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UK sends additional fighter jets to Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran

LONDON, April 13, 2024 (AFP) - The UK government said Saturday it was sending additional fighter jets to the Middle…

Ukraine starts building first US-design nuclear reactors

NETISHYN, Ukraine, April 13, 2024 (AFP) - Ukraine has started constructing two US-designed reactors at a nuclear power plant in…

Biden says expecting Iranian attack on Israel ‘sooner than later’

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said Friday he was expecting Iran to attempt to strike…

Defense minister says Israel ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with US on Iran

JERUSALEM, April 12, 2024 (AFP) - Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Friday that Israel and the United States were "shoulder…

Iranian threat to Israel ‘real’: White House

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2024 (AFP) - Iran's threats of reprisals against Israel after a strike in Syria this month that…

US sent seized Iran weapons, ammo to Ukraine

By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, April 9, 2024 (AFP) - Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized…

US says ‘very, very concerned’ about Chinese actions in disputed sea

SYDNEY, April 9, 2024 (AFP) - The top US military officer in the Pacific on Tuesday said Washington was "very,…

Boeing plane makes emergency landing after engine cover falls off

  LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2024 (AFP) - A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver after an engine cowling fell…

JPMorgan Chase CEO warns inflation could stay high

NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 (AFP) - Inflation could remain elevated for longer than expected, posing a risk to the…

China conducts ‘combat patrols’ as US holds drills with allies in disputed waters

China conducted "combat patrols" Sunday in the South China Sea, its army said, the same day the Philippines, the United…

Israeli withdrawal from southern Gaza likely just troop ‘refit’: W.House

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2024 (AFP) - Israel's partial withdrawal from the southern Gaza Strip is likely so its troops can…

‘I am still fine’: New York rattled by small earthquake, aftershock

UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday…

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