Views: 1 Russia and Belarus are due to start 10 days of joint military drills as concerns rise over the buildup of Russian forces on Ukraine’s borders. Nato says the joint drills mark Russia’s biggest deployment to ex-Soviet Belarus since the Cold War. The White House called the drills an “escalatory” action in the tensions […]
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Views: 3 A new round of key talks aimed at de-escalating the Ukraine crisis is set to take place in Berlin on Thursday.The talks will follow the so-called Normandy Format, the name of the long-running negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by France and Germany, and are aimed at ending the conflict between Ukraine and
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Views: 2 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on foreign travelers Thursday in a lifesaving boost for its tourism and related industries as an omicron-fueled surge eases. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – Foreign passengers wearing protective suits prepare for their flight to China at Manila’s International Airport, Philippines on
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Views: 1 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said she is “deeply sorry and anxious” about the lengthy wait for residents to get tested or enter isolation facilities after a record number of new coronavirus cases left authorities scrambling. © Reuters/JOYCE ZHOU FILE PHOTO: Testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in
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Views: 5 TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. © Reuters/HAZEM AHMED FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah announces election bid in TripoliThe source said the
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Views: 1 LONDON (Reuters) – British health department minister Gillian Keegan has apologised for continuing a meeting after she was informed she had tested positive for COVID-19. © Reuters/Dado Ruvic FILE PHOTO: Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustrationIn a thread on Twitter published late on Tuesday, Keegan
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Views: 1 At least 14 people have been killed and 35 injured after a landslide buried several homes in central Colombia, Colombia’s national disaster agency said. © Getty Rescuers work removing debris during the search of victims after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Pereira, Risaralda department, Colombia, on February 8, 2022. – The landslide
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Views: 1 A relatively flat campaign in which opponents have failed to score points is playing into the hands of French President Emmanuel Macron as he bids for a second term, even if much can still change ahead of the April elections. © Tobias SCHWARZ Emmanuel Macron has still not declared his candidacy ahead of the
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Views: 3 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke on Wednesday with the defense ministers of South Korea and Japan about the threats posed by North Korea after a series of missile launches by Pyongyang, the Pentagon said. International tension has been rising over a series of North Korean ballistic missile tests, actions
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Views: 0 Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately pass measures to combat domestic violence. At a press briefing in the US Capitol, Jolie expressed support for renewing legislation that would provide victims of such abuse with medical and legal assistance, as well as support to
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