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Nikki Haley says Trump did ‘too little’ about China threats, warns of global conflict if Ukraine…
Nikki Haley, the former US envoy to the United Nations, on Tuesday criticized former President Donald Trump for being too friendly to China during his time in office, while also warning that weak support for Ukraine would “only encourage”…
Baltic states call for NATO to increase security with Wagner in Belarus
Latvia and Lithuania called on Tuesday for NATO to strengthen its eastern borders in response to expectations that Russia’s Wagner private will set up a new base in Belarus after its abortive mutiny at home.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin…
Mercenary chief Prigozhin starts exile in Belarus, Putin praises Russian troops
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin flew into exile in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief mutiny by his fighters, as President Vladimir Putin praised his armed forces for averting a civil war.
A plane linked to…
Malaysia wins $14.9bn sultan case in Dutch courts
Malaysia on Tuesday won a Dutch court case over a $14.9 billion award against the Southeast Asian nation that stems from a 19th century deal with a Philippine sultan.
The verdict is part of a complex legal battle being fought in European…
UN urges Israel and Palestinians to halt West Bank violence in statement backed by US and Russia
The UN Security Council urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to avoid actions that can further inflame tensions in the volatile West Bank.
The statement was backed by both the United States and Russia in a moment of unity on a…
Netanyahu says invited to China, with US-Israel ties tense
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he had been invited to China and his office had informed close ally the US about the planned trip to Beijing.
The announcement comes during tense ties between Israel and the US,…
Russia strike kills at least 6 Al-Qaeda militants in Syria, medical officials, war monitor say
A Russian airstrike Tuesday targeted a military post of a group linked to Al-Qaeda in northwest Syria killing at least six militants, medical officials and a war monitor said.
The airstrike on the Jabal Al-Zawiya area in the northwestern…
Over 1,000 Afghan civilians killed in blasts, violence since August 2021 – UN
Over a thousand Afghan civilians were killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021, according to a report by the UN’s mission to Afghanistan released on Tuesday.
Between Aug. 15, 2021…
Putin accuses West of wanting Russians ‘to kill each other’ in aborted revolt
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine and its Western allies of wanting Russians to “kill each other” during a revolt by mercenaries of the Wagner group, which stunned the country with an aborted march on Moscow over…
Senior Russian lawmaker calls for professional army of seven million
A senior Russian lawmaker who has been involved in a number of negotiations related to Moscow’s campaign in Ukraine called late on Monday for a professional army seven-million strong to ensure that no mercenary groups are needed for the…