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Italy’s Meloni pledges support for Ukraine after meeting with Zelenskiy
CERNOBBIO, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged unwavering support for Ukraine after a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday, in…
No spying took place by employees of Iraqi prime minister’s office
BAGHDAD - A political adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has rejected recent allegations that employees at the premier's office have been spying…
German army activates air-defence system, citing Russia threat
TODENDORF, Germany - Germany’s military put a first Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil on Sept 4 having delivered several of them to war-torn…
Starlink backtracks, complies with order blocking X in Brazil, says regulator
BRASILIA - Mr Elon Musk’s satellite broadband firm, Starlink, on Sept 3 said that it is complying with Brazil’s top court order to block access to social media…
Ex-PM and Macron ally Edouard Philippe eyes French presidency
PARIS - Former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who has been a key centrist ally of President Emmanuel Macron, said in a magazine interview published on Sept…
US climate envoy Podesta to visit China from Wednesday for talks
BEIJING - U.S. climate envoy John Podesta will visit China for three days from Wednesday to discuss climate change issues, the environment ministry said, as the…
Polish opposition loses funding over misuse of state cash
WARSAW - Poland's largest opposition party, the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS), will lose millions in state funding after the electoral commission said on…
Trump takes fight against Harris to North Carolina rally
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has so far watched from the sidelines as Vice President Kamala Harris galvanized and re-energized Democrats by stepping in as their likely…
Gaza health ministry says dozens killed, after Israel evacuation order
GAZA STRIP - The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on July 22 that an Israeli operation in Khan Yunis killed 70 people and wounded more than 200, after the…
Two dead in Russian ‘double tap’ attack on town near Ukraine
Russian forces launched a "double tap" missile attack on Saturday on a small town near Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people, an emergency…