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Ukraine parliament passes bill overhauling mobilisation rules
KYIV - Ukraine's parliament passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul the rules governing how the military mobilises civilians into its...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Biden and Japan's Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and...
Apr 11, 20244 min read
Russia and China to talk about deeper security cooperation in Eurasia, Lavrov says
MOSCOW -Russia and China have agreed to discuss ways to deepen security cooperation across Europe and Asia to counter attempts by the...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets
LONDON - In an election-packed year, markets have so far shrugged off results, with the focus squarely on the one contest that could...
Apr 9, 20244 min read
Explainer-The nuclear power plant in the eye of the Ukraine war
MOSCOW/VIENNA - Russia said Ukraine struck the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station controlled by Russian forces three times on Sunday...
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Kremlin says Ukrainian attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are very dangerous
MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Monday that Ukrainian drone attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station were very dangerous. "This is...
Apr 8, 20241 min read
UAE property tycoon withdraws from sanctions-hit Belarus, collaborates with Kushner
The Emirati real estate developer behind Dubai's signature skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, has initiated the sale of property assets he...
Apr 7, 20242 min read
Russia's Lavrov to visit China to discuss Ukraine war
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit China on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and the...
Apr 7, 20242 min read
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian missiles, four dead, 20 injured
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine -Russia fired five missiles on Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia on Friday, killing at least four people,...
Apr 6, 20242 min read
NATO allies aim to send more air defence aid to Ukraine but make no concrete pledges
BRUSSELS -NATO alliance members agreed on Thursday to scour their arsenals for more air defence systems to protect Ukraine from Russian...
Apr 5, 20243 min read
Ukraine’s allies not giving enough air defence, minister says
BRUSSELS - Ukraine's partners are not providing enough air defence to protect against Russian missile attacks even though they have more...
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Olympics-Macron says he has no doubt Russia will target Paris Olympics
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had no doubt Russia would malevolently target the Paris Olympics this...
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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