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US pushing India to seal big armed drone buy for Modi visit
Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, the Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of US-made armed drones, two people familiar with the…
Trump arrives in Florida to face charges, maintains lead in poll
Former President Donald Trump arrived in Miami on Monday to face federal criminal charges, while a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found a vast majority of his fellow Republicans believe the case to be politically motivated.
Trump, the…
Global nuclear arsenal grew last year
The number of operational nuclear weapons rose slightly in 2022 as countries implemented long-term force modernisation and expansion plans, a leading conflict think-tank said yesterday, warning that the world was entering a dangerous…
Blinken to visit China next week
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week, rescheduling a visit that was canceled in February after a saga over a suspected surveillance balloon, US officials said Friday.
Blinken is expected to…
UK politics reels from shock of ex-PM Johnson’s departure
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Former British prime minister Boris Johnson's angry departure from parliament over Covid lockdown-breaking parties sparked fevered speculation yesterday over his and the current government's future, with allies and enemies…
Saudis not asked to choose between US, China: Blinken
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saudi Arabia was not being forced to choose between Washington and Beijing, striking a conciliatory tone in Riyadh following tensions with the long-time ally. Blinken, appearing…
Trump took secret docs on nuclear, weapons programs: indictment
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Donald Trump took secret documents dealing with US nuclear and weapons programs from the White House after leaving office, potentially putting national security at risk, according to the indictment of the former president…
UK ex-PM Boris Johnson resigns as MP
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Britain's former prime minister Boris Johnson on Friday announced his resignation as an MP, accusing a parliamentary probe into the "Partygate" scandal of driving him out.
Johnson, 58, said he was stepping down with…
World warming at record 0.2C per decade
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Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned yesterday in a sweeping climate science update.
From 2013 to 2022,…
10billion global population ‘unsustainable’
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US special climate envoy John Kerry told AFP that the world's population will not be tenable in 2050, when it is projected to hit nearly 10 billion, but refrained from asking Americans to give up steaks.
Since November, the…