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April 24, 2024 12:59 PM

Taiwan happy with US aid package, China objects to arms sales

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the U.S. Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei. The United States is T...

April 24, 2024 10:45 AM

Myanmar rebel group says it withdraws from key town on Thai border

A Myanmar rebel group has withdrawn its troops from a town along the Thai border following a counteroffensive by soldiers of the ruling junta from whom the rebels had this month wrested the key trading post, an official said on Wednesday. A spokesma...

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...

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