Putin Meets Erdogan, Praises Turkey's Mediation Efforts on Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Turkey's mediation attempts around the Ukraine war at a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in China on Monday. "I'm confident that Turkey's special role in these matters will continue to be in demand," the Russian president said during talks with Erdogan on the sidelines of the ...

Zelensky to Meet European Leaders in Paris on Thursday

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet European leaders on Thursday in Paris, a source told AFP, amid an international push to broker an end to Russia's three-and-a-half-year invasion. "We're planning such a meeting" between Zelensky and European leaders, the source said Monday, adding that US President Donald Trump "is not so far ...

Yemen's Houthis say they Targeted Red Sea Ship with Missile

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Yemen's Houthis on Monday said they had fired a missile at a tanker in the Red Sea, days after their prime minister was killed in an Israeli attack. The Iran-backed Houthis , who sank two tankers in July, said they targeted the Liberian-flagged Scarlet Ray, claiming a direct hit. The UK Maritime Trade Operations, which monitors the region, said ...

Q&AWhat Does North Korea's Kim Want from Rare China Trip?

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The trip could be Kim's bid to "formalize" his budding ties with Pyongyang's two main allies -- and potentially play a more prominent role on the ...

Missiles, Drones, Lasers: New Weapons Expected at Beijing Military Parade

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China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance. Military experts have been analyzing social media photos and footage from several recent rehearsals, which have shown anti-ship missiles, cutting-edge underwater drones, ...

AnalysisSolomonic Judgment

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International issues are pending, and nothing seems to move toward negotiated solutions across Ukraine and the wide arc of conflicts extending through the Middle East. None of the actors is interested in peacemaking; on the contrary, these zones of active conflict tend to work in the best interests of countries vying for imperial conquests and ...

Xi and Putin Round on West at Regional Summit in China

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Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and center of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), comprising China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan ...

Zelensky Says Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Ukrainian Lawmaker

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Monday that a suspect had been arrested in the shooting of former speaker of parliament Andriy Parubiy, and had given an initial statement to investigators. A statement from the country's interior minister suggested that Saturday's killing had been carefully planned, supporting ...

Israel Army Chief Vows to Target Hamas Leaders Abroad

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The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Eyal Zamir, vowed Sunday to target Hamas leaders abroad after the military killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the group's military wing, in Gaza the day before. "In the Gaza Strip, yesterday we struck one of Hamas's senior leaders, Abu Obeida. This is not the end; most of Hamas's leadership is abroad, and we ...

Hanoi: The Train Street Saved by Tourists

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Tourists film eagerly with their phones as a train rumbles just inches away past Hanoi’s railside cafés – establishments that brought lucrative business to a former slum disdained by the government. Authorities have repeatedly tried to shut down the tumbledown quarter of the Vietnamese capital for safety reasons, but a closure now seems ...

Israel Defense Minister Says Spokesman for Hamas Armed Wing Killed

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Israel's defense minister said on Sunday that the army had killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, a day after a strike that targeted him. "Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza," Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X, congratulating Israeli security forces "for the flawless ...

VideosTango, a Therapy for Living with Parkinson’s in Argentina

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