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Africa’s interest in Russian weapons growing every year — arms exporter
Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev stressed that African countries are traditional users of Soviet, and now Russian,...
Moscow, Russia · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailChina's New Pressure Campaign in Taiwan's "Back Door"
China has increased the deployment of Coast Guard vessels east of Taiwan, expanding Beijing's operations beyond the Taiw...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailNepal observes national mourning on 13th day of flash flood tragedy
The mourning is being observed on the 13th day after the disaster, in keeping with the traditional Hindu practice of mar...
Kathmandu, Nepal · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailHeat-related deaths in South Korea nearly quadruple in five years
The increase has coincided with an unprecedented run of extreme summer heat.
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailAfrica: UN Backs Effort to Drop Mercator Map and Show Size of Africa More Accurately
[RFI] The United Nations voted on Saturday for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more a...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailSchools Close Across Sarawak Due to Toxic Haze From Indonesian Wildfires
Wildfires have raged for weeks across swathes of Sumatra and Kalimantan, exacerbated by a particularly severe dry season...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPhilippines Wants To Deepen Economic Ties With China
Philippine Finance Secretary Frederick Go discusses Manila's economic ties with Beijing. He is in Hong Kong to conduct a...
Manila, Philippines · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPhilippines’ Teodoro says China could exploit cuts in US-South Korean exercises
He said Washington had assured Manila that its commitments to the Philippines remained unchanged.
Manila, Philippines · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailRussian forces destroy more than 20 drones over Rostov Region — governor
Regional governor Yury Slyusar added that the threat from drones in the region persists
Rostov, Russia · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailIndonesia’s Growing Microplastics Problem
Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailChina pumps $53bn into banks and insurers
Beijing widens recapitalisation plan to more state-controlled institutions in bid to boost financial performance
Beijing, China · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailWildfires, heatwaves threaten global air quality and health, UN warns
Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteor...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailYemen’s Houthis say it downed Saudi CH-4 drone over al-Jawf
Yemen’s Houthis say it downed Saudi CH-4 drone over al-Jawf Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that they shot...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailOnce-conjoined Vietnam twin to visit Japan's Minamata disease areas
Nguyen Duc, a Vietnamese man born as a conjoined twin apparently due to the aftereffects of the defoliant Agent Orange u...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailClean air is an economic choice Pakistan can no longer postpone
The seventh International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, observed on September 7, 2026, places the economic case for i...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailRussian forces tighten Ukrainian encirclement in Volchansk — security forces
Over the past week, more than 20 pieces of enemy equipment, including armored vehicles, have been destroyed during attem...
Volchansk, Ukraine · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailFar-right Alternative for Germany party wins big in regional election but falls short of majority
Final results showed AfD falling three seats short, with 39 lawmakers in an 83-member parliament
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailEurope wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany's AfD
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and tra...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailEurope wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany's AfD
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and tra...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPrabowo-Putin payoff: can bond between Indonesian, Russian leaders translate to gains?
The rapport between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, was evident when ...
Jakarta, Indonesia · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailInternational law prevails
IN its recent press release on ‘The Indus Waters Western Rivers Arbitration (Pakistan vs India), PCA Case No. 2023-01’, ...
Islamabad, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailUkraine seeks to seize water company owned by billionaire family of British theatre mogul
Row centres on stake held by Patarkatsishvili family in bottled water firm it jointly owns with Russian oligarchA Britis...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailUN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel
Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements ‘important’ but must go furt...
London, United Kingdom · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailModi fails to dull gold’s lustre in India
Tata’s Titan jewellery chain says consumers continue to regard the precious metal as an investment
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailModi fails to dull gold’s lustre in India
Tata’s Titan jewellery chain says consumers continue to regard the precious metal as an investment
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailHow Canadian companies are navigating Trump’s tariffs
Five small businesses on how the US-Canada trade war has affected them
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailTrump is putting European security in peril
The president’s bullying of allies is weakening deterrence and increasing the risk of war
Washington, United States · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailUlrich Siegmund: from CDU member to AfD lead candidate
Ulrich Siegmund is the AfD's leading figure in Saxony-Anhalt: 35, media-savvy and aiming to be minister-president. At th...
Magdeburg, Germany · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailThe Emerging U.S.-China Détente
A confident Beijing and a pragmatic Washington can get along.
Beijing, China · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailPhilippines warns China may reassert itself amid US-South Korea drill cuts
Manila defence chief says Washington gave 'definite assurances' that its commitments to the Philippines remain.
Manila, Philippines · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailRawalpindi police to face terror cases if any under-trial prisoner escapes: CPO
RAWALPINDI: Police have decided to register cases under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) against responsible officials if an...
Rawalpindi, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailUnending war
WITH the world’s focus regarding the US-Iran war largely on the conflict’s geopolitical dimensions and its impact on the...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailJapan closely monitoring US talks with Russia, Ukraine — government
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara pointed out that it is important for Ukraine, Europe, and other relevant countries...
Tokyo, Japan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailIron Ore Tops $100 on Position Unwinds and China Buying Hopes
Iron ore broke above $100 a ton for the first time in seven weeks as traders unwound bets that favored coking coal, addi...
No location · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailNorth Korea commissions 2nd naval destroyer as U.S., South Korea, Japan begin military drill
Kim Jong Un has previously said he could return to talks if the U.S. drops its “hostile policy” against North Korea and ...
Pyongyang, North Korea · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailWest Asia conflict LIVE: Israel army orders evacuation of zone in south Lebanon ahead of strikes
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the U.S. that the “rules of the game” in its war with Iran ha...
Beirut, Lebanon · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailVietnam top leader departs for visits to Russia, France, attendance at Int'l Space Summit
Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegatio...
Hanoi, Vietnam · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailCM Bugti, Nacta chief discuss Balochistan security
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti on Sunday met National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) N...
Quetta, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailSexual crimes against women on the rise in Lahore
LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s policy of zero tolerance towards sexual assault on the females suffered a major bl...
Lahore, Pakistan · Sep 07, 2026 · WedgetailMQM-P terms new administrative units ‘destiny of Pakistan’
HYDERABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has reiterated its stance that new administrative units will beco...
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