US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday “now is the time” to end the Gaza war, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon and has vowed to retaliate against Iran for an October 1 missile attack.In southern Lebanon, Israeli strikes pounded …
At least 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia and are training there, the United States said Wednesday, warning that they would become legitimate targets for Kyiv if they engage in combat in Ukraine.Russia and North Korea have boosted their political and military alliance amid the Ukraine war, with Pyongyang facing long-standing accusations …
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World leaders called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at the BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday, as President Vladimir Putin told them he welcomed offers to mediate in the Ukraine conflict.The Russian leader is casting the gathering as a sign that Western attempts to isolate Moscow have failed, but faced direct calls …
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You can’t walk very far through a forest in this part of the United States without stumbling upon a mushroom, an eruption from a vast fungal kingdom that all life depends on, but about which we know very little.Some are tall and thin with a helmet top, others are great flourishes of brain-like folds; some …
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Four people were killed and 14 others wounded Wednesday in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara, Turkish officials said. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was in Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin, immediately condemned what he called a “heinous terrorist attack” at state-run Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).”The terrorist attack …
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Kamala Harris heads to must-win Pennsylvania Wednesday to take voters’ questions live while Donald Trump campaigns in Georgia — another of the seven toss-up states expected to decide the result of an extremely close White House race.With just 13 days to go before the election, Vice President Harris and former president Trump are each on …
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Thousands of North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia, the United States said Wednesday, in what the West and Kyiv fear could develop into a major troop deployment to support Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.Russia and North Korea have boosted their political and military alliance amid the offensive, with North Korea facing long-standing accusations of …
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Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a top Turkish defence firm near Ankara, Turkish officials said Wednesday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was holding talks in Russia with Vladimir Putin at the time, confirmed the toll, and condemned what he said was a “heinous terrorist attack” at …
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London and Berlin on Wednesday hailed a “milestone” in military cooperation, as they signed a new defence pact that would see German submarine-hunting planes operate from British bases and counter threats from Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Europe’s two biggest defence spenders said the Trinity House Agreement, signed by defence ministers John Healey and …
Ukraine on Wednesday called on any North Korean troops fighting for Russia to surrender, after South Korea said over a thousand more had been deployed by Pyongyang.South Korean lawmaker Park Sun-won said, after a briefing by his country’s National Intelligence Service, that 1,500 more troops from the rival North had gone to Russia, taking the …
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