Asia markets rally on U.S.-Japan trade progress

Asia-Pacific markets opened on a strong note, buoyed by encouraging trade developments between the U.S. and Japan and growing optimism around a potential deal with the European Union.

Japan’s Topix index surged 1.4%, extending gains for a second day and setting a new all-time high, as CNBC r…[Read more]

What the US-Japan deal means for Asia and the world

US President Donald Trump has called the agreement he reached with Japan the “largest trade deal in history”.

It might be premature to make such claims, but it’s certainly the most significant deal since Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs in April which roiled stock markets…[Read more]

Franco-German MGCS tank project speeding up, Rheinmetall CEO says

The Franco-German MGCS main battle tank project, which has stalled for years, is speeding up and has political will on both sides, Rheinmetall chief executive (RHMG.DE), opens new tab Armin Papperger said on Thursday.
“This is what politicians want, but also industry,” he told…[Read more]

Alabali Radovan visits South Africa

Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan (photo) has taken off on a trip to South Africa, aiming to deepen economic and political cooperation. “South Africa is a key partner for Germany in a world in which geopolitical tectonics are shifting,” the minister said.

She is also taking part in the G20 Development…[Read more]

German-Afghan relations under scrutiny over deportations

The German government’s policy of deporting Afghan criminals to Afghanistan relies on cooperation with the Taliban government in Kabul. The Islamists are hoping this is the first step toward diplomatic recognition.

“We have succeeded in organizing another deportation flight with convicted…[Read more]

US sanctions violate immunity that protects UN envoys: Albanese

UN envoy on Palestinian rights Francesca Albanese said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions against her, imposed after her criticism of Washington’s Gaza policy, violate her diplomatic immunity.

The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories made the c…[Read more]

FM Fidan to attend informal meeting on Cyprus in New York

The leaders of Turkish Cyprus and Greek Cyprus, as well as guarantor states Türkiye, Greece and the United Kingdom, will come together at a 5+1 format meeting hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on July 16 and 17 in New York, Turkish diplomatic sources have said.

According…[Read more]

Blazes surge across Türkiye as firefighting efforts persist

Firefighters continue to battle relentless forest fires sweeping across multiple provinces, fueled by fierce winds, scorching temperatures and parched vegetation.

In the northern province of Kocaeli’s Gebze district, a forest fire that broke out between Balçık and Cumaköy on July 15 at…[Read more]

UN says malnutrition in Gaza has doubled

Malnutrition rates among children in the Gaza Strip have doubled since Israel imposed sharp restrictions on the entry of food in March, the U.N. said on July 15. New Israeli strikes killed more than 90 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children, according to health officials.

Hunger has been…[Read more]

Blue Impulse Planes Fly over Osaka-Kansai Expo Site; Halfway Point of Event Reached

A team of Air Self-Defense Force pilots performed an aerobatic demonstration at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Yumeshima, Osaka, on Saturday.

The event, which lasted for about 15 minutes, was performed by Blue Impulse, the ASDF’s aerobatic demonstration team. T…[Read more]

U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says

The Pentagon is urging Japan to make clear the role it would play in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, a media report said Saturday, with the U.S. Defense Department’s No. 3 official later appearing to confirm the push.
U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for…[Read more]

Indian national arrested in Japan for alleged rape of a schoolgirl

Police say suspect asked girl for hotel directions, then forced her into room and assaulted her

Police in Japan’s Shiga prefecture have arrested a 24-year-old Indian man on charges of allegedly raping a teenage high school student in Otsu City last month, according to local m…[Read more]

Taiwanese rocket fails to achieve Japan’s first foreign launch

Taiwanese private rocket company TiSpace terminated the flight of one of its rockets shortly after lift-off in northern Japan on Saturday, failing to become the first foreign company to perform a successful launch on Japanese soil.
TiSpace, through its Japanese unit jtSPACE, tried to…[Read more]

Bundestag commemorates the Srebrenica massacre

Current information about Germany’s foreign policy and foreign relations.

Berlin (dpa) – 30 years after the genocide in Srebrenica, the Bundestag has commemorated the victims. “Srebrenica was the worst war crime committed on European soil since the Second World War,” said Bundestag President Julia K…[Read more]

German backpacker found alive after 12 days missing in Australian outback

Australian authorities said they found a 26-year-old German backpacker “safe and well” after she had been missing in a remote part of the country’s northwest for almost two weeks.
Carolina Wilga, who vanished on June 29 from near the outback town of Beacon, about 254 km…[Read more]

Postponed vote on top judge pitches German coalition into crisis

A planned vote on appointing three new judges to Germany’s Constitutional Court was shelved on Friday, as conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition struggled to muster a parliamentary majority for the second time in three months.
Other parties, including his Social Democrat…[Read more]

Türkiye sets new record in agricultural output, enters world’s top 7

Türkiye’s agricultural output reached a record high, rising for the first time above $70 billion last year, according to Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı on Sunday. This, he said, placed the country among the top seven in the world.

“Our agricultural prod…[Read more]

Türkiye, Greece ink new protocol on tourism cooperation

In a move to boost bilateral tourism, Türkiye and Greece signed a cooperation protocol focusing on enhancing alternative tourism and improving transport connectivity.

According to a statement from the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the sixth Joint Tourism Committee Meeting was held in A…[Read more]

DEM Party MPs meet Öcalan as PKK to destroy arms

A delegation from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) visited jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan once again on the İmralı prison island off Istanbul on July 6 ahead of the terror group’s anticipated disarmament.

The delegation included MPs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, with…[Read more]

Germany says Russia using media platform Red to sow discontent

Russia is using the online media outlet Red to sow discontent in German society as part of a disinformation campaign waged alongside its war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry in Berlin said on Wednesday.
“Red presents itself as a revolutionary platform for independent journalists.…[Read more]