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Russia calls Ukraine’s MH17 accusations at World Court ‘fiction’
A lawyer for Russia on Wednesday dismissed Ukraine’s account of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in World Court hearings earlier this week as “fiction.”
Ukraine accuses Russia before the UN’s top court of violating a UN…
UAE opens new consulate in India’s Hyderabad
The UAE on Wednesday opened a new consulate office in Hyderabad, its fourth mission in India.
The UAE already has its embassy in the capital Delhi and consulates in Mumbai — India’s financial center and the most populous city — and…
US considering granting asylum to Afghan war hero threatened with deportation by UK
The US is formally reviewing whether to grant asylum to an Afghan pilot whom the UK is threatening to deport to Rwanda, The Independent reported.
The former air force lieutenant, whose identity has been withheld because of security…
Dutch spies warned CIA of Nord Stream attack plot: reports
Dutch military intelligence warned the CIA of a Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before explosions damaged the undersea system, news reports said Tuesday.
The US spy agency then urged Kyiv not to go…
Putin says no need for new mobilization for now, quips about trying again to take Kyiv
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that for now he saw no need for an additional mobilization of men to fight in Ukraine but said it all depended on what Russia wanted to achieve there and he asked if Moscow’s forces should try to…
Bank of China to start operations in Riyadh this year
In yet another sign of increasing cooperation between the world’s second-largest economy and the Arab world, the Bank of China is set to open its first branch in Riyadh later in 2023, reported Asharq.
It quoted Jun Tian, head of the team…
At least six killed in Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih – mayor
At least six people were killed in a Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday, the city mayor said.
“Unfortunately, there are already six dead. The rescue operation continues,” Oleksandr Vilkul said…
Turkish shelling in north Syria kills Russian soldier
Turkish shelling in northern Syria early Monday hit a vehicle killing one Russian soldier and wounding several others, Syrian Kurdish media and an opposition war monitor reported.
Monday’s shelling came after a day of violence between…
China likely ‘to benefit from $10 trillion Mideast sovereign funds boost’
China is likely to benefit from the Middle East’s sovereign funds, as their investment capital is forecast to reach $10 trillion by 2030, according to the CEO of the Hong Kong Stock Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
Speaking on the second day…
Hearing for Abe murder suspect canceled over suspicious object: Japan media
A pre-trial hearing for the man accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was canceled Monday after a suspicious object was delivered to the court, local media said.
Nara District Court could not immediately confirm the…