Troops on Ukraine frontline plead for more tanks, munitions
AFP :In the frozen fields of the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine, a T-64 tank emerges ominously from its hiding place under camouflage netting, churning...
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Rushdie releases new novel, six months after knife attack
AFP :Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel “Victory City”, an “epic tale” of a 14th-century woman...
UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo
AFP :A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
Ukraine to replace defence minister in wartime reshuffle
Reuters :Ukraine is set to replace Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov with the chief of its military spy agency, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelensky...
US warns Turkey on exports seen to boost Russia’s war effort
Reuters :The United States warned Turkey in recent days about the export to Russia of chemicals, microchips and other products that can be used in...
Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against justice reform plans
Reuters :Tens of thousands of Israelis braved heavy rain on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin...
At least 23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile
Reuters :Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region on Saturday, as a scorching summer heat...
UK’s shortest-serving PM Liz Truss blames economic ‘orthodoxy’ for downfall
Reuters :Former British prime minister Liz Truss blamed on Sunday the economic “orthodoxy” in the country’s finance ministry, other nations and in parts of the...
Iran’s supreme leader pardons large number of prisoners linked to protests
Reuters :Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners, including many arrested in recent anti-government protests over security-related charges, state media...
Asean to intensify talks on code for South China Sea
Reuters :Indonesia plans to intensify talks with China and other Southeast Asian countries to finalize a code of conduct (COC) for the disputed South China...