Petro's visit comes as Trump has accused him of pumping cocaine into the US, while the Colombian leader has been a vocal critic of US actions in Venezuela. But the meeting seemed to go far better than expected. Colombian President Gustavo Petro met US President Donald Trump for the first …

It's been nearly 40 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall but you can still buy pieces of it in the German capital as souvenirs. Are they genuine? When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it sealed the fate of East Germany. People wasted no time and started hacking …

A new WHO study suggests more than 7 million cases of cancer in 2022 were preventable. Nearly 40% of all the cases that year were caused by modifiable risk factors — behavioral and environmental factors we can change. "We now have the information to prevent cancer before it starts," said …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting three Gulf states within just 72 hours. He is pursuing new "strategic partnerships" — as Germany's friendship with the United States is becoming increasingly fragile. The fact that the key Gulf states — Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — are …

Iran's president has issued the clearest indication he'd like to enter renewed nuclear talks with the US and others. But this comes amid mixed diplomatic messages, large anti-government protests, and maritime tensions. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he'd instructed his foreign minister to "pursue fair and equitable …

The move comes after Donald Trump stepped back on his insistence that the US must control Greenland to ensure national security. Greenland has warned the US still wants to control the strategic Arctic island. NATO on Tuesday said "planning is underway" for an Arctic mission, coming weeks after US President …

The budget package secures funding for most US government agencies until the end of September, except for the Department of Homeland Security. The partial shutdown of government operations ended in the United States on Tuesday with President Donald Trump signing a budget package into law. Earlier on Tuesday, the House …

According to media reports, the Greek patrol boat issued a warning signal after spotting the migrant boat, which then tried to escape. For reasons that are still unclear, the two boats collided. A Greek coast guard boat collided with a migrant speedboat off the island of Chios on Tuesday, leaving …

First enacted in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) allows qualifying sub-Saharan African countries to export over 1,800 products to the US duty-free. Export countries include Nigeria and South Africa. US President Donald Trump has signed into law a one-year extension of a trade preference program with African …

In its annual report, Human Rights Watch warned that civil rights are under threat globally since the reelection of US President Trump. It called on democratic countries to respond but also highlighted issues in Germany. The year 2025 may come to be seen as a "tipping point" when democratic institutions …