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![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 24, 2025 Ukraine's anti-corruption body NABU said a new bill submitted to parliament Thursday would restore its independence, after President Volodymyr Zelensky backtracked under pressure from nationwide protests and the EU. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) July 24, 2025 EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned on Thursday that China's ties with Russia were now the "determining" factor in its relations with the European Union, as she wrapped up a tense summit in Beijing that also saw China agree to speed up exports of rare earth minerals to the bloc. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) July 24, 2025 The United States on Thursday announced the approval of a $4.67 billion sale of the NASAMS air defense system and related support to Egypt. ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin (AFP) July 24, 2025 Germany plans to reintroduce compulsory screening for military service for 18-year-old men as part of plans to ramp up defence capabilities, a defence ministry source said Thursday. ... more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) July 23, 2025 The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of $322 million in arms sales to bolster Ukraine's air defenses and its armored combat vehicles. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) July 22, 2025 Russian lawmakers advanced a bill on Tuesday that would fine internet users who search online for web pages, books, artworks or music albums that authorities have deemed "extremist" - a move critics have called a dangerous attack on freedom. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) July 23, 2025 President Emmanuel Macron has appointed his closest military advisor, an experienced fighter pilot, as the new chief of staff of France's armed forces, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) July 21, 2025 The next round of US-China talks could include Chinese purchases of Russian and Iranian oil, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday, a move that would shift the focus of trade negotiations into national security issues. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 22, 2025 Ukraine's ex-defence minister and current secretary of the security council Rustem Umerov will head Kyiv's delegation at the next round of peace talks with Russia on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. ... more |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2025 China's commerce minister lodged "solemn representations" to his EU counterpart over two Chinese banks' inclusion in the bloc's sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, Beijing said Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Seoul (AFP) July 24, 2025 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged his military to be ready "for real war" as he observed a firing contest of artillery units, Pyongyang state media said Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 21, 2025 Russia on Monday downplayed the chances of a breakthrough in peace talks with Ukraine, saying the two sides held "diametrically" opposed positions, hours after it launched a massive drone and missile barrage on Kyiv. ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin (AFP) July 21, 2025 NATO allies Germany and Norway agreed on Monday to step up surveillance against maritime and airborne "threats" in the northern Atlantic region amid high tensions with Russia over the Ukraine war. ... more |
![]() Bucharest (AFP) July 21, 2025 Romania announced Monday it has signed a deal with an Israeli company to buy six anti-aircraft systems, as the NATO member and Ukraine neighbour looks to boost its defence posture. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jul 21, 2025 At least one person was killed and nine were injured in Kyiv and flights were disrupted in Moscow after Ukraine and Russia traded drone and missile attacks overnight. ... more ![]() ![]() Seoul (AFP) July 22, 2025 North Korea vowed to build an additional 5,000-ton destroyer for its navy, state media reported Tuesday, after the nuclear-armed country launched two similar vessels this year. ... more ![]() ![]() Tehran (AFP) July 21, 2025 Tehran on Monday blamed European powers for the failure of the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing them of breaking their commitments ahead of renewed talks in Istanbul with Britain, France and Germany. ... more ![]() ![]() Dakar (AFP) July 22, 2025 The Malian army and Russia's Wagner group killed dozens of ethnic Fulani men this year during anti-jihadist operations in the troubled west African nation, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. ... more |
![]() Moscow (AFP) July 24, 2025 A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote area of Russia's far eastern Amur region on Thursday, killing all on board, authorities said. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jul 20, 2025 Russia faced a penetrating barrage of drones from Ukraine over the weekend that caused Moscow airports to close amid the intensifying war. ... more ![]() ![]() Tehran (AFP) July 21, 2025 Tehran on Monday accused Britain, France and Germany of failing to respect the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, after they threatened to reimpose sanctions over its atomic programme. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) July 20, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin held a surprise meeting with Ali Larijani, top adviser to Iran's supreme leader on nuclear issues, to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme in the Kremlin on Sunday. ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jul 19, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants cease-fire negotiations with Russia next week and said he would be willing to meet directly and Russian President Vladimir Putin. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) July 20, 2025 A tsunami alert was lifted after a series of powerful earthquakes off the coast of Russia's far east on Sunday did not result in deadly waves, according to the Russian emergencies ministry. ... more ![]() ![]() Moscow (AFP) July 17, 2025 Russia said Thursday it had captured Ukrainian villages in three separate areas of the front line, expanding its summer offensive despite US calls to end the fighting. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2025 Russian and North Korean officials violated U.N. resolutions regarding arms, troops and refined petroleum shipments throughout 2024 and beyond, a U.N. report says. ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 17, 2025 The United States was moving to get weapons to Ukraine quickly under President Donald Trump's plan for Europe to buy arms, and was weighing selling Patriot air defence systems from its own stocks, Washington's envoy to NATO said Thursday. ... more |
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![]() Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) July 16, 2025 Russia fired hundreds of drones, artillery and a ballistic missile at Ukraine between late Tuesday and early Wednesday, Ukraine said, defying calls by Donald Trump to reach a peace deal. ... more ![]() ![]() Brussels, Belgium (AFP) July 16, 2025 The European Union executive on Wednesday proposed a two-trillion-euro long-term budget focused on tackling overseas competition and Russian aggression, but it was quickly shot down by Germany, the bloc's largest member. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) July 15, 2025 Donald Trump said Tuesday Ukraine should not target Moscow and that he had no plans to supply Kyiv with long-range missiles, following a report the US leader had encouraged President Volodymyr Zelensky to hit the Russian capital. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) July 15, 2025 US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its war in Ukraine within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions, as he laid out plans for infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via NATO. ... more |
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