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North Korea test-fired two new air defence missiles on Sunday morning in response to ongoing US-South Korea military drills near the borders of the two countries. Kim Jong Un has accused South Korea of fermenting tensions between the two neighbouring nations by conducting the military drills that Pyongyang views as …

Former US President Bill Clinton proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a joint effort against international terrorism, including a coordinated strategy to target Osama bin Laden, according to newly declassified records of their first summit. The transcript of the exchange, held at the Kremlin on June 4, 2000, was released …

Russian forces have struck Ukrainian troop positions near Kramatorsk, a key city in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Monday. The ministry stated that the attack targeted an industrial site in the village of Shablinka, northwest of Kramatorsk, as well as a nearby forest. …

Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during which they discussed international issues, according to the official website of the Russian leader, cited by TV BRICS. The website indicated that the leaders of South Africa …

A highly anticipated summit between United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow’s war in Ukraine. However, both leaders described the talks as productive. During a brief appearance before the media following the nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska, …

Israeli Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sharren Haskel-Harpaz, has underscored the need for adequate investment in innovative technology as a means of tackling security situation. Haskel-Harpaz made this known while briefing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, on the sidelines of a high-level bilateral engagement during her working visit to Nigeria. According …

Russian Air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a total of 39 Ukrainian drones between Sunday night and Monday morning, the Russian Defence Ministry said. Overnight, 32 drones were downed across multiple regions, including seven over Belgorod, five each over Bryansk and Kaluga, and four over Crimea. Additional interceptions occurred in …

Resources Minister Shane Jones, on Thursday announced that New Zealand was reopening petroleum exploration after passing the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill. The bill, now moving through parliament, lifted the 2018 ban on oil and gas exploration beyond onshore Taranaki in the North Island and updates decommissioning rules to meet international …

Dozens of people have been killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in North-Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials say. About 20 of the dead were worshippers taking part in a night vigil at a church in the town of Komanda when they were attacked by Allied …

Oil prices rose on Monday after the U.S. reached a trade deal with the European Union (EU) and may extend a tariff pause with China, reducing concerns that potentially higher levies would limit economic activity and impact fuel demand. Brent crude futures inched up 22 cents, or 0.32 per cent …