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Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russia ballistic missile threat
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (823+ words) Ukraine and key Western allies on Monday announced an air-defence coalition that would include jointly developing a new anti-ballistic missile system as an alternative and cheaper solution to the US Patriot system. With Ukraine increasingly exposed to Russian ballistic missiles,…...
Ukraine awaits new government after Prime Minister's shock dismissal
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (642+ words) Ukrainian lawmakers were getting ready to vote on another government this week after the President dismissed his Prime Minister in a move he said would bring fresh thinking, but critics warned could stoke disorder at a key point in the…...
Trump administration launches effort to isolate International Criminal Court
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (306+ words) Washington DC, US/The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters The Trump administration is launching an effort to dismantle what it calls the threat to US sovereignty by the International Criminal Court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday. A State…...
US lawmakers demand Pentagon release findings from probe of Iran school strike
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (504+ words) Washington DC, US Reuters Democratic senators led by Kirsten Gillibrand called on Monday for President Donald Trump’s administration to disclose within the next week the findings from a US military investigation into a 28th February strike at a girls’ school in…...
Essay: Five year after mass protests, the Cuban people’s calls for freedom remain unheeded
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (468+ words) ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK religious freedom advocacy CSW, says that despite Cuban authorities’ extensive efforts to prevent them, countless Cubans continue to bravely exercise their fundamental human rights… Five years since the 11th July protests, the Cuban people’s calls for freedom…...
Postcards: A decade after historic ruling, Philippine fishermen say they are driven away from disputed shoal by China
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (712+ words) ADRIAN PORTUGAL and KAREN LEMA, of Reuters, report on the ongoing dispute over Scarborough Shoal 10 years after the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling… The Philippines may have won a landmark victory against China’s claims in the South China Sea 10 years…...
US, Latin American allies urge against casting doubt on Colombia's electoral process
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (448+ words) Washington DC, US Reuters The United States and a group of countries in Latin America said on Friday they had “deep concern” about statements and actions that cast doubt on the integrity of the electoral process in Colombia. “We observe…...
Russian strikes kill eight, wound dozens, Ukraine's Zelenskiy seeks faster weapons deliveries
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (650+ words) Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding dozens more, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for diplomatic efforts to ensure Kyiv secured weapons more quickly. Kyiv awaited supplies of air defence…...
Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed as "unauthorised" vessel hit - Sight Magazine
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (749+ words) Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Washington DC, US Reuters Iran on Sunday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel travelled on an unapproved route and was struck, warning that any retaliation over the incident would be met with…...
Cuba's power grid fails for second time this week, plunging country into darkness
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (599+ words) Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed on Friday in the second nationwide outage this week and the fourth this year as a US-imposed oil blockade has crippled the island’s already obsolete generation system. “We are already working on restoring the National…...