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Why Indo-Pacific countries are joining the NATO summit
This is the third successive NATO summit for the countries, referred to as the Indo-Pacific Four (IP-4)
11 July 2024, 03:53 AM
Planned NATO statement full of 'belligerent rhetoric' and 'lies', says Chinese official
The draft communique said China has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war effort in Ukraine and Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.
11 July 2024, 03:45 AM
Key points from NATO's Washington summit declaration
Here are the key parts of the summit declaration from the 32-nation transatlantic military alliance
11 July 2024, 03:39 AM
Macron urges MPs to agree broad coalition
President Emmanuel Macron put the onus on the French parliament yesterday to negotiate a broad-based coalition, after snap elections failed to give a majority to any one party.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Ready to help restore peace in Ukraine
India stands ready to give all possible support to restoring peace to war-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday in Vienna after a Kremlin visit criticised by Kyiv.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Nato begins sending F-16 jets to Ukraine
Nato allies have begun the promised transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to bolster defenses against Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
12 children killed in South Africa blaze
Twelve children were killed in South Africa yesterday when a minibus taking them to school near Johannesburg overturned and burst into flames after being hit by another vehicle, authorities said.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
37 Chinese aircraft skirt Taiwan on way to drill
Taiwan’s defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island yesterday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
India has no right to develop contested region: China
India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday in response to a Reuters report on New Delhi’s plans to speed up hydropower projects in the border state.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Mummified climber found in Peru 22 yrs later
Peruvian police and mountain rescue workers recovered the body of an American climber who went missing in 2002 as glaciers in Peru’s highest mountain and surrounding area continue to retreat.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Time short for Biden decision on 2024 bid: Pelosi
Democratic Party heavyweight Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that time is running out for US President Joe Biden to make a final decision on his reelection bid, but stressed the call was his to make.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
NATO leaders seek to bolster Ukraine as gloom grows
"Make no mistake. Ukraine can -- and will -- stop Putin," Biden said forcefully to applause.
10 July 2024, 05:28 AM
Denmark to introduce world's first livestock carbon tax
From 2030, methane emissions caused by flatulence from cattle and pigs will be taxed at a rate of 300 kroner ($43) per tonne of CO2 equivalent.
10 July 2024, 04:42 AM
NATO boosts Ukraine air defenses as doubts over Biden cloud summit
Leaders from the 32-nation military alliance were looking to put on a show of resolve against Russia during three days of pomp-filled ceremony in the US capital marking NATO's 75th anniversary.
10 July 2024, 04:20 AM
Taliban pledge growing role for morality police
The Taliban government’s morality police will play an increasing role in enforcing religious law in Afghanistan, according to a UN report published yesterday that accused them of creating a “climate of fear”.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
India floods swamp nat’l park
Devastating floods in India’s northeast that have killed scores of people also swamped a national park drowning six threatened rhinos and other wildlife, government officials said yesterday.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
French parties scramble for influence
French parties sought to project strength and gather allies yesterday, with the government adrift following an election in which no one political force claimed a clear majority.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Two killed in Israeli strike on Hezbollah vehicle in Syria
A war monitor said two people were killed yesterday in an Israeli strike on a vehicle belonging to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group in the Damascus countryside near the Lebanese border.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Charity warns about migrant ‘emergency’
German charity Sea-Eye yesterday said it had come to the rescue of migrant boats five times in 24 hours, which showed “the state of emergency” in the Mediterranean.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Australia sounds warning over Chinese hackers
Australia’s cyber intelligence agency yesterday sounded a rare warning about the rising threat of state-backed Chinese hackers, saying they were “actively” looking for targets to compromise.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM