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Nato leaders slam China for Russia ties and Taiwan threats in sternest rebuke to date
Joint statement by alliance’s 31 members accuses Beijing of opaquely building up its military power and undercutting rules-based international order.
Lithuanian president: NATO should set up permanent bases at Russian border
NATO should establish permanent military bases near the Russian border, abandoning its pledge from 1997, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told The Times on July 11.
Damage from riots sparked by the police killing of a teenager in France has resulted in a $715 million insurance bill, an industry body said Tuesday
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile after threatening US
The launch comes after Pyongyang accused the US military of repeated air incursions.
Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’
Size, weight and motor will be taken into account as councillors target ‘dangerous, cumbersome’ vehicles
Birds get revenge by using anti-bird spikes in nests
A report suggests they are using sharp metal deterrents like humans do - to keep pests away.
Japan Prime Minister Kishida to seek closer ties with NATO
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio plans to call for stronger coordination with NATO during the alliance's summit at a time when Russia has developed closer ties with China amid its invasion of Ukraine.
Cross-border aid to Syria blocked in ‘act of utter cruelty’ by Russia at UN vote
Use of veto threatens operations on route from Turkey that supports millions of people in north-west
Positive parenting shields teenagers from stress, and it shows in MRIs
Groundbreaking research has shed light on the intricate relationship between childhood stress, positive parenting, and the brain.
US President Joe Biden thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for his "courage" in dropping opposition to Sweden's entry to NATO.
US President Joe Biden thanked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday for his "courage" in dropping opposition to Sweden's entry to NATO.
Russian ex-submarine officer on Ukraine blacklist gunned down on morning run
He was on a Ukrainian blacklist of alleged war criminals.
Twitter better for ‘freedom of speech’, says senior Afghan Taliban official
Anas Haqqani says: “Twitter doesn’t have an intolerant policy like Meta. Other platforms cannot replace it.”; remarks elicit anger from users.
Ukraine says cluster munitions will be ‘game changer’ against Russia
The controversial weapons are widely banned but Ukraine says it needs them to make up for a shortage in conventional artillery shells.
Zelenskyy blasts ‘absurd’ draft text that hedges on Ukraine’s NATO membership timeline
The Ukrainian president’s outrage is raising eyebrows at the NATO summit.
UN praises 'remarkable' India as 415 million exit poverty levels in 15 years
China Protests US Meeting With Dalai Lama in India
US coordinator for Tibetan affairs meets with the spiritual leader as part of a trip to India and Bangladesh
Russian submarine commander killed while jogging in Russia - “The submariner was jogging in the ’30th Anniversary of Victory’ park in Krasnodar. Around 6 a.m., he was shot seven times with a Makarov pistol. As a result of the gunshot wounds, Rzhitsky died on the spot,”
Ukraine war: Russian ex-navy commander shot dead while jogging in Krasnodar
Stanislav Rzhitsky was reportedly shot dead by an unidentified gunman in the Russian city of Krasnodar.
NATO decision on moving towards Ukraine’s membership to be agreed in few hours – Secretary General
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is confident that the summit communiqué regarding Ukraine’s membership, which will be adopted in a few hours, will contain positive language.