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Iran strikes Israel as Trump weighs US involvement
Jun 19, 2025 (AFP)
AFP journalists heard violent, sustained explosions in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and sirens sounded in several parts of the country to warn of incoming Iranian mi...
Putin, Xi 'strongly condemn' Israeli strikes on Iran, urge diplomatic solution
Jun 19, 2025 (AFP)
Israel has launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran that prompted Tehran to respond with its own attacks with missiles and drones. Putin and Xi "strong...
Russia warns US against 'military intervention' in Iran-Israel war
Jun 19, 2025 (AFP)
Israel launched an unprecedented wave of strikes at Iran last week, to which Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks. Moscow is one of Iran's most impor...
Dalai Lama to issue July 2 message, expected to address succession
Jun 18, 2025 (AFP)
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk is expected to celebrate his 90th birthday on July 6 with huge crowds in northern India, his base since leaving his homeland ...
Israel-Iran war: Trump weighs direct U.S. involvement
Jun 18, 2025 (UPI)
The 80-minute Situation Room meeting of Trump's key Cabinet officials Tuesday evening concluded without a clear consensus, CBS News reported, but one option on ...
Kallas says Russia doesn't 'stand a chance' if NATO sticks 'together'; Putin says rearmament not a 'threat'
Jun 18, 2025 (AFP)
Speaking ahead of a NATO summit in the Netherlands with alliance members under US pressure to massively ramp up military budgets, Kallas warned that increased d...
Trump flexes military might at parade as protests sweep US
Jun 15, 2025 (AFP)
Trump hailed the United States as the "hottest country in the world" after watching tanks, aircraft and troops file past him in Washington on Saturday to honor ...
Beijing hails improving Vatican ties after Pope Leo names first Chinese bishop
Jun 12, 2025 (AFP)
The Holy See expressed "satisfaction" on Wednesday at the recognition by China of the appointment of Joseph Lin Yuntuan as auxiliary bishop of Fuzhou, capital o...
Europe facing security 'perfect storm': EU defence chief
Jun 10, 2025 (AFP)
"Our readiness for defence is not sufficient. It demands an urgent ramp-up and a longer term strategy how to replace American capabilities in Europe," commissio...
Poland scrambles jets after major Russian strikes on Ukraine
Jun 09, 2025 (AFP)
"Due to the intensive air attack by the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, Polish and allied aircraft began to operate in Polish airspace in the mo...
Ukraine war 'existential', Russia says, launching revenge strikes
Jun 07, 2025 (AFP)
The Kremlin has accelerated its attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, while the latest ceasefire negotiations have failed to broker an end to the three-year war. ...
Germany's Merz says 'no doubt' US to stick with NATO
Jun 06, 2025 (AFP)
Merz said he had raised the issue directly with Trump in talks on Thursday, during the chancellor's first trip to Washington since taking office last month. "Th...
NATO wrestles over how to handle Ukraine at Trump summit
Jun 04, 2025 (AFP)
With NATO appearing on track to seal a deal on ramping up defence spending, another thorny issue now threatens to overshadow the gathering in three weeks: what ...
Zelensky tells backers Russia must be 'forced into diplomacy' as Lukashenko says China, Belarus facing Western 'pressure'balloon
Jun 04, 2025 (AFP)
"We must not allow Russia to blur reality or mislead the world. Moscow must be forced into diplomacy," Zelensky said in a video address to defence ministers mee...
Greenpeace steals Macron wax figure for anti-Moscow protest
Jun 02, 2025 (AFP)
According to a police source, two women and a man entered the Grevin Museum posing as tourists and, once inside, changed their clothes to pass for workers. The ...
Zelensky arrives in Vilnius for Nato eastern flank summit
Jun 02, 2025 (AFP)
The military alliance has bolstered its eastern defences since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, with Finland and Sweden also overhauling decades of secu...
China responds after Hegseth warns to prepare for war
Jun 01, 2025 (UPI)
"Hegseth deliberately ignored the call for peace and development by countries in the region, and instead touted the Cold War mentality for bloc confrontation, v...
Macron urges Asia, Europe to unite to resist 'spheres of coercion'
May 30, 2025 (AFP)
Macron was speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia's major annual defence and security conference, as Russia defies diplomatic pressure for a cea...
No top defence officials in China delegation at key summit
May 29, 2025 (AFP)
The Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top international defence forum, kicks off in the city-state on Friday. The meeting has historically offered rare opportunities ...
Russia to present peace 'memorandum' to Ukraine at new talks
May 28, 2025 (AFP)
Ukraine did not immediately comment on the announcement. Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have accelerated in recent weeks, with the two sides meeting for...
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