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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a tax waiver for European-produced defense equipment and said she and French…

Following reports that Mali is considering contracting the Wagner Group, a Russian private security force, French diplomats warned that such…

In a phone conversation, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced their desire for a coordinated response…

The Chinese military’s division in Tibet tested defenses (SCMP) against possible missile and fighter-plane attacks. Beijing and New Delhi are expected to…

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Seoul’s missile test was prescheduled (Yonhap) and not a reaction to provocations from Pyongyang, while South…

This week, members of the body will elect a new president (Al Jazeera). The general debate, in which countries address the…

California voters decide today (NYT) whether to recall Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, over pandemic management. President Biden and Vice President Kamala…

The watchdog Global Witness found 2020 was the deadliest year on record (AP) for land and environmental defenders, with the most killings…

The United Kingdom (UK) has pushed the implementation date (Politico) for new controls on imports from the European Union to January 1,…

Anthony Stimler, a former employee of the Switzerland-based commodities giant Glencore who paid millions of dollars in bribes to African…

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi discussed bilateral ties (Al-Monitor) and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Both leaders…

The deal blocks leaders of the military government (Foreign Policy) that took power in February from addressing the UN General Assembly next…

In Tokyo, the diplomats affirmed their countries’ commitments to nuclear diplomacy (Kyodo) with North Korea a day after Pyongyang said it tested…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify (Foreign Policy) before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations today regarding the U.S. pullout…

The U.S. Senate is due to take up deliberations on a $3.5 trillion budget bill after it reconvenes today. All…

In primaries for upcoming legislative elections, Argentina’s ruling coalition lost most districts (Bloomberg), including Buenos Aires Province, to the opposition. The primaries…

Norwegians are voting in parliamentary elections that are expected to unseat the country’s conservative majority (FT) for the first time in eight…

Near Niger’s borders with Burkina Faso and Mali, armed groups’ recruitment and killing of children (AFP) in the first half of this…

Afghan women will be allowed to attend (WaPo) university and postgraduate education in Islamic attire and gender-segregated settings, the Taliban’s education minister…

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s government and the Pakatan Harapan opposition coalition signed the agreement after months of political instability (Straits…