US announces $425 million in new Ukraine security aid

The United States announced Friday that it will provide an additional $425 million in military aid to Ukraine, a day after Washington said thousands of North Korean troops were ready to enter combat against Kyiv’s forces. The assistance “will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: air defense interceptors; munitions for […]

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US, Russia on ‘brink’ of direct conflict, Lavrov warns

The United States and Russia are very close to engaging in “direct military conflict,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned in an interview published Friday in a Turkey daily, just days ahead of a US presidential election. “Under the current president (Joe Biden), who has taken the downward spiral of Russophobia in the US to […]

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‘Game of Thrones’ movie in early development: reports

Could the dragons of Westeros finally be coming to the big screen? At least one “Game of Thrones” movie is in very early stages of development, trade outlets The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline reported Thursday. The original HBO “Game of Thrones” television show became a global cultural phenomenon during its eight-season run from 2011-2019, garnering […]

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Mpox is not under control, warns Africa CDC

The African Union’s health watchdog on Thursday warned that mpox outbreak was still not under control and appealed for resources to avoid a “more severe” pandemic than Covid-19. More than 1,100 people have died of mpox in Africa, where some 48,000 cases have been recorded since January, according to the Centres for Disease Control and […]

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Social platforms down in Mozambique ahead of protests: internet watchdog

Access to social media in Mozambique was restricted on Thursday, a global internet watchdog said, as the opposition called for a week-long strike over a disputed presidential election. “We can confirm social media restrictions have been imposed in Mozambique,” London-based internet watchdog NetBlocks said, adding it affected Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

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US reports first bird flu case detected in pig

A pig at a backyard farm in the US state of Oregon tested positive for H5N1 avian flu, the first such case in the United States, officials said Wednesday. The US Department of Agriculture said that the pig was found to be infected on Tuesday, four days after poultry on the same farm tested positive […]

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Worries for Japan economy after election shock

Political uncertainty after Japan’s election shock risks slowing economic reforms, pushing up government spending and even holding up the Bank of Japan’s exit from its outlier monetary policy, economists said. Post-war Japan has long been a byword for political stability with the conservative, market-friendly Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in power for all but four of […]

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Israel army chief vows to hit Iran ‘very hard’ if it retaliates

Israel’s military chief vowed on Tuesday to hit Iran “very hard” if it retaliates against Israel for its attacks on the Islamic republic over the weekend. “If Iran makes the mistake of launching another missile barrage at Israel, we will once again know how to reach Iran… and strike very, very hard” Lieutenant General Herzi […]

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‘Small number’ of North Korea troops in Russia’s Kursk region: Pentagon

A “small number” of North Korean troops have been deployed in Russia’s Kursk region, on the Ukrainian border, the Pentagon said Tuesday, expressing concern that they will be used in combat against Kyiv’s troops. It is the first US confirmation of a North Korean deployment in the region, where Ukrainian troops have been conducting a […]

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