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Bomber crashes in Russia, Interfax says

Reuters |Updated just now |1 min read

(Reuters) - A Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashed in Russia's southern Stavropol region on Friday morning, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying. The ministry said that the bomber's four pilots had ejected, and three of ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a ground test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic missile as part of a program of developing national defense capability, at an unknown location in North Korea, March 19, 2024. KCNA via

North Korea releases song praising leader Kim as 'friendly father'

Reuters |Updated 40 minutes ago |2 min read

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has released a new song praising leader Kim Jong Un for being a "friendly father" and a "great leader", in a move that appears to be part of a propaganda drive to enhance his standing in the reclusive state. The ...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 17, 2024.

Biden's tariff warnings signal sharp anti-China election battle

Jarrett Renshaw |Updated 50 minutes ago |3 min read

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The Biden administration's threat to impose more tariffs on China is the latest election-year signal that frostier relations with China are likely to follow regardless of who wins the U.S. presidency. U.S. President ...

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Two killed in suicide blast attack in Pakistan, Geo News reports

Reuters |Updated just now |1 min read

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a suicide blast attack in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday that struck a vehicle in which foreign nationals were travelling, broadcaster Geo News reported. Reuters could not immediately verify the ...

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No missile attack against Iran, Iranian official tells Reuters

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

DUBAI (Reuters) - Explosions heard in Isfahan were a result of the activation of Iran's air defence systems, an Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, adding that no missile attack was carried out against Iran. (Reporting by Dubai Newsroom)

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Russia's Bashneft protects refineries with anti-drone nets, RIA says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Russian oil and gas company Bashneft has equipped key facilities at its refineries with anti-drone nets, the RIA news agency cited the head of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, Radiy Khabirov, as saying on Friday. Khabirov said ...

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Israeli military says sirens in northern Israel a false alarm

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said that warning sirens which sounded early on Friday in northern Israel were a false alarm. The sirens had gone off shortly after unconfirmed reports of Israeli strikes in Iran. (Reporting by James ...

A missile is launched, as the state media reports North Korea test-fired a new mid- to long-range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, at an unknown location in North Korea, April 2, 2024, in this picture released on April 3, 2024, by the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via

US aims to begin new North Korea sanctions monitoring regime by next month

Reuters |Updated just now |2 min read

(Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday that she hoped to find a new way to ensure sanctions enforcement on North Korea by next month after Russia and China thwarted proposed monitoring activities. Linda ...

Doctors chant slogans during a rally to protest against government plans to increase medical school admissions in Seoul, South Korea, March 3, 2024. The banners read "Oppose increasing medical school admissions without talks with the medical community" (in blue) and "Medical education will be harmed in increasing medical school admissions" (in red).

South Korea set to adjust medical reforms in bid to end walkout, say media reports

Hyonhee Shin |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government is expected to announce on Friday it is willing to adjust plans to raise medical school admissions in a bid to end a walkout by junior doctors and in the wake of the ruling party's ...

People visit the U.S. Supreme Court building  in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2023.

Gun makers urge US Supreme Court to hear appeal in Mexico's lawsuit

Nate Raymond |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. gun manufacturers on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court hear their challenge to Mexico's $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels ...

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