A Chinese fighter jet released flares in front of an Australian military aircraft while flying over the South China Sea early this week, authorities in Canberra have said. Australia’s defence…
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Myanmar: Hundreds of foreigners freed from scam centres
More than 250 people from 20 nationalities who had been working in telecom fraud centres in Myanmar’s Karen State have been released by an ethnic armed group and brought to…
Germany: Zelensky to meet US vice-president at Munich conference
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US Vice-President JD Vance for talks in Munich later, with the war expected to dominate a major security meeting of world leaders. Zelensky is…
Lebanon: Israel seeks another extension for Lebanon withdrawal, source says
Israel is seeking another extension of the deadline for the withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon, a Western diplomatic source says, a request that is likely to raise new…
Palestine: Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages under Gaza deal
Hamas has said it is committed to implementing the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel and will continue releasing hostages as scheduled, raising hopes that a resumption of the war can…
Belgium: Europe caught out by Trump’s Russia move
Arriving at Nato headquarters early on Thursday, Europe’s defence ministers had one common message – that there could be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine and Europe at the table…
USA: Americans weigh Musk’s influence
Seated around a breakfast table in Erie, Pennsylvania, four veterans in their mid-80s – John, Jack, Bob and Don – gather to reminisce about their decades of friendship. But it…
USA: Trump offers Putin a way back in from the cold
Talks may now get under way. Exactly when and how they will conclude isn’t clear. But President Vladimir Putin has already scored something of a diplomatic victory simply by holding this…
Ukraine: One killed in ballistic missile attack on Kyiv
One person has been killed and four injured in a Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight. Kyiv’s mayor said a nine-year-old girl was among the injured in the strikes…
UK: Amazon bans number plates as illegal supply found
Online retailer Amazon is banning the sale of car number plates on its platform after a BBC London investigation exposed they were being illegally supplied. The BBC found seven companies…