International News

Roundup: Türkiye threads cautiously on easing in 2026 amid price pressures

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 January, 2026-- Türkiye's central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points at its first rate-setting meeting of 2026, signaling a careful approach to monetary easing as price pressures persist. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank...

Canadian PM rejects Trump's claim of U.S. dependence

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 January, 2026-- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Canada relies on the United States for its existence. Speaking in Quebec City, Carney emphasized Ottawa's sovereignty and addressed Trump's comments after returnin...

EU has serious doubts about U.S.-proposed Board of Peace, says EU Council president

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 January, 2026-- The European Union (EU) has serious doubts about the Board of Peace proposed by the United States and will defend itself against any form of coercion, European Council President Antonio Costa said after the council's emergency summit concluded shortly after midnig...

Trump touts "massive" U.S. forces heading toward Iran

AKP Phnom Penh, 23 January, 2026-- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States has a "massive" naval force heading toward Iran, while suggesting it may not be used as tensions remain high amid Iran's unrest. "We have a lot of ships going that direction just in case. We have...

Trump says Europe "not heading in the right direction"

AKP Phnom Penh, 22 January, 2026-- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Europe is not heading in the right direction, arguing that the continent has become "not even recognizable" in a "very negative" way. Trump said he "love[s] Europe" and wants to see it "go good," but insisted t...

Japan posts trade deficit for 5th straight year in 2025

AKP Phnom Penh, 22 January, 2026— Japan's trade deficit came to 2.65 trillion yen (about 16.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, with the balance remaining in the red for the fifth consecutive year, government data showed Thursday. Total exports rose 3.1 percent from the year before to 110.45 trilli...

Australia's unemployment rate falls to 4.1 pct

AKP Phnom Penh, 22 january, 2026-- Australia's unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent in December as the total number of hours worked by Australians hit two billion for the first time, according to official figures released on Thursday. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said that the unem...

Culture Minister, UNESCO Chief Sign Agreement Officially Granting Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Sozopol Category 2 Status

AKP Phnom Penh, January 20, 2026 — Bulgaria’s outgoing Culture Minister Marian Bachev and UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany have signed an agreement at UNESCO headquarters in Paris under which the Centre for Underwater Archaeology (CUA) in Sozopol officially acquires the status of a Categor...

Venezuelan acting president calls for oil industry reforms to attract foreign investment

AKP Phnom Penh, 16 January, 2026-- Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday called on the legislature to approve an oil industry reform plan to attract foreign investment and promote the country's economic recovery. In her annual report to the legislature on behalf of the administ...

Brazil's supreme court orders transfer of ex-president Bolsonaro to penitentiary complex

AKP Phnom Penh, 16 January, 2026-- Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ordered the transfer of former President Jair Bolsonaro from the Federal Police Superintendency to the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, local media said Thursday. Inside the complex, Bolsonaro will be ho...

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