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G7 foreign ministers seek urgent defence support for Ukraine
CAPRI, Italy - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major powers warned on Thursday that Ukraine risked being defeated by...
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Russia tightens officials' travel rules due to fears over secrets, sources say
MOSCOW - Russia is making overseas travel harder for some officials due to fears that foreign powers may try to gain access to state...
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Explainer-Why is Russia trying to capture the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar?
LONDON - Russian paratroopers have reached the eastern edge of the Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar, which Kyiv's top commander says Moscow...
Apr 17, 20243 min read
Xi tells Germany's Scholz co-operation not a risk amid EU trade tension
BEIJING -Chinese President Xi Jinping said German-Chinese co-operation was an opportunity not a risk, even as German Chancellor Olaf...
Apr 16, 20243 min read
Georgia's parliament presses forward with 'foreign agent' bill despite protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament began debating the first reading of a bill on "foreign agents" on Tuesday as opponents called for a second...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Ukraine sharply boosts delivery of drones to armed forces so far this year, commander says
KYIV - Ukraine has delivered three times more drones to its armed forces so far this year than in the whole of 2023, a top commander...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Russia restoring oil refining capacity knocked out by drones
MOSCOW - Russia has been able to swiftly repair some of key oil refineries hit by Ukrainian drones, reducing capacity idled by the...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
German Chancellor warns China not to support Russia ahead of meeting with Xi
Shanghai, April 15 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he will warn Chinese President Xi Jinping against providing military support for...
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Scholz warns Iran as attacks on Israel overshadow China trip
CHONGQING/BERLIN -Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Iran against further attacks on Israel on Sunday as the escalating conflict in the...
Apr 14, 20243 min read
Ukraine attack on Russia-controlled town kills 16, official says
A Russia-installed official in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region said on Sunday that the death toll from shelling by Ukraine's...
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Factbox-Iran's missile capabilities
Iran on Saturday launched missiles and explosive drones at Israel in retaliation for a strike on its Syrian embassy, drawing on an array...
Apr 14, 20243 min read
Iran ally Venezuela follows 'worrying events' in Middle East
CARACAS - The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is following the "worrying events" in the Middle East, it said on...
Apr 14, 20242 min read
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