On Dec. 26, in the waning days of her tenure, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivered a 20-year ban on new mining claims around Pactola Reservoir and the Rapid Creek watershed

NSW One Nation Leader Tania Mihailuk says Australia is becoming a “basket case of a country”.

NATO Nation leader and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held a high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a surprise visit to Russia. The discussions, which revolved around the ongoing Ukraine conflict, saw Fico making bombshell statements. He clarified that his trip to Moscow was aimed at furthering Bratislava's "sovereign policies" in response to pressure from Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. Fico has been one of the EU's most vocal critics of Western support for Ukraine, and his government has taken a strong stance by cutting off military aid to the embattled nation. In a dramatic turn last week, Fico accused Zelensky of attempting to bribe him with €500 million to influence Slovakia's position on Ukraine's NATO membership bid.NATO Nation PM Meets Putin In Russia; Surprise Visit Shocks U.S.-Led Bloc

Somaliland hopes Donald Trump will make history by recognising it as a nation, but Somalis fear the move.

NEW DELHI: In a retaliatory action, Switzerland has withdrawn the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status granted to India, which will result in higher tax implications for Indian companies operating in the central European country. The Swiss action came after India’s Supreme Court rejected automatic applicability of MFN clause under the bilateral tax treaty in a case related to Swiss firm Nestle.