US military destroyer docks at Israel's Eilat port
A US Navy destroyer has docked at the Israeli port of Eilat, Israel's Ynet news website reported on Friday, citing the military, as tensions between Washington and Iran escalate, report agencies.Ynet said the arrival of the destroyer at the southern port on the Gulf of Aqaba, near Israel's borders with...
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Kurdish-led force and Syrian govt reach new agreement to stabilise ceasefire
QAMISHLI, Syria, Jan 30 (AP): The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement Friday with the country's central government intended to stabilize a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and to lay out the steps toward integration between the two sides.Under the agreement, the SDF said, security forces affiliated...
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Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
BEIJING, Jan 30 (AFP): Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Friday that the UK has a "huge amount to offer" China, after his attempts to forge closer ties prompted warnings from US President Donald Trump.The first visit to China by a British prime minister in eight years, Starmer's trip follows...
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Ukraine says Russia launched one missile, over 100 drones overnight
KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 30 (AFP): Russia launched over 100 drones and one missile at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Friday, a day after US President Donald Trump announced Moscow had agreed to a week-long pause in attacks on the capital and other cities.Trump did not elaborate on his...
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Niger's junta leader accuses France, Benin and Ivory Coast of being behind airport attack
DAKAR, Senegal (AP): Niger's military leader accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an Air Force base in the capital early Thursday, wounding four soldiers and damaging an aircraft.Nigerien forces responded quickly, killing 20 of the attackers and arresting 11 others, state...
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US eases Venezuela sanctions after oil sector reforms
CARACAS, Jan 30(AFP): The United States on Thursday eased sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry after Venezuelan lawmakers passed reforms paving the way for US companies to return -- a key goal of President Donald Trump's intervention in the country.Within an hour of lawmakers in Caracas voting to open the oil...
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New Zealand rejects Trump's 'Board of Peace' invite
WELLINGTON, Jan 30 (AFP): New Zealand rejected an invitation to take part in US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" on Friday, joining a small list of nations to knock back the proposal."New Zealand will not be joining the Board in its current form but will continue to monitor developments,"...
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AstraZeneca signs obesity drugs deal with Chinese firm
LONDON, Jan 30, (AFP): British drugs group AstraZeneca announced Friday a deal with the Chinese group CSPC Pharmaceutical to help develop and market CSPC's weight-loss injections.The agreement hands AstraZeneca exclusive global rights outside China for the drugs, according to a joint statement. CSPC said it stood to earn billions of...
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