The Lufthansa Group stated that it plans to restart operating flights to Israel on January 8. On October 9th, the flights were suspended due to an attack on Israel by militants from Hamas. The group's airlines will run a total of 20 weekly flights to and from Tel Aviv during the first phase. From Tel Aviv, Lufthansa Airlines will run three weekly flights to Munich and four weekly flights to...

According to European Council President Charles Michel, nations that are members of the EU have chosen to begin accession talks with Moldova and Ukraine on Thursday. "The European Council has decided to start negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on their admission to the European Union," he posted to the social network X. Furthermore, he said, Georgia had been "granted the status of candidate...

The World Bank's newly published yearly report on global debt states that in 2022, developing nations would pay a record $443.5 billion—5% more than the previous year—to service their public debt. For the 24 poorest nations, the cost of servicing their public debt will increase by 39% in 2023 and 2024. 18 nations, including Zambia, Ghana, and Sri Lanka, have reportedly missed payments on their...

For the first time the G7 nations addressed telephone fraud concerns in a joint statement that was released after their meeting in the Japanese city of Mito, where the interior and security ministers met. It is observed that this particular form of fraud is global, well-organized, and becoming more prevalent in Japan and the West. “We all agree that organized crime is seriously harming nations...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), stated that the European side brought up the South China Sea and Taiwan situations during the EU-PRC summit in Beijing on Thursday. "We talked about the tensions in the area, specifically the Taiwan Strait. We saw that the South China Sea is becoming more tense, which could jeopardize regional security. This is the reason, in a news...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), stated that the international community needs to expedite the phase-out of coal in order to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. "It has been two years since the world community decided to expedite the phase-out of coal at the COP 26 conference in Glasgow. However, maintaining coal in the global energy mix continues to be our...

India's second fiscal quarter saw 7.6% year-over-year growth in GDP (July-September), the nation's National Statistical Office report reads. The rate of economic growth decreased in comparison to the previous quarter, when it was 7.8% year over year. The average prediction made by experts surveyed by Trading Economics was for a 6.5% increase in the Indian GDP between July and September. The...

According to The Guardian, delegates attending the COP28 summit in Dubai have decided to create a fund to assist in making up for the economic losses incurred by the world's poorest nations as a result of climate change. This accord was hailed as a major accomplishment by the publication. The UAE, which is hosting the conference, and Germany have each committed $100 million to the fund; the...

According to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell, the EU wants to establish mutually beneficial relations with Turkey and suggests starting a high-level dialogue again. Borrell made these remarks at a press conference in Brussels. Borrel gave a press conference in which he and the European Commission jointly reported on the political, economic, and trade relations between the...