The defense secretary has announced plans to step down after his bid to lead NATO was reportedly rejected by the US UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is leaving government at the next cabinet reshuffle in the fall and will not stand for reelection in Parliament, he told the UK Times on Saturday. After his failed bid to lead NATO, he …
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Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be in “good condition” but suffering from dehydration Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan on Saturday on his doctor’s orders after he reportedly lost consciousness. The leader was determined to be suffering from dehydration but was assessed to be in “good condition” following a medical evaluation, according …
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Washington and Moscow have argued over US drone flights in the country’s airspace The US is weighing a military response to Russia’s presence in the skies over Syria, a Pentagon official told the Associated Press on Friday. While the Syrian government wants the US to leave the country, Washington insists it will fly its drones with impunity. The anonymous official …
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Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. Well, China seems to be serving up vengeance with an icy finesse. Just ask Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of Meta, who recently learned this lesson the hard way. According to the South China Morning Post, a social media account with a massive following, run by Beijing Daily, decided to …
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Russian FM Lavrov has said that deliveries of Western jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons pose a threat to Russia European countries have yet to receive formal approval from Washington to train Ukrainian pilots to fly US-designed F-16 fighter jets, Politico reported on Friday, citing sources. The ‘international coalition’ seeking to help Kiev procure F-16s and train Ukrainian pilots was …
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Key defense employees earn less than supermarket workers, the Daily Mirror reports British deliveries of cutting-edge missiles to Ukraine could be in jeopardy due to a strike at a key military facility where workers earn around minimum wage, the Daily Mirror reported on Friday, citing sources. The strike was reportedly backed by 50 key employees at the Defence Equipment and …
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Berlin said it would scale down business with Beijing and attempt to diversify its trading partners China has criticized Germany’s new strategy for relations with the People’s Republic, calling it “counterproductive” after Berlin declared that it would reduce its reliance on the Chinese economy. Asked about the strategy document during a Friday press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin …
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To mitigate the worst climate change impacts, we need to consider implementing climate solutions outside of the free economic market. Opinion by Michael Davies-Venn (amsterdam) Friday, July 14, 2023 Inter Press Service AMSTERDAM, Jul 14 (IPS) – The dangerous state of global climate has reached a new low as a World Metrological Organisation (WMO) analysis reveals. It confirms a known obvious: …
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Polish authorities have detained an 18-year-old would-be suicide bomber inspired by Osama bin Laden and ISIS An 18-year-old who converted to Islam and was building a suicide belt has been arrested in southern Poland, the country’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Friday. The suspect was “collecting information and semi-finished components to make a suicide belt, with which he planned …
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American cluster munitions would make Kiev’s artillery just “a little more lethal”, analysts and US officials have said Cluster munitions that Washington has recently decided to provide to Kiev won’t have a significant impact on the situation on the frontlines in the short run, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing former US officials and military analysts. The ammunition will not …
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