Tag: International Relations

Russia Says Ukraine Launched Missiles, Drones Shot Down Over Kursk Region

August 7, 2024 admin

Five people were killed throughout the day and some 28 wounded Moscow: Ukraine lobbed missiles and drones at Russia’s southwest region of Kursk overnight, the local governor said Wednesday, a day after pro-Kyiv forces crossed across the border with tanks and armoured vehicles. “Two Ukrainian missiles were shot down by air defence systems in the…

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Japan To Now Hunt Second-Largest Whale Species

August 1, 2024 admin

Japan killed 294 whales last year, a number it says is sustainable. (Representational) Tokyo: Japan has expanded its commercial whaling to include fin whales, the second-largest animal species on the planet, a decision criticised by Australia’s government on Thursday. One of only three countries to hunt whales commercially, along with Norway and Iceland, Japan added…

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UK PM To Meet Cops Over Stabbing Attack As Protesters Chant “Save Our Kids”

August 1, 2024 admin

More than 50 police officers were injured in violent clashes in the English town of Southport (AFP) London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet senior police leaders on Thursday, his office said, between after a second night of clashes between protesters and police prompted by the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied…

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US Not Involved In Assassination Of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh: Antony Blinken

July 31, 2024 admin

Hamas has vowed the “cowardly” killing of their veteran leader “will not go unanswered”. (File) Singapore: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was “not aware of or involved in” the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. “I can’t tell you what this means. I can tell…

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“Will Not Be Intimidated” By Putin’s Nuclear Weapon Threat: Germany

July 29, 2024 admin

“The development of a number of such systems is in the final stages,” Putin Said. (File) Berlin: Germany said on Monday it was not deterred by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to relaunch production of intermediate-range nuclear weapons if the United States confirms its intention to deploy missiles to Europe. “We will not be intimidated…

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U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid to gain statehood at the United Nations

April 19, 2024 admin

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley vetos an Egyptian-drafted resolution regarding recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem, during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S….

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Hamas slams U.S. veto of Palestinian U.N. membership bid

April 19, 2024 admin

U.S. Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood votes against resolution during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, on April 18, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP Palestinian militant group Hamas condemned on April 19 the U.S. veto that ended a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. “Hamas condemns the American veto at the Security…

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