…
What the soldiers are doing is “left to be seen,” the U.S. defense secretary said. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea had sent troops to Russia to join the fight against Ukraine, a…
After a year of war, at least one million people are facing months in the cold. Some said tents, blankets and warm clothes now qualified as luxuries. A year into the war in Gaza, the prices of ready-made tents and…
The two countries have been fighting a shadow war for years. But direct attacks are bringing direct reprisals, or at least plans for them. For decades, Iran and Israel have fought a shadow war. This year, their conflict has burst…
North Korea’s supply of munitions has already been critical to the Russian war effort. Now, there are growing fears that it is sending troops as well. Five months ago, the autocratic leaders of Russia and North Korea signed a treaty…
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as parts of the country experienced unprecedented flooding, the authorities said. Tropical Storm Trami drenched the Philippines with torrential rain on Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and forcing thousands of people to evacuate…