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Nearly 130 countries agree first definition of ‘killer robots’
GENEVA, Sept 6 — Nearly 130 countries yesterday agreed on a text defining lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) — “killer robots” to their critics — a first step towards talks […]
Pentagon puts 50 top military staff through lie detectors in hunt for weapons leak
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 — The Pentagon has launched a lie-detector dragnet to comb through high-ranking military officials and identify who leaked information about US munitions stockpiles, according to US press […]
Hundreds hail ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic as a hero at Belgrade memorial
BELGRADE, Sept 6 — A commemoration was held yesterday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military personnel, family […]
Crime-show host Sarah Khalifa among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
CAIRO, Sept 6 — An Egyptian court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drugs case, official media reported […]
Anak Krakatau ash cloud temporarily shuts Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport, disrupting 33 flights
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Indonesia temporarily halted operations at its main international airport early today after volcanic ash from an eruption of Anak Krakatau spread into nearby airspace, disrupting dozens […]
Trump envoys head to Kyiv after ‘frank’ Putin talks yield no breakthrough
MOSCOW, Sept 6 — US envoys proposed a “number of ideas” on how to end the Ukraine war in “frank” talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin late yesterday, […]
US blows up three Iranian oil tankers after Tehran targets American warships
WASHINGTON, Sept 6 — The United States said it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers yesterday in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards saying they […]
Indonesia conducts water bombing to contain wildfires near future capital Nusantara
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Indonesian authorities carried out a water bombing operation yesterday to prevent wildfires from spreading in the future capital city Nusantara, a city official told AFP. The […]
How the east became Germany’s far-right stronghold
BERLIN, Sept 6 — More than three decades after Germany’s 1990 reunification, lasting east-west divisions may be thrown into stark relief at today’s election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The anti-immigration […]
From fugitive healer to cyanide in court: What became of Balkan warlords
PARIS, Sept 6 — AFP looks at what became of the main players in the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, ahead of Monday’s funeral of former Bosnian Serb military leader […]