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Blinken to unveil $1bn Ukraine aid package
AFP, Published on 06/09/2023
» KYIV - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv Wednesday after another night of Russian strikes on Ukraine, with Washington set to unveil more than $1 billion in fresh aid to battle Russia.
Ukrainian boat destroyed in Black Sea clash
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Moscow said Tuesday it destroyed a Ukrainian military reconnaissance vessel near Russian gas infrastructure in the Black Sea, in the latest clash in the waterway since Moscow's withdrawal from a major grain export deal.
Israel braces for unrest over judicial reform
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» JERUSALEM: Israel braced for fresh strikes and protests Tuesday following a divisive parliamentary vote on a controversial judicial reform which has split the nation and drawn criticism from allies abroad.
Russia strikes back at Ukraine after NATO summit
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» KYIV: Russia responded to NATO vows of support for Ukraine with air strikes and nuclear sabre-rattling on Thursday, as US President Joe Biden prepared to meet Nordic leaders unsettled by Moscow's war.
Ukraine warns Western promises can't replace NATO ambition
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» VILNIUS - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed new security guarantees from Western powers on Wednesday but warned that, in the face of Russian invasion, this would be no substitute for eventual NATO membership.
Predicting what Israel will do next is easy
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/07/2023
» The two-day Israeli military incursion into the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank (12 Palestinians killed, one Israeli dead) seems at first glance like just another example of "mowing the lawn". That's what the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) call these periodic futile raids they make to kill some Palestinian fighters.
'3 strikes' for Pita's PM bid
News, Published on 05/07/2023
» If Move Forward Party (MFP) leader Pita Limjaroenrat fails in his bid to win the prime minister's post during the first round of voting, he can expect one or two more chances before another deal must be struck, according to newly elected House speaker, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.
Israeli army kills 4 Palestinians in West Bank air strikes: report
AFP, Published on 03/07/2023
» JENIN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): The Israeli army said it had launched drone strikes in the occupied West Bank area of Jenin Monday as part of an "extensive counterterrorism effort" that the Palestinian health ministry said killed four residents.
MFP-Pheu Thai alliance on the rocks?
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/07/2023
» It's been a rough start in forming a coalition government, particularly with the row over the House speaker position between the Move Forward Party (MFP) and Pheu Thai. Now we've seen that it's a fragile partnership between the two, and if they do form a government together, more difficult times lay ahead.
German police stage raids against climate activists
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» BERLIN: German police on Wednesday carried out raids across seven states targeting climate activists of the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) group, which has sparked controversy with protesters glueing themselves to roads to block traffic.