NATO chief seeks 40 billion euros per year for Ukraine military aid, source says
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 31 ------ NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will ask allies to pledge a minimum of 40 billion euros ($43.37...
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May 31
Biden allows Ukraine limited use of US arms to strike inside Russia, say US officials
WASHINGTON/PRAGUE, May 31 ------ President Joe Biden quietly has authorized Kyiv to launch U.S.-supplied weapons at military targets...
May 30
Taiwan: China drills more about intimidation, propaganda than starting war
TAIPEI, May 30 ------ China's military drills last week were more about propaganda and intimidation than starting a war, but Chinese...
May 30
Bird flu detected in alpacas in US for the first time
WASHINGTON, United States, May 30 ------ Cases of bird flu have been detected in alpacas at a US farm, authorities said, as the disease...
May 30
Sweden announces $1.3 billion military support for Ukraine
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 30 ------ Sweden will send military aid worth 13.3 billion Swedish crowns ($1.3 billion) to Ukraine, its biggest...
May 30
US weapons helping stabilize Ukraine's front line, Blinken says
CHISINAU, May 30 ------ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that American weapons being delivered to Kyiv were helping stabilize...
May 29
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognize Palestinian statehood
MADRID/DUBLIN/OSLO, May 29 ------ Spain, Ireland and Norway officially recognized a Palestinian state despite an angry reaction from...
May 29
Global equity index dips, yields rise with inflation data in focus
NEW YORK/LONDON, May 29 ------ A global equities gauge fell slightly on Tuesday while U.S. Treasury yields rose to multi-week peaks as...
May 29
Zelensky urges allies to use 'all means' to force Russia into peace talks
MADRID, Spain, May 29 ------ Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to "use all means" to force Russia to peace talks...
May 29
Borrell: Ukraine has right to strike Russia
BRUSSELS, May 29 ------ European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged countries to balance fear of escalation against Ukraine's...
May 28
Japan net external assets hit record high in 2023, remains world's top creditor
TOKYO, May 28 ------ Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.3 trillion yen ($3 trillion) in 2023, increasing for a sixth...
May 28
South Korea, China, Japan vow to boost cooperation
SEOUL, May 28 ------ Leaders from South Korea, China and Japan reaffirmed their goal of a denuclearized Korean peninsula during a rare...
May 28
Zelensky arrives in Spain for talks, security deal
MADRID, May 28 ------ Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Spain for talks with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with the pair...
May 28
The death toll in Kharkiv attack rises to 14 as Zelensky warns of Russian troop movements
KYIV, Ukraine, May 28 ------ President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia is preparing to intensify its offensive along Ukraine’s...
May 27
Japan, at G7 meet, renews push to keep yen bears in check
STRESA, Italy, May 27 ------ Japan renewed its push to counter excessive yen falls during a weekend gathering of Group of Seven (G7)...
May 27
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly 1 million people flee inland for shelter
PATUAKHALI, Bangladesh, May 27 ------ An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh, with nearly a million people...
May 27
Zelensky urges Biden, Xi to join peace summit
KYIV, Ukraine, May 27 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi...
May 27
G7 officials make progress but no final deal on money for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 27 ------ Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies said they had moved toward agreement on a...
May 26
Knowledge and relevant data crucial to ensuring water security, says UN
May 26 ------ As experts gathered at the Indonesian resort island of Bali for the 10th World Water Forum that runs till Saturday (May...
May 26
How South Korea won the battle vs. food waste
ANKARA, May 26 ------ When it comes to food, the world is divided, as in many other ways, between the haves and have-nots: hundreds of...
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