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Putin meets Syria's Assad to discuss Turkey and Israel
MOSCOW/AMMAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin as Moscow nudges the Syrian leader towards a meeting...
Jul 25, 20242 min read
ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN met in Laos on Wednesday as it seeks to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool...
Jul 25, 20243 min read
Netherlands, Denmark ready to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands and Denmark are ready to deliver 14 refurbished Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Dutch defence ministry said...
Jul 25, 20241 min read
Factbox - Slovakia, Hungary threaten Ukraine with court fight over blocked oil
MOSCOW - Hungary and Slovakia have threatened to take Ukraine to court for blocking supplies of oil by Russian producer Lukoil via the...
Jul 24, 20243 min read
Analysis-NATO finds gaping holes in defences of Europe
BRUSSELS - The war in Ukraine and the looming U.S. presidential election dominated a NATO summit in Washington this month but, away from...
Jul 24, 20246 min read
Analysis-Tougher tone on Israel, steady on NATO: how a Harris foreign policy could look
WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stick largely to Joe Biden's foreign policy playbook on key issues such as...
Jul 24, 20245 min read
Record ₹6.22 Lakh Crore for Defence: MoD Gets Highest Budget Allocation in 2024-25 | 4.79% Increase from Last Year
Rs 1.72 lakh crore allocated for capital acquisition; Rs 92,088 crore for for sustenance & operational readiness Defence Pension Budget...
Jul 23, 20245 min read
US to support Philippines' efforts to resupply ship on atoll, Sullivan says
The United States "will do what is necessary" to see that the Philippines is able to resupply a ship on the Second Thomas Shoal that...
Jul 21, 20241 min read
Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years in spying case his employer calls a sham
MOSCOW - A Russian court found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum...
Jul 20, 20244 min read
Australia PM tells Russia to 'back off' after claims over espionage arrests
SYDNEY - Russia accused Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" for charging a Russian-born couple with espionage, prompting Prime...
Jul 13, 20242 min read
Australia charges Russian-born married couple with espionage
SYDNEY - Australia said on Friday it had arrested a Russian-born married couple on espionage charges, alleging the woman who was an...
Jul 13, 20242 min read
China rebukes EU over statement about South China Sea
BEIJING - China has rebuked the European Union over a statement about the South China Sea, saying the bloc ignored historical and...
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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