Jury selection has begun for a trial at which former US President Donald Trump stands accused of falsifying records related to hush-money payments to a porn star during the 2016 election. Trump becomes the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges. Twelve jurors, along with six alternates, will …
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The polls have opened in Türkiye for key presidential and parliamentary elections that will decide whether incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will retain power, in a hotly contested race. The polling stations opened at 8am local time in 81 provinces, with almost 200,000 ballot boxes installed across the country. Around …
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Beijing has begun conducting military drills off Taiwan after promising to launch a series of “targeted military operations” in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-governing island, Chinese media reported. “The Eastern Zone of the PLA Combat Command is consistently conducting a series of joint military …
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The first cohort of Ukrainian troops has arrived in the UK to undergo specialist military training, with up to 10,000 service members expected to take part in the program in the coming months. British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has personally welcomed the soldiers. According to a statement published by Britain’s …
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Components of NATO’s Patriot air defense system started arriving in Slovakia on Sunday, and their deployment is set to continue in the coming days, Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad has said. The US-made system is being shipped to the country as part of NATO’s efforts to boost the defenses of …
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NATO has deployed 30,000 troops, 50 vessels, and 200 aircraft from 27 member-states in Norway to conduct the long-planned military exercise ‘Cold Response’, which started on Monday and will last until April. “The exercise will ensure that Norwegian and allied forces are capable in carrying out complex joint operations in …
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US Army commanders are to initiate “involuntary administrative separation proceedings” against any soldier refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the Army said in a statement on Wednesday, citing a fresh directive by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. The order applies to regular army soldiers, active-duty army reservists, and cadets. …
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Britain has ordered the withdrawal of staff from its embassy in Kiev “in response to growing threat” from Moscow, as tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border continue to remain high amid Western fears that the Kremlin is planning an invasion. In an update published on the website of the Foreign, Commonwealth and …
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If Russia wants to make a deal on security guarantees, it should halt military exercises near the Ukrainian border or provide clarification and be transparent about troop movements, the US State Department has insisted. Spokesman Ned Price’s comments, made on Tuesday, came just hours after Russia announced new drills in …
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Reports and videos of intense gunfire are coming from the streets of Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. This is after the government launched a “counter-terrorist” operation, blaming foreign-trained groups for chaos in the city. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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