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Western allies agree Ukraine guarantees after Paris 'progress'
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Ukraine's Western allies on Tuesday agreed key security guarantees for Kyiv including a US-led monitoring mechanism and a European multinational force that would be deployed after a ceasefire in Russia's war against its neighbour.
Trump due in Canada as G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis
AFP, Published on 15/06/2025
» KANANASKIS (CANADA) - Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump headed Sunday to the Canadian Rockies for a summit that takes on new urgency after Israel attacked Iran.
Cambodian canal's impact on Mekong questioned
Francesco Guarascio of Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» HANOI - The authority overseeing the transnational Mekong River wants Cambodia to share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta to the Gulf of Thailand.
Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike
Published on 22/09/2024
» BEIRUT/CAIRO - Israel and Lebanon exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of war across Lebanon's south, while Hezbollah claimed rocket attacks on military targets in Israel's north.
Italy tests AI-assisted teaching in schools
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2024
» ROME - Italy is introducing artificial intelligence in its schools as the government explores new ways to close the country’s digital skills gap with other European Union members.
Rifts surface at East Asia meetings
News Agencies, Published on 27/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Divisions among Asia-Pacific nations surfaced on Saturday, as foreign ministers engaged in exchanges over Russia’s protracted invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing maritime assertiveness in nearby waters.
Taiwan monitors Chinese military surge
Reuters, Published on 11/07/2024
» Taiwan said on Thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region, after dozens of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with the Shandong aircraft carrier in the Pacific.
Junta-led Sahel states form new bloc, swing to Russia
Reuters, Published on 07/07/2024
» NIAMEY, Niger - Three military-led West African states - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso - signed a confederation treaty on Saturday underscoring their determination to chart a joint course outside the regional political and economic bloc that has been urging them to return to democratic rule.
Kremlin says NATO chief's nuclear weapons remarks are escalation
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2024
» MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Monday that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's remarks about talks on deploying more nuclear weapons were an escalation.
Ukraine summit strives for broad consensus to lean on Russia to end war
Reuters, Published on 16/06/2024
» BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland - Western powers and other nations sought a consensus on the second day of a summit in Switzerland on Sunday on condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine and underscoring the war's human cost.