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Korean space race? North and South chase spy satellites
North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully put its first military surveillance satellite into orbit, with the South also preparing to send up its first spy satellite later this month. The two launch attempts, set to come in such quick succession,...
Russia says destroyed Ukraine drones targeting Crimea
Russia said Wednesday it had destroyed four Ukrainian naval drones approaching Crimea in the Black Sea and downed
Iraq slams US air strikes as ‘violation’ of its sovereignty
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The fallen kings of crypto
Binance boss Changpeng Zhao has become the most powerful cryptocurrency figure to fall in a two-year period chaotic even by the
EU set to consider security pledge to Ukraine – Bloomberg
The EU has drafted a plan for security commitments to Ukraine with a focus on long-term military assistance, Bloomberg reports
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northern Vanuatu on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with authorities
Fiji PM says China may help develop ports
China may help Fiji develop its ports and shipyards, the Pacific island country's prime minister said Wednesday, raising
North Korean spy satellite appears to have entered orbit, Seoul military says
North Korea’s purported spy satellite has entered orbit, Seoul’s military said Wednesday, but warned it was too early to tell whether Pyongyang’s eye in the sky was actually working. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Pyongyang’s so-called spy satel...
Pakistan applies for BRICS membership – envoy
Pakistan has applied to join the BRICS alliance next year, according to Ambassador Muhammad Khalid Jamali
Israel warns UN of regional war – media
Top Israeli diplomat Eli Cohen has warned the UN that a regional war could break out with Lebanon-based Hezbollah, Channel 12 claims
Sanctions against Russia are ‘impoverishing EU’ – French MEP
French MEP Thierry Mariani has told TVL that sanctions intended to ruin the Russian economy have ended up “impoverishing” Europe
North Korea says received images of US Guam airbase from spy satellite: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reviewed photographs of major US military bases in Guam, received from the country’s first spy satellite in orbit, state media said Wednesday. Kim “watched the aerospace photos of Anderson Air Force Base, Apra Harbor an...
China welcomes Israel-Hamas truce deal
China welcomed on Wednesday a truce deal between Israel and Hamas, after they reached an agreement on a four-day humanitarian pause in exchange for the release of 50 hostages in Gaza. “We welcome the temporary ceasefire agreement reached by relevant parti...
Israel, Hamas agree truce, release of 50 hostages
Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war. In the first major diplomatic breakthrough in...
US strikes kill five pro-Iran fighters in Iraq: security sources
At least five fighters of a pro-Iranian group within Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) forces were killed in two US strikes south of Baghdad early Wednesday, security sources said. “Five members of the Hezbollah Brigades were killed by aerial...
Israel’s hostage deal with Hamas: What we know so far
Israel has agreed to a brief pause in the fighting in Gaza, with Hamas releasing 50 hostages in return