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April 23, 2024 10:32 PM

UK to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030, says Sunak

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday he would lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP a year by 2030, saying the British arms industry must be on a "war footing" when the world is at its most dangerous since the Cold War.   Standing alongside N...

April 23, 2024 5:18 PM

UAE: Dubai Airports back to normal operations

Dubai International Airport (DXB) has resumed normal operations nearly a week after the UAE experienced its heaviest rainfall in 75 years, which resulted in waterlogged roads and flooded homes. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said that the ai...

April 23, 2024 10:38 AM

Taiwan rattled by dozens of quakes, but no major damage

Taiwan's quake-hit eastern county of Hualien was rattled by dozens of aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties and major chipmaker TSMC said it saw no impact on operations. Largely rural a...

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