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Zelenskyy thanks Biden for cluster munitions, acknowledges decision was a ‘challenge’ A photograph taken on July 3, 2022 shows an tail section of a 300mm rocket which appear to contained …
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Singapore launches corruption probe involving transport minister
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said July 12 that he has instructed the country’s transport minister S. Iswaran to go on leave after he was implicated in an anti-graft …
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Russia’s invasion expanded rather than reined in the NATO alliance, Stoltenberg says “[Putin] went to war because he wanted less NATO. He’s getting more NATO,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said …
Sweden’s path to NATO membership cleared after Turkey greenlights bid
NATO Summit Vilnius 2023 logo as seen on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to back Sweden’s bid to join …
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New Chinese laws on espionage and foreign relations took effect on July 1. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — For foreign businesses in China, geopolitics hold …
Sweden is in final stretch for NATO membership. Will Turkey derail it?
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022. Nacho Doce | Reuters NATO is convening a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11 …
Dutch PM Mark Rutte says he won’t run for fifth term after government collapses
Mark Rutte said he will not run for a fifth term as the Dutch prime minister. SOPA Images Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced on Monday that he won’t run …
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Ukraine commemorates 500 days of war Over the weekend, Ukraine marked 500 days of battle since Russia’s devastating full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s presidential office …
Moderna strikes deal to develop mRNA drugs in China
Nikos Pekiaridis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday said it struck a deal with Chinese officials to research, develop and manufacture messenger RNA medicines in the country, despite …
Trump campaign donations surge amid criminal indictments
Former U.S. President Donald Trump dances on the day of his “Make America Great Again” rally in Pickens, South Carolina, July 1, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Former President Donald …