NATO plans to invest money from soaring alliance defense spending into a fivefold increase in air defenses, but revitalizing capabilities ignored since the end of the Cold War is easier said than done.
NATO sorely…
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Category: 4. World
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Russian Airports in Chaos During Alleged Ukrainian Drone Strikes
Moscow claimed to have downed 120 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions overnight between Saturday and Sunday.
Reports from Russian aviation authorities suggested that airports were shut down and flights were grounded as a result of the…
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Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, Bridget Phillipson says
Joshua NevettPolitical reporter
BBCSpending decisions have been made “harder” by the government’s U-turn on welfare changes, the education secretary has said, as she did not commit to scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
Bridget Phillipson told BBC…
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China Retaliates Against EU on Medical-Device Procurement
China will impose some reciprocal curbs on medical-device procurement for companies based in the European Union, adding tensions between the two major trading partners just as Beijing seeks to shore up ties while it fights a trade war with the…
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France fights to defend the reputation of its flagship fighter jet
PARIS (AP) — China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan’s clashes in May, French military and…
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Thousands turn out to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
ReutersThe Dalai Lama appeared in traditional robes and a flowing yellow wrap, smiling and walking with the aid of two monks Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists streamed into India’s Himalayan town of Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th…
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Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90 : NPR
Actor Richard Gere, right, kisses the hand of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event celebrating the Dalai…
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