Pacific Islands to boost regional policing after leaders’ meeting
SYDNEY, Aug 30 (Reuters): The Pacific Islands Forum has endorsed a plan to boost police numbers among its members, cutting the need to rely on external forces in a crisis, with China security ally Solomon Islands supporting the Australian-funded initiative on Friday.The bloc of 18 nations has the potential to...
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Harris vows tougher approach on migration, supports weapons for Israel
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters/BBC): Kamala Harris vowed a tougher approach to migration along the US southern border and said she would not withhold weapons to Israel, in her first interview with a major news organization since becoming the Democratic nominee for president.In the interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash, Harris...
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Israel, Hamas set pauses in fighting for Gaza polio vaccinations
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 30 (Reuters): Israel's military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for the first round of vaccination of 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday.The vaccination campaign is due to start...
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News in Brief -2024-08-31
Russian attack kills two, injures 11 in Ukraine's SumyKYIV, Aug 30: A Russian attack overnight damaged a factory in Ukraine's northern city of Sumy, killed two women and injured at least 11 people, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. Ukraine's Prosecutor General's office said the factory manufactured packaging for baby food,...
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