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Kim calls for ceaseless expansion of N programme

SEOUL, Aug 05 (AP): North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim Jong Un called for a ceaseless expansion of his military's nuclear program to counter perceived U.S. threats, state media said Monday.Concerns about Kim's nuclear program have...

Moves in Middle East defensive: US

NEW YORK, Aug 05 (Reuters): The United States is deploying additional military might in the Middle East as a defensive measure with a goal of de-escalating tensions in the region, a White House official said on Sunday.Regional tensions have increased following the assassination on Wednesday of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader...

Harris set to name VP pick

WASHINGTON, Aug 05 (AFP): Kamala Harris will name her running mate as soon as Monday, as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her to victory.All paths to the White House run through a...

Cambodia links river to sea via canal

PREK TAKEO, Aug 05 (AFP): Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea.Manet called the 180-kilometre (110-mile) project "historic" and vowed to "finish it at all costs"."We must build this...

Two persons die in Israeli strike on Lebanon

BEIRUT, Aug 05 (AFP): Lebanon's health ministry said two people were killed Monday in an Israeli strike on the country's south, where Hezbollah has been trading near-daily fire with Israel since the start of the Gaza war in October.Since last week, tensions have soared as Iran and Tehran-backed groups, including...

Philippines, Germany agree to broaden defence ties

MANILA, Aug 05 (AFP): The Philippines and Germany have agreed to deepen military cooperation, their defence ministers said on Sunday, as Manila pushes back after a series of confrontations with China.German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro met in Manila and pledged to sign a defence...

US military completes withdrawal from final base in Niger

WASHINGTON, Aug 05 (AFP): The US military has withdrawn its forces from its final base in Niger, the Pentagon said Monday, more than a year after military coup leaders in the African country told them to leave.The "withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 201 in Agadez is...

Average temperatures in 1960- 2024 rise by 2.5 degrees in Greece

ATHENS, Aug 05 (AFP): Greece's national observatory on Monday said the country had recorded its warmest July on record, weeks after setting a similar milestone for June.Average temperatures between 1960 and 2024 have increased by 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 Fahrenheit) in the Mediterranean country, the observatory said on its meteo.gr...