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Putin demands NATO guarantees not to expand eastward
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow would seek Western guarantees that would preclude any further NATO expansion...
US, South Korea to bolster alliance at talks but questions remain
Seoul: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for annual security talks expected to bolster the...
China lashes out at Abe over former leader’s Taiwan warning
Beijing: China lashed out at Shinzo Abe Wednesday after the former Japanese prime minister warned of the serious security and...
Iran makes maximalist demands as Vienna nuclear talks open
Tehran: Iran struck a maximalist tone Tuesday after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear...
NATO chief rules out system for expelling members
Riga (Latvia): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that there's little chance the military organisation would ever introduce a system...
Pentagon report on strengthening US bases in Guam, Aus aims to encircle China: Official
Beijing: China on Tuesday took exception to a Pentagon report to enhance US bases in Guam and Australia to meet...
WHO criticises travel bans on southern African countries
Johannesburg: The World Health Organisation on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African...
More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more
The Hague: Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world...
South Africa to remain on lowest lockdown level; calls for immediate end to travel ban
Johannesburg: South Africa will remain on the lowest 'Level One' of its five-level lockdown strategy to fight the Covid-19 pandemic...
Families stuck after sudden decision to ban flights to and from South Africa
Johannesburg: Hundreds of foreigners on family or business trips in South Africa desperately tried to get back home on the...