
Kurdistan Workers' Party begins historic weapon destruction in Iraq
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has begun destroying its weapons in an unprecedented move to end armed struggle and transition to peaceful political resistance.
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Trump says Ukraine's Nato allies to pick up arms bill from now on
US allies have agreed to pick up the bill for arming Ukraine from now on, US President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News on July 11.
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Azerbaijan and Armenia edge toward peace under international gaze
Agenda for Abu Dhabi meeting centred on the core pillars of the long-stalled peace process: the delimitation of borders, opening of regional transport routes and finalisation of a peace treaty.
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India unlikely to extradite former Bangladesh PM Hasina despite leaked audio
While the interim government of Bangladesh has accused Hasina of crimes against humanity, including state-sanctioned killings during the extraordinarily disruptive and violent student-led protests, India is under no legal obligation to extradite her.
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EU pledges €2.3bn to rebuild Ukraine, and seed a private equity fund to raise another €10bn
For the first time, the EU has begun to pledge money to rebuild Ukraine’s batter economy should the war come to an end. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new package of financial assistance to Ukraine's recovery.
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Belarus pushes for BRICS membership amid geopolitical bargaining and Western scrutiny
Belarus is walking a diplomatic tightrope, trying to strengthen ties with emerging powers like the BRICS while quietly seeking to ease Western sanctions.
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Climate change trebled heat deaths in European heatwave
New research showed that 65% of estimated excess deaths resulted from climate change increasing temperatures by 1°C to 4°C.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov floats a “new concept” to halt Ukraine conflict at meeting with counterpart Rubio in Asia
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told his counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of his disappointment and frustration" at the lack of progress to ending the Ukraine conflict, but said his counterpart had floated a “new concept".
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