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Russia and Belarus extend military drills north of Ukraine
Russia and Belarus are extending military drills that were due to end on Sunday, the Belarus defence minister said, in a step ...Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant
Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that ...Australia reopens borders for all vaccinated travellers
Australia will welcome international tourists on Monday after nearly two years of sealing its borders, relying on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to ...Nepal police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest over U.S. ‘gift’
Police in Kathmandu fired teargas and water cannon to disperse protesters opposed to a U.S.-funded infrastructure programme that was presented in parliament ...Putin launches nuclear drills as U.S. says Russian forces ‘uncoil’ for Ukraine attack
President Vladimir Putin launched exercises by Russia’s strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday and Washington said Russian troops massed near Ukraine’s border ...Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine declare full military mobilisation
Russian-backed separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine declared a full military mobilisation on Saturday, a day after ordering women and children to evacuate ...Iran’s top diplomat says 2015 nuclear deal revival depends on U.S. political decision
Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington could succeed “at the earliest possible time” if the United States makes the necessary political decisions, ...Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of fresh shelling
Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed rebels in the country’s east traded fresh accusations of shelling and other ceasefire violations on Friday, escalating ...Indian court sentences 38 to death for fatal 2008 bombings
A court in India on Friday sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more ...U.S. says war appears imminent after shelling on Ukraine front line
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday there was now every indication Russia was planning to invade Ukraine, including signs Moscow was ...