Keen to work with Moscow for reasonable global governance
BEIJING, Sept 02 (BBC): Russian leader Vladimir Putin said his ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping are at an "unprecedented level" as the two met in Beijing on the eve of a massive military parade.Putin described Xi as a dear friend; Chinese state media said relations were exemplary. Russia is...
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Israeli strikes kill 13 persons in Gaza
GAZA, Sept 02 (AFP/AP): Gaza's civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on an apartment and a residential building killed 13 people overnight.Spokesman Mahmud Bassal said in a statement to AFP that Israeli warplanes hit the top floor of a residential building in southwestern Gaza City, killing 10...
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Kim in Beijing to attend military parade
BEIJING, Sept 02 (BBC): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing, where he will be attending a military parade, reports say.The "Victory Day" parade on Wednesday will see Kim rub shoulders with China's President Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and other world leaders -...
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EU defence spending to hit record 380b euros in 2025
BRUSSELS, Sept 02 (AFP): EU military spending is set to hit a fresh record of 381 billion euros in 2025, as countries plough more money into warding off Russia, the bloc's defence agency said Tuesday.The 10-percent rise comes as European members of NATO have committed to massively ramp up spending...
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