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Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine's power grid in a deadly barrage.
Ukrainian…
UK minister for Indo-Pacific flies in Dhaka tomorrow
UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow to discuss the UK's support for political and economic reforms, security, trade cooperation and UK-Bangladesh migration.
The visit marks the…
Trump names Karoline, 27, as White House press secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that 27-year-old campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt will serve as his White House press secretary.
Leavitt "is smart, tough and has proven to be a highly effective communicator. I have the…
Musk’s efficiency panel will issue reports
US President-Elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that a government efficiency panel headed up by billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk will issue reports in its work to streamline the US government.
"They will be coming out with individual…
UK scrambles jets to monitor Russian military plane over North Sea
UK jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace, the defence minister in London said yesterday.
Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland followed the Russian Bear-F aircraft as it…
SRI LANKA POLLS: President’s leftist bloc wins by a landslide
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a thumping victory in a snap general election, gaining power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation recovering from a financial…
Trump names Musk to ‘efficiency’ post as team takes shape
Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the world's richest man, Elon Musk, will lead a new US "government efficiency" group tasked with cutting federal waste, as the Republican president-elect added a series of seasoned figures and hard-liners…
Israeli air strikes hit Beirut suburbs
The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes yesterday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on the Hezbollah-controlled area after the defence minister ruled out a ceasefire until Israeli goals…
Saudi crown prince condemns Israel’s attacks on Palestinians as ‘genocide’
Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the "genocide" committed by Israel against Palestinians when he spoke at a summit of Muslim and Arab leaders on Monday.
"The Kingdom renews its condemnation and…
World leaders meet for climate talks, but big names missing
Dozens of world leaders convene in Azerbaijan on Tuesday for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump's election victory is keenly felt.
More than 75 leaders are expected in Baku…