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France’s Macron To Meet Lebanon PM
French President, Emmanuel Macron said he would meet Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the country's army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris to discuss ways to stabilise the country given the current Middle East crisis.
Report says…
EU To Consider Poland’s Defense Spending In Deficit Limit
The European Union will consider Poland's defense spending, the highest in NATO in terms of economic output, as the bloc pushes for member states to clamp down on excessive deficit levels, the country's Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski…
Maldives Court Overturns Ex-President Yameen’s Jail Term
A Maldives high court overturned former president, Abdulla Yameen's 11-year jail term and asked a lower court to restart criminal proceedings against him.
Report says Yameen was convicted in December 2022 of corruption and money…
Germany Arrests Two For Alleged Military Sabotage Plot
Two German-Russian nationals have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting sabotage attacks, including on US military facilities, in what officials called a serious effort to undermine military support for Ukraine.
Report says…
Germany Launches Urgent Appeal To Bolster Ukraine’s Air Defences
Germany has appealed to European Union and NATO member states to bolster Ukraine's air defences as quickly as possible as Russian missiles pounded Ukrainian cities and its president repeated urgent calls for support.
German Defence…
Russian Court Orders Retrial Of Physicist Jailed For Treason
Russia's Supreme Court has annulled a treason verdict against a physicist sentenced to 12 years in jail for passing secrets to an unidentified NATO member, and ordered a retrial, officials say.
Report says Valery Golubkin, a specialist…
Trade Unions Lose Appeal Over Pension Reform In Britain
Two British trade unions have lost an appeal over changes to public sector pensions they argued allowed the government to unlawfully pass the 19-billion-pound ($23.7 billion) cost of pension reforms on to workers.
The Fire Brigades Union…
China Sends Fighter Jets To Shadow US Navy Plane
China's military said it had sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a US Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that took place just hours after a call between the Chinese and US defence chiefs.
China…
Hamas Leader To Visit Turkey For Talks With Erdogan
Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, will travel to Turkey at the weekend to hold talks with President Tayyip Erdogan, while Ankara's top diplomat met the Hamas leader during a visit to Doha.
Turkey, a NATO…
EU Leaders Back New Iran Sanctions After Attack On Israel
European Union leaders have decided to step up sanctions against Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel left world powers scrambling to prevent a wider conflict in the Middle East.
The summit in Brussels is the first…