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Trading with dictators? A historical review of the EU’s business partners

Trading with dictators? A historical review of the EU’s business partners

8 July 2025 By Claudia Marchini and Alexander Popov Over the last 25 years the EU’s trading partners have become less and less democratic. The ECB Blog investigates the background of this development and the dynamics at play. Do democratic values...

Russia recognizes Taliban government in Afghanistan

Russia recognizes Taliban government in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, marking a major geopolitical shift and making it the first major global power to formally engage with the Islamic Emirate since the Taliban seized control in 2021. On...

Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran

Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran

(MENAFN) In just over a month, almost half a million Afghan migrants have been repatriated from Iran, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed to media on Monday. This surge precedes Tehran’s firm deadline requiring...

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan

Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) At least three people have died, and seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle crashed and flipped over in eastern Afghanistan's Panjshir province, according to media on Sunday. The incident occurred when a mini-bus, reportedly...

Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan

Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Severe flooding overwhelmed eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least two children and laying waste to numerous homes, as reported by local media. Citing information from the Nangarhar Provincial...

NVBDC Named One of the Global Best Companies to Watch in 2025 by The Silicon Review

NVBDC Named One of the Global Best Companies to Watch in 2025 by The Silicon Review

National Veteran Business Development Council Named One of the Global Best Companies to Watch in 2025 by The Silicon Review DETROIT, MI, UNITED STATES, July 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC)...

Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan

Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan

(MENAFN) Work has officially commenced on the development of a new water supply network in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, as reported by a state-run news agency, on Thursday. The project, funded by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation...

Half dozen people murdered in terrorist assault in Iran

Half dozen people murdered in terrorist assault in Iran

(MENAFN) A terrorist attack on Saturday in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province left at least six people dead and 22 others injured, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among the victims were a mother and her...

Wild Polio Cases Rise to Seventeen in Pakistan

Wild Polio Cases Rise to Seventeen in Pakistan

(MENAFN) Pakistan has identified three additional cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), raising the country’s total number of infections this year to 17, health officials confirmed on Sunday. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio...

Inflection point or continuing spiral in the Middle East?

Inflection point or continuing spiral in the Middle East?

After almost two years of fighting in Gaza, and after the decimation of Hizballah, the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and the 12-day Israeli-American war on Iran, the Middle East is in new strategic and political territory. Two...

Half dozen murdered in terrorist assault in Iran

Half dozen murdered in terrorist assault in Iran

(MENAFN) A deadly terrorist attack in southeastern Iran left at least six people dead and 22 injured on Saturday, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among the victims were a mother and her one-year-old child. The attack...

Medal of Honor Recipient, Will Swenson, Joins illumicell AI’s Board of Directors

Medal of Honor Recipient, Will Swenson, Joins illumicell AI’s Board of Directors

The highly decorated U.S. Army officer is using his platform to champion globally accessible diagnostics for male military health and clean-water safety. BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, July 24, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- illumicell AI, the...

Lindsey Graham becomes one of most vocal proponents of aggressive U.S. support for Ukraine

Lindsey Graham becomes one of most vocal proponents of aggressive U.S. support for Ukraine

(MENAFN) Senator Lindsey Graham has become one of the most vocal proponents of aggressive U.S. support for Ukraine, pushing for not only continued military aid but also strikes inside Russian territory, harsh sanctions, and the seizure of Russian...

Trump carries hundreds of attacks contradicting his ‘anti-war’ message

Trump carries hundreds of attacks contradicting his ‘anti-war’ message

(MENAFN) Despite repeatedly assuring voters of his intent to pull the United States out of long-standing military entanglements, President Donald Trump has overseen a sharp increase in airstrikes during the early months of his presidency. While...

More than 100 British spies, commandos exposed in data breach

More than 100 British spies, commandos exposed in data breach

(MENAFN) The identities of more than 100 British MI6 agents, special forces operatives, and other military personnel were exposed in a significant data breach that was kept hidden from the public for years, multiple media outlets reported on...

China, Pakistan Recommit to USD64B CPEC Expansion

China, Pakistan Recommit to USD64B CPEC Expansion

(MENAFN) In a key diplomatic exchange on Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China reviewed the advancement of the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as confirmed by an official release. Pakistani Foreign...

Dozens get together on UK coast to demonstrate against migration

Dozens get together on UK coast to demonstrate against migration

(MENAFN) Dozens of people gathered in Dover, a key British port town, on Saturday to protest against migration and criticize the government’s handling of the asylum system. The demonstration, called the “Great British National Protest,” attracted...

Pakistan, China Commit to Expanding CPEC Project

Pakistan, China Commit to Expanding CPEC Project

(MENAFN) On Wednesday, the top diplomats of Pakistan and China held discussions on the advancement of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion-dollar initiative. The meeting was outlined in an official release highlighting...

Data Breach Exposes Identities of British Spies

Data Breach Exposes Identities of British Spies

(MENAFN) A significant data breach compromised the identities of over 100 MI6 agents, British special forces members, and other military personnel, with the incident later being covered up, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. The...

Pakistani Security Forces Eliminate Nine Militants

Pakistani Security Forces Eliminate Nine Militants

(MENAFN) Pakistani law enforcement and military personnel eliminated no fewer than nine insurgents on Saturday during a focused mission in the country's northwestern region. This action is part of a broader offensive initiated in the Khyber...

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