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Cubans say Russian warships, including nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week
Cuba's foreign ministry said in a news release that the ships will be in Havana between June 12 and June 17, noting that none of them will carry any nuclear weapons, assuring their presence "does not represent a threat to the region."
A South Korean weapons company once seen as a dinosaur is now churning out howitzers twice as fast as its Western competitors
As the war in Ukraine rages and the world looks to conventional arms manufacturing, South Korea has emerged as a rising player in the industry.
Confident Putin warns Europe is ‘defenceless’
The Russian leader appears to believe that in the current stand-off, the West will blink first.
Biden asks Americans to recommit to democracy in Normandy cliff speech
Merkel withheld information about Russia's intention to blackmail Europe with gas, German outlet reports
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was aware of Russia's intention to reduce gas supply to blackmail Europe to speed up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline launch but concealed the information, German media outlet Handelsblatt reported on June 6, citing classified documents.
Analysis finds flaws in Hamas data, drop in rate of Gazan women, children killed
United Nations to put Israel on blacklist of countries harming children in conflict zones
The Jewish state added to list that includes terrorist groups al-Qaeda, ISIS and Boko Haram
Biden apologises to Zelensky for US weapons delay that let Russia advance
The delay to a $61bn war aid package to Ukraine was partly blamed for Russian gains in areas close to Kharkiv
Rishi Sunak says sorry for leaving D-day events early to record TV interview
Amid heavy criticism, the PM denies he had planned to skip commemorations entirely
Russia's latest naval mission is a flex to cover for its embarrassing losses in the Black Sea, US official says
Russia is sending four warships to Cuba next week to try to show its navy is still a global power after losses in the Black Sea, a US official said.
Biden apologizes to Ukraine's Zelenskyy for monthslong holdup to weapons that let Russia make gains
President Joe Biden has for the first time publicly apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make battlefield gains.
Europe’s largest rare earth metal deposits discovered in Norway
These materials are essential for producing military hardware, wind turbine generators, and batteries.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are surging "faster than ever" to beyond anything humans ever experienced, officials say
Planet-warming greenhouse gases are "building up, much like trash in a landfill," one researcher said.
Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can turn that around
Drug that ‘melts away’ tumours hailed as ‘gamechanger’ for some bowel cancer patients | Bowel cancer
Pembrolizumab triples chance of survival for the 10-15% of patients with the right genetic makeup, study finds
Study shows Gaza aid sufficient, debunking hunger claims
Researchers find Israel increased aid deliveries to Gaza by 53% from January to April, meeting and exceeding internationally required standards for nutritional aid during wartime
IDF identifies terrorists eliminated in UNRWA school strike
Chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari criticizes global media for echoing false Palestinian claims of civilian casualties, says army delayed strike twice due to civilians located in area
Germany reveals plan for citizens if Russia attacks, following threats by Putin: Subway bunkers, food rationing, compulsory conscription and evacuations
Wartime measures would impose outright bans on people leaving certain jobs, conscript members of the public into the armed forces and order evacuations