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Argentina’s Milei threatens UK with arbitration over Falklands oil project
BUENOS AIRES, Sept 29 — Argentina’s President Javier Milei threatened Monday to sue the United Kingdom over an oil project near the Falkland Islands, the British-administered territory over which Buenos […]
Kyiv hit by explosions as missile alert sounds
KYIV, Sept 29 — Several loud explosions rang out in Kyiv early Tuesday, with air defence systems activated during an air raid alert, AFP journalists observed. “New ballistic missiles are […]
Lebanon urges progress on Israel deal in talks with Rubio
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday called for the further implementation of a framework agreement with Israel in his meeting with US Secretary of State […]
Putin signs decree adding 15,500 troops to Russian army
MOSCOW, Sept 29 — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday boosting the size of the army by 15,500 troops in the fourth such order this year. Putin’s […]
Trump contradicts US envoy over reported offer to sell arms to China’s Xi
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — US President Donald Trump on Monday denied asking Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons, countering his own envoy’s claim that Trump made the […]
Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei says US will soon be driven out of Middle East
TEHRAN, Sept 29 — Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Monday the United States would be forced to leave the Middle East after suffering “painful blows”, according to a statement […]
What we know about the wildfires choking Indonesia, fuelling regional haze across Malaysia and Singapore
Jakarta, Sept 29 — For weeks, Indonesia has been battling fires that have burned vast swathes of forest and peat ecosystems, causing toxic haze to blanket parts of the country, […]
‘Pseudo-journalism’: Researchers warn ‘pink slime’ outlets are targeting US midterms with partisan content
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — It bills itself as an “independent journalism” outfit, but the innocuous-sounding North Carolinian is among hundreds of partisan sites that researchers say masquerade as local news outlets […]
‘Currently impossible’: North Korea defections in freefall as Kim seals borders and China tightens surveillance
PAJU (South Korea), Sept 29 — A building-sized North Korean flag waves from a tower on the de facto border with South Korea, marking territory that experts say has become […]
Myanmar military strike on crowded market in Rakhine state kills 33, injures dozens
KYAUKTAW (Myanmar), Sept 28 — A military airstrike on a market in western Myanmar killed 33 people today and wounded 36 more, a rebel faction which controls the area said […]