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Italian Commissioner Gentiloni backs political rival Fitto for key EU job

Former PM urges his own center-left party to put the national interest first. Outgoing EU economy commissioner and Italian socialist Paolo Gentiloni put party allegiance aside and threw his weight behind political rival Raffaele Fitto in an interview with POLITICO on Tuesday. The Italian right-winger is in line to become executive vice president of the […]

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Israel Shuns UN Secretary-General for Inadequate Condemnation of Iran After Missile Attack, Sparking Outrage at World Body

The American UN ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, is a rare exception among Security Council members in refraining from criticizing Israel’s decision. Instead, she calls on the council to condemn Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Iran has launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, firing a barrage of missiles at the country in the latest escalation amid weeks

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US condemns Iran strike on Israel at UN Security Council, Guterres calls for end to violence

The United States warned Iran at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday against targeting it or Israel as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the “deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence must stop” in the Middle East. “Time is running out,” he told the council. The 15-member council met after Israel killed the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and began a ground assault

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Israel says eight soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel said eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in south Lebanon as its forces thrust into its northern neighbour in a campaign against the Hezbollah armed group. The losses were the deadliest suffered by the Israeli military on the Lebanon front in the past year of border-area clashes between Israel and its Iranian-backed

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Russia Getting Paid in Oranges in Trade Barter with Asian Ally

Russia will swap chickpeas for Pakistani mandarin oranges under a new barter system launched in response to payment woes caused by international sanctions in place over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The Biden administration’s secondary sanctions targeting finance and trade flows that could aid Russia’s war efforts have spooked foreign lenders. The threat of sanctions has

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Brazil’s growth surge clouded by high rates and inequality

Brazil’s economy is experiencing a period of robust growth, but this success is accompanied by a series of challenges, mostly high borrowing costs which continue denting consumption among many Brazilians. The country’s central bank, Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), raised its main interest rate benchmark, the Selic, to 10.75% in September, bucking the trend of

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Russian surveillance network in Nicaragua raises alarm

Nicaragua has become a crucial centre for Russian espionage operations in Latin America, according to recent reports. The Kremlin-friendly Central American country ruled by President Daniel Ortega allegedly hosts advanced surveillance systems, including SORM-3 technology, which enables widespread communications interception, Infobae reported. According to a report from the Jack D. Gordon Institute at Florida International University, Russia has

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DRDO Notches Two Successive Successes in Trials of Indian Light Tank and VLSRSAM

On September 13, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the preliminary automotive trials of the Indian light Tank, Zorawar, a highly versatile platform capable of deployment in high-altitude areas. During the field trials conducted in the desert terrain, the Light Tank demonstrated exceptional performance, efficiently meeting all the intended objectives. In the initial

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Submarine Escape Training Facility Vinetra Commissioned in Visakhapatnam

The Kalvari Submarine Escape Training Facility, Vinetra was commissioned on September 13 by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar at INS Satavahana, Visakhapatnam. The facility aims to enhance the escape capabilities of crew from a distressed Kalvari-class submarine and has been indigenously designed and developed. Constructed by M/s L&T Defence

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Palestine Action activists target UK factory that produces F-35 components

Activists scale roof of Teledyne CML Composites which manufactures parts for F-35 fighter jets. Palestine Action activists have once again targeted a factory in the UK involved in the production of crucial military components, which the group said are used by Israel in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza. Activists scaled the roof of Teledyne CML

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