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China’s defense spending increases have been ‘reasonable’: Parliament spokesman
China’s defense spending as a share of gross domestic product has been kept basically stable for many years, with the increases…
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Pentagon chief’s trip to Middle East to focus on Iran threats: Official
The Pentagon chief is heading to the Middle East this weekend, where his primary focus will be Iran, a senior US defense…
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Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed in February
US President Joe Biden, 80, had a cancerous skin lesion successfully removed from his chest in February, his doctor said Friday. The…
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Top Belgian court upholds prisoner exchange treaty with Iran
Belgium’s Constitutional Court rejected on Friday a request to annul a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran that could lead to…
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US announces $400m in military aid for Kyiv
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force, says his fighters surrounded the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and that Kyiv’s troops…
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US waiting for IAEA meetings in Iran before taking next step
The US is waiting for the head of the UN nuclear watchdog to meet with Iranian officials this weekend before…
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California drought levels recede in the face of winter storms
California has seen drought levels recede after a series of winter storms pummeled the western United States with snow and rainfall, a…
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‘A Colombian Wild West’: Inside Maicao’s Arab community
As local vendors sell their goods in the busy market streets of Maicao, the bustle is suddenly interrupted by an…
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Peter Obi says he will prove he won Nigeria election
Labour Party leader Peter Obi, the third-placed candidate in the Nigerian presidential election, has promised to challenge the result in court.…
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A year on, what do young Russians think of the war in Ukraine?
Finding out what young Russians really think about the war in Ukraine is not easy. Polls have suggested that even…
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