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Italy says to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP defence spending goal this year
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will meet NATO’s 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) target on defence spending this year, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday. […]
Former top Russian military official gets 7 years in penal colony for taking bribes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The former deputy head of the Russian army’s general staff was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in a penal colony for taking hundreds of thousands of […]
Moldovan parliament votes to hold elections on September 28
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s parliament voted on Thursday to hold parliamentary elections in September, a poll that is expected to be closely fought and could significantly reduce the number of […]
UN nuclear watchdog says it should be involved in Iran, US nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – The UN nuclear watchdog should play a role in nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Thursday, ahead of […]
Exclusive-Musk’s SpaceX is frontrunner to build Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX and two partners have emerged as frontrunners to win a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, six people familiar […]
‘Drug-dealing scum’ most likely behind French prison attacks, minister says
PARIS (Reuters) – Drug-traffickers were most likely behind an unprecedented wave of attacks against French prisons though foreign influence and the far-left remain possible instigators, French interior minister Bruno Retailleau […]
Russia downs dozens of drones overnight, Ukraine strikes Shuya for second day
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian air defence systems destroyed or intercepted 71 Ukrainian drones over six Russian regions overnight, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday. Read full story Date: 17 April, […]
Operation Assad: the air mission to smuggle the Syrian despot’s valuables
DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, […]
Exclusive-Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army, document shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army, a […]
OpenAI unveils technology that can ‘reason’ with images
The company also introduced a new tool that helps computer programmers use chatbots when writing code. Read full story Date: 17 April, 2025 3:01 pm Source: thestar.com.my