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Exclusive-Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences
LONDON - Russia has begun including new, cheaply-made drones in its long-range attacks on Ukraine, to try to identify air defences, film...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


US issues sanctions on rebel group alliance over conflict in DRC
WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday will impose sanctions on a coalition of rebel groups it accused of seeking to overthrow the...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


North Korean hackers are stealing military secrets, U.S. and allies say
LONDON - North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign to try to steal classified military secrets to support...
Jul 26, 20242 min read


G7 framework deal on $50 billion Ukraine loan seen in Oct, EU's Gentiloni says
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Group of Seven wealthy democracies are likely to have a framework deal for a Russian-asset-backed $50 billion loan...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


India and China agree to approach border issues with urgency
NEW DELHI - Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Laos, where the two...
Jul 25, 20241 min read


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


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


Exclusive-US, Vietnam discuss supplying Hanoi with C-130 military transport planes, sources say
HANOI/WASHINGTON - The United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 #Hercules military transport planes to...
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Russian military intelligence officer injured in Moscow car bomb attack, Kommersant says
MOSCOW - A car bomb injured an officer from Russia's military intelligence agency in northern Moscow on Wednesday, the Kommersant...
Jul 24, 20241 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


Civilians suffering horrendous violence in Sudan conflict, MSF says
AMMAN - Civilians in Sudan have suffered horrendous levels of violence during more than a year of conflict between the army and a rival...
Jul 24, 20242 min read


Slovakia gets first new F-16s to boost air defence
MALACKY, Slovakia - Slovakia received on Monday the first two of 14 new F-16 fighter jets that will replace Russian-made planes it had...
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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