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  Honolulu (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 Taiwan President Lai Ching-te discussed "China's military threats" toward the island in a call with former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday, his spokeswoman said in Hawaii, Lai's first stop on a Pacific trip that has enraged Beijing. Pelosi's long-standing support for Taiwan has infuriated China, which responded to her visit to Taipei in 2022 with massive military drills around the island. Lai and Pelosi discussed among other things "China's military threats toward Taiwan", presidential s ... read more |
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Philippine president says Russian submarine 'worrisome'Manila (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday described as "very worrisome" the presence of a Russian attack submarine off the country's coast in the disputed South China Sea. ... more  
Putin signs record Russian budget, one-third for defenseWashington DC (UPI) Dec 1, 2024 President Vladimir Putin signed Russia's new budget on Sunday, which includes record spending on military capabilities as Moscow's assault on Ukraine approaches the three-year mark. ... more 
Wars, regional tensions boost arms sales: reportStockholm (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Sales by major arms makers were boosted last year by wars in Ukraine and Gaza and tensions in Asia, with marked increases for manufacturers based in Russia and the Middle East, a report said Monday. ... more  
Israel army says it fired on Hezbollah militants; Aid workers killed in Gaza strikeJerusalem (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 Israel's military said Sunday it has fired on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours, days into a fragile ceasefire between it and the Iran-backed Islamist group. ... more |
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Syrian rebels control Aleppo city; counteroffensive planned as Iran firmly backs DamascusWashington DC (UPI) Nov 30, 2024 The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group in Syria has taken control of much of Aleppo city after local forces withdrew to organize a counteroffensive to retake Aleppo. ... more |
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Kim Jong Un meets Russian Defense Minister Belousov, backs attacks in UkraineWashington DC (UPI) Nov 30, 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov that the U.S. authorization of Ukraine to fire missiles into Russia represented a direct U.S. intervention in the war during a meeting Friday in Pyongyang, North Korea. ... more 
Zelensky says NATO membership could end 'hot' war with RussiaWashington DC (UPI) Nov 30, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he might be willing to cede Russian-occupied portions of Ukraine to Russia in exchange for NATO membership for the rest of Ukraine. ... more 
Hundreds gather at site of air strike to remember Hezbollah chiefBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 30, 2024 Hundreds of people, many in tears, gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs late Saturday at the site where former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike two months ago. ... more 
US approves $385 million arms sales to TaiwanWashington (AFP) Nov 30, 2024 The United States has approved the proposed sale of spare parts for fighter jets and radar systems as well as communications equipment to Taiwan, in deals valued at $385 million, a US agency said Friday. ... more |
4 seriously injured after Hamas gunman opens fire on bus in West Bank attackWashington DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2024 Four people were injured by gunfire, three of them seriously, in Israel Friday after a Hamas gunman started shooting at a bus in the occupied West Bank city of Ariel, according to authorities. ... more  |
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Police and protesters clash in Tbilisi after PM suspends Georgia's EU bidWashington DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2024 Georgia has suspended its bid to join the European Union, prompting thousands of protesters to take to the streets, where they clashed with police in the capital of Tbilisi. ... more  
China 'willing to work' with cables probe; Lithuania expels 3 Chinese embassy staffBeijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 China said Friday it was "willing to work" with a probe into the severing of two Baltic Sea cables linked to a Chinese ship, after Sweden asked for Beijing's cooperation with the investigation. ... more 
China jails journalist who met with Japanese diplomats: familyBeijing (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 A Beijing court on Friday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison on espionage charges, his family said. ... more 
German govt seeks to buy 4 submarines for $5bn to boost NATOBerlin (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius wants to order four new submarines to help meet NATO's security requirements in Europe, a parliamentary budget committee source told AFP on Friday. ... more |
Rheinmetall, Lithuania pave way to building ammunition plantVilnius (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 German defence giant Rheinmetall and Lithuania on Friday signed deals to begin construction of a $190-million ammunition plant to make artillery shells in the EU and NATO member, which has been nervously eying Russia. ... more 
Taiwan detects 41 Chinese military aircraft, ships ahead of Lai US stopoverTaipei (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Taiwan said Friday it detected 41 Chinese military aircraft and ships around the island ahead of a Hawaii stopover by President Lai Ching-te, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fury in Beijing. ... more 
Iran, Europeans to keep talking as tensions ratchet upGeneva (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Iran, Britain, France and Germany agreed to continue diplomatic talks following a discreet meeting Friday touching on Tehran's nuclear programme, amid surging tensions even before Donald Trump's return to the White House. ... more  
Russia waging 'reckless' sabotage campaign in Europe: UK spy chiefParis (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Russia is waging a reckless campaign of sabotage in Europe, the British foreign intelligence chief warned on Friday, accusing President Vladimir Putin of showing a mixture of "bluster and aggression". ... more |
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Iran nuclear ambitions 'threaten all of us': UK foreign intelligence chiefParis (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Iran's nuclear ambitions pose a major global security threat even after setbacks dealt to Hamas and Hezbollah, the UK's foreign intelligence chief said Friday. ... more 
Japan PM says will have 'frank discussions' with TrumpTokyo (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Japan's prime minister said Friday he will have "frank discussions" with US president-elect Donald Trump, saying that cooperation between them was vital to ensuring a "free and open Pacific". ... more  
Chad end to French military cooperation deal leaves questionsN'Djamena (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Chad's decision to end military cooperation with former colonial power France is the latest downgrade of waning French influence in the Sahel region. ... more  
South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian warplanes approachSeoul (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 South Korea's military said Friday it scrambled fighter jets as five Chinese and six Russian military planes flew through its air defence zone, an area wider than the country's airspace. ... more |
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Hezbollah says to help army build Lebanon's defensive capacitiesBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday vowed to cooperate with the Lebanese army and help build the country's defence capacities amid efforts to implement the terms of a ceasefire with Israel. ... more |
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Israel PM again warns Iran after top diplomat talks of revising nuclear doctrineJerusalem (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would do "everything" to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon after Iran's top diplomat warned it could end its ban on developing one if Western sanctions are reimposed. ... more 
Zelensky approves Ukraine 2025 budget giving 60% to defenceKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Ukraine has signed off on massive military spending plans for next year as the war-torn country allocates yet more resources to defending against the Russian invasion. ... more 
Cyprus seeks NATO membership with US helpNicosia (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Cyprus is aiming to join NATO and is in talks with the United States to meet the conditions for entering the military alliance, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. ... more 
Palestinians in north Gaza describe 'real life horror movie'Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Gazans on Thursday described a "real life horror movie" in the Gaza Strip's north as Israeli air strikes continued across the Palestinian territory, a day after a ceasefire began in neighbouring Lebanon. ... more |
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