Regional wars
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Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions,” an offer that came in response to Ukraine and its allies urging Moscow to commit to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire or face additional sanctions. Putin referenced the unsuccessful 2022 peace talks that took place in Istanbul in March, shortly after…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with European leaders in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday as his nation seeks to weather continued attacks from Russia and growing political pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration in the U.S. The Ukrainian president’s latest visit to Brussels comes at a difficult moment for his nation, the White House having announced an open-ended pause on…
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Away from the White House, members of Mexico’s National Guard are heading to the US border as part of a deal agreed between Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump. Mexico’s president got Trump to pause the implementation of 25% tariffs on her country yesterday after agreements were reached on border security. Sheinbaum said she was sending…
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At least 100 people in Lebanon have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, its health ministry has now said. The figure has doubled from 50 given in an earlier update. This would make it the deadliest day in Lebanon since the conflict started in October. The number of people wounded has risen to 400. Israel says…
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Russia has said the agenda of Washington, and the “collective West” has forced the country to change its nuclear doctrine. The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in case of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that…
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Since a new war broke out between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Oct 7, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah has expressed solidarity with Hamas through military action. It has fired missiles, mortars, rockets and explosive drones into northern Israel almost daily, prompting Israel to respond with its own fire. In late August, the fighting…
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Vladimir Putin has travelled to Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to meet his counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, in his first visit since the invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago. The Russian president arrived in the country yesterday for a two-day visit, during which talks will be focused on “international and regional problems”, the Kremlin said. …
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Last week was spent anticipating an Israeli response to Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone attack on Israel on 13 April. And then it came on Friday when an airbase near the Iranian city of Isfahan – known for its role in Iran’s nuclear research – was hit. Israel hasn’t commented on the strike but the US informed…
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During a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., this week, Vietnam and the Philippines agreed to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea and enhance the cooperation between their coastguards. The two memorandums of understanding (MoU) on security signed by the two Southeast Asian countries, which have competing claims over parts…
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Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup nearly three years ago, has agreed to an immediate cease-fire with an alliance of ethnic armed groups, whose offensive since October has emerged as the regime’s most serious threat since its takeover. China claimed to have brokered the agreement. “China hopes the relevant parties in Myanmar can…
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