NATO Secretary GeneralJens Stoltenberg on Monday asked South Korea to reconsider its rule on not exporting weapons to countries in conflict so it could help arm Ukraine in repelling Russia’s invasion ...The Leopard 2 is a next generation tank that is both agile and quick, despite being equipped with advanced protective armor and long-range firepower.
Israel was preparing to demolish the east Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian man who killed seven people near a synagogue, as part of measures to punish the relatives of attackers. The step comes as violence rages in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which also saw dozens of Palestinians killed this month, sparking global alarm ... Gun permits ... .
More than two dozen Madagascans have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless since a severe tropical cyclone made landfall last week and swirled for days off the island’s western coast, official records show ... Over the week it tracked southeastwards, extending damage to houses, and schools and cutting off several national roads ... .
Is it a real declaration of war? Yes. On January 24, Baerbock gave a speech to the Council of Europe – not to be confused with an institution of the European Union. Although this speech contained borderline provocations, it was a scripted intervention. However, in the subsequent hearing, Baerbock had to answer questions without a prepared text ... ....
Ankara may give ‘different responses’ to Stockholm and Helsinki on their membership bids, the president has said ... “But Finland should not make the same mistake,” the Turkish leader warned ... In return, Ankara has been expected to support their NATO membership. Read more Türkiye puts NATO expansion on hold – media ... .
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By MariaTsvetkova and Mari Saito ... The couple at the centre of the group, Elena Kolbasnikova and Max Schlund, handed the sum of 500 euros ($540) to the officer in person late last year ... A Jan ... “We spoke with them in Donetsk. They are deployed to the frontline ... AUDUSD Forecast – Weaker on Profit-Taking Ahead of Wednesday’s Fed Interest Rate Decision ... ....
K'Elafo, Ethiopia. From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger as the worst drought in four decades grips the Horn of Africa...The United Nations says 12 million people in Ethiopia, 5.6 million in Somalia and 4.3 million in Kenya are "acutely food insecure" ... ImageCredit. AFP ... Climate shocks.
A photo showing North Korea's missile launch is displayed at the UnificationObservation Post in Paju near the inter-Korean border, Jan. 27. More than 76 percent of people in South Korea support the idea of arming their country with nuclear weapons to counter growing security threats from North Korea, a new study showed Monday. AP-Yonhap ... 28 and Dec ... .