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North Korea fires two missiles, warns of strong action over U.S. sanctions push
North Korea fired at least two ballistic missiles on Friday, the third test in two weeks, just hours after criticising a U.S. ...Australia cancels tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa again
Australia cancelled Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time on Friday saying the world tennis number one who has not been vaccinated for COVID-19 may pose ...Russia says Ukraine talks hit ‘dead end’, Poland warns of risk of war
Poland’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Europe was at risk of plunging into war as Russia said it was not yet ...Ex-officer jailed for Syrian war crimes after landmark German trial
A German court on Thursday jailed a Syrian ex-intelligence officer for life for murder, rape and crimes against humanity, handing down the ...U.S. imposes sanctions on North Koreans, Russian, after missile tests
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six North Koreans, one Russian and a Russian firm it said were responsible for ...Rwandans ‘flee’ to DR Congo over vaccine rules
Around a hundred Rwandans have crossed into DR Congo in recent days, saying they are fleeing the country’s Covid-19 vaccination rules, local ...UN seeks $5B to aid millions of Afghans as country struggles
The United Nations on Tuesday launched its biggest ever appeal — for over $5 billion to help 22 million Afghans whose country ...North Korea’s Kim calls for more ‘military muscle’ after watching hypersonic missile test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for boosting the country’s strategic military forces as he observed the test of a hypersonic missile, ...Russia holds tank drills near Ukraine, sounds downbeat on talks
Russia staged live-fire exercises with troops and tanks near the Ukrainian border on Tuesday while sounding a downbeat note over the prospects ...Russian-led troops to start leaving Kazakhstan in 2 days -president
A Russian-led military bloc will begin withdrawing its troops from Kazakhstan in two days’ time after fulfilling its main mission of stabilising ...