Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused North Korea on Sunday of sending troops to Russia’s army and once again appealed for more support to prevent “a bigger war.’ Zelensky’s comments came days after visiting several European capitals to press his case […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief on Sunday to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of “harm’s way”, saying Hezbollah was using them as “human shields”. His call to UN chief Antonio Guterres came a
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Lithuanians vote Sunday in elections likely to deliver a change of government but keep much else the same, including the NATO and EU member’s strong support for Ukraine and moves to bolster defence policy. The vote is likely to see
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The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents’ Awards on Saturday honoured reporters from Agence France-Presse, the BBC and others documenting conflict and strife around the world. AFP photographer Mahmud Hams won the top prize for photos including his harrowing image of a
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China said Saturday it will make $325 billion in fiscal support available to its economy over the next three months, offering help to bolster banks, shore up the property market and free up consumption spending in Beijing’s biggest aid programme
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X was “alert” to any platform manipulation attempts, the Elon Musk-owned site told AFP Friday, following a report that hundreds of apparent pro-Russian bot accounts were amplifying US election misinformation. In a study shared exclusively with AFP earlier this week,
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China must “adapt its behaviour” to solve an escalating tariff row with Europe, EU chief Charles Michel said Friday, warning of the dangers of the dispute escalating into a full-blown trade war. The European Council president met Chinese Premier Li
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for a “full explanation” of an airspace intrusion by a Chinese military aircraft in his first face-to-face meeting with Premier Li Qiang, Tokyo said Friday. “Prime Minister Ishiba reiterated Japan’s serious concerns about the
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China’s central bank boosted support for markets on Thursday as it launched a “swap facility” offering firms access to $70.6 billion in liquidity as Beijing seeks to raise confidence in the country’s flagging economy. The programme will allow “qualified… companies
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Industrialist Ratan Tata, who has died aged 86, was credited with transforming India’s Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate with a portfolio ranging from software to sports cars. A painfully shy student, he planned to be an architect and
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