South Korea court finds former officials guilty of forcible return of NKoreans
A South Korean court found four former government officials guilty on Wednesday of forcibly repatriating two North Korean fishermen in 2019, despite their intention to defect, in a case that provok...
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Australia, Papua New Guinea begin talks on full defense treaty
Australia and Papua New Guinea said on Thursday they would begin talks on a full defense treaty between the two countries. Tap for the full brief.
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Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure, sources say
The State Department office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans in the United States has been told to develop plans to close by April, according to a U.S. official, a leading advocate and two so...
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Russia praises POTUS for saying NATO was a major cause of the war in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lauded U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for saying that previous U.S. support of Ukraine's bid to join the NATO military alliance was a major cause of...
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“I can’t sell our country” Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says on US minerals deal
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday rejected U.S. demands for $500 billion in mineral wealth from Ukraine to repay Washington for wartime aid, saying the United States had supplied nowhere n...
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Judge to weigh federal effort to drop NY mayor Eric Adams' case
A U.S. judge is set to consider on Wednesday a request by federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams under orders from a Donald Trump political appointee - a c...
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Pakistan kills 30 Islamist militants near Afghan border, army says
Pakistan's army said on Tuesday it killed 30 Islamist militants in South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan during an operation to clear the tribal district of the militants, who operate ...
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Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's office claimed it was actually still controlled by h...
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Austria arrested teenager over foiled plot to attack Vienna station
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Denmark to boost defense spending by $7B
Denmark will increase its defense budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute military shortcomings, the Nordic country's prime minister said on Wedne...
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US agrees to meet again with Russia to discuss end to war, Ukraine absent
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday it agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washing...
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Russia hardens demands as it holds first talks with US without Ukraine
The United States and Russia said on Tuesday they had agreed to press ahead with efforts to end the war in Ukraine after holding talks in the Saudi capital at which Kyiv was not represented. Tap fo...
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Israel will keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a February 18 deadline for them to withdraw, a military spokesperson said on Monday, as Israeli leaders sought to reassure northern...
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Burundi troops withdraw from M23 fight in new blow to Congo
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to the Democratic Republic of Congo army as it ...
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