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Conflicts spur 'unprecedented' rise in military spending
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching US$2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers said on Monday.
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Published on 26/03/2023
» TINIAN, Northern Mariana Islands: The tiny island of Tinian was the launch point for U.S. planes carrying atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Now a new runway is being carved from the jungle, just south of World War II ruins.
Is 2023 set to be a tipping point?
Oped, Published on 04/01/2023
» It's that time of year to gaze into the crystal snow globe and try to see the stories on the horizon which will affect the New Year. Our world remains an increasingly tumultuous place, and the tragedy of expanding conflicts is only surpassed by the waves of refugees fleeing those troubles.
War in Ukraine: Latest developments
AFP, Published on 13/07/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine:
Russia and Ukraine seek to break grain impasse in Turkey
AFP, Published on 13/07/2022
» ISTANBUL: Russia and Ukraine were due Wednesday to hold their first talks with UN and Turkish officials aimed at breaking a months-long impasse over grain exports that has seen food prices soar and millions face hunger.
Macron urges European army to defend against Russia, US
AFP, Published on 06/11/2018
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for a "real European army" as the continent marks a century since the divisions of World War I, to better defend itself against Russia and even the United States.
A new Russia policy requires Exxon CEO's skills
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 14/12/2016
» If Donald Trump chooses Exxon Mobil Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, it will be proof that his administration will take a new approach to US policy toward Russia, as he hinted during the campaign. The dismay about that shift in the expert and intelligence community may be a good sign: The same experts and spies have led the Obama administration into a series of missteps that have embarrassed the US and helped advance President Vladimir Putin's agenda.
Ukraine sending troops to defend cities against rebels: Poroshenko
AFP, Published on 04/11/2014
» Ukraine is rearming and deploying newly formed units to protect cities in the east of the country from threatened attempts by pro-Russian rebels to seize more territory, President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday.
'Long-term' Gaza truce begins
AFP, Published on 27/08/2014
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Celebrations erupted in Gaza on Tuesday as a long-term ceasefire agreed by Israel and the Palestinians went into effect, ending 50 days of the deadliest violence in a decade.
Gaza truce deadline looms as Obama questions blockade
AFP, Published on 07/08/2014
» A three-day ceasefire in Gaza that has brought relief to millions entered its final stretch on Thursday with Israel ready to extend the calm but Hamas hedging its bets.