‘Ukrainian drone hits Russian power substation’
AFP :A Ukrainian drone dropped explosives on a substation in a Russian village close to the border on Friday, cutting off the power supply to...
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Blinken raised Sikh separatist murder with India’s Jaishankar, US official says
Reuters :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged India to cooperate with a Canadian investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist during a meeting...
Philippines vows to remove future barriers at disputed reef
AFP :The Philippine Coast Guard vowed Friday to “do whatever it takes” to remove any more floating barriers installed by China at a disputed reef...
7 Nigerien soldiers killed in jihadist attack
AFP :Seven soldiers were killed Thursday in southwestern Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying...
US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal, Palestinian demands put aside
Reuters : Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring the United States to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with...
US halts Gabon aid after military takeover
AFP :The United States said Tuesday it would halt assistance to Gabon after the military took charge last month. “The US government is pausing certain...
New IMF funds for Sri Lanka may be delayed as review sees revenue shortfall
Al Jazeera :The International Monetary Fund did not reach a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka in its first review under a $2.9bn bailout package, due...
More than a third of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenians flee, says Yerevan
Al Jazeera :More than a third of the 120,000 ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh have fled the region as part of an exodus triggered by...
US appoints Dr Patricia Gruber as Science and Technology adviser to secretary of state
AP :The United States Department of State has announced a new Science and Technology adviser to the secretary of State. Dr Patricia Gruber will lead...
South Korea, Japan, China agree to hold summit at ‘earliest convenient time’
Reuters :Senior diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan agreed on Tuesday that their countries’ leaders would meet at the “earliest convenient time”, Seoul’s foreign...
US offers Poland rare loan of $2b to modernize its military
AP :The Biden administration announced Monday that it is offering a $2 billion loan to Poland, which has been a hub for weapons going into...
