Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledges to boost spending to 2.5% of GDP, putting the defence industry on a ‘war footing’. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he would lift defence spending to 2.5 percent of the country’s annual GDP by 2030, saying the British arms industry must be on…
No date has been set yet for trial of reporter whose detention was extended in March by three months to June 30. A Moscow court has rejected the latest appeal by American journalist Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention in an espionage case that he and United States authorities have…
At least 28 others are missing after a boat carrying 77 asylum seekers sinks, according to the UN’s migration agency. At least 16 people are dead and 28 others are missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, according…
Mass graves, crippled hospitals, thousands of civilian deaths and near-total destruction of infrastructure haunt Gaza as Israel’s war on the besieged Palestinian coastal enclave entered its 200th day on Tuesday. Israel launched its brutal military offensive on October 7 following a deadly attack by Hamas fighters. Some 1,139 people were…
The package includes missiles, armoured vehicles and funds to build swarms of new drones. The United Kingdom has unveiled its largest ever military support package to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. London said in a statement on Tuesday that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give details on…
Kyiv’s top diplomat orders the move as war-torn country pushes to boost conscription. Ukraine is set to suspend consular services for military-age men abroad. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday that he had ordered services cut for all such men, except for those returning to Ukraine. The move comes…
Mykola Solsky promises ‘maximum openness’ in probe into illegal acquisition of state-owned land. Ukraine’s agriculture minister has been made a suspect in a corruption probe. Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky pledged on Tuesday his full cooperation with Kyiv’s anticorruption agency as it investigates the illegal acquisition of state-owned land. The case…
Worries over efforts to sway upcoming EU elections rise, with MEP Krah also probed over Russian influence operation. German police have arrested an aide to a far-right Member of the European Parliament on suspicion of spying for China. Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that Jian G is believed to have repeatedly…
Google employees based in the United States staged protests at the tech giant’s offices in New York City, California and Seattle last week to oppose a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government. Known as Project Nimbus, the joint contract between Google and Amazon signed in 2021 aims to provide cloud…
World Meteorological Organization says floods and storms were leading cause of casualties and economic losses as impact of heatwaves becomes more severe. Asia was the region most affected by climate change, weather and water-related hazards globally last year, the United Nations weather agency has said. In a report published on…
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