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Europe arms imports rise despite global fall...

Stockholm: European countries bought 19% more major arms in the five years to 2021 than they did in the five years before that, even though the glo Read more...

Pregnant woman, baby die after Russia bombs maternity w...

Mariupol: A pregnant woman and her baby have died after Russia bombed the maternity hospital where she was meant to give birth, The Associated Pres Read more...

Iran claims missile barrage near US consulate in Iraq...

Baghdad: Iran claimed responsibility Sunday for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in northern Iraq, saying it w Read more...

Iran suspends talks with Saudi after mass execution...

Tehran: Iran has decided to temporarily suspend its secret Baghdad-brokered talks aimed at defusing yearslong tensions with regional rival Saudi Ar Read more...

Ukraine crisis: Chernobyl powerline damaged by Russian ...

The Ukrainian state power company says the power line supplying the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been damaged by Russian forces Read more...

Zelenskyy warns against ‘pseudo-republics’...

Russia is trying to create new “pseudo-republics” in Ukraine to break his country apart, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nigh Read more...

Former US president Obama tests positive for COVID-19; ...

Former US President Barack Obama has said that he tested positive for COVI-19 and urged fellow Americans to get vaccinated though the deadly diseas Read more...

Greek PM in Istanbul to hold talks with Erdogan...

Istanbul: Greece’s prime minister kicked off his visit to Istanbul Sunday by attending a service for Orthodox Christians at the Ecumenical Pa Read more...

Ukraine, Russia resume talks as fighting nears Kyiv...

LVIV, Ukraine: A fourth round of high-level discussions between Ukrainian and Russian officials is underway even as Moscow’s troops press the Read more...

China shuts business centre of Shenzhen to fight virus...

Beijing: China’s government responded Sunday to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business centre of Shenzhen, Read more...