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  Warsaw (AFP) March 16, 2023 Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday said the EU member would deliver an initial batch of four Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine soon. "In the coming days we will first transfer, if I remember correctly, four fully operational planes to Ukraine," Duda told reporters. "Additional planes are currently in preparation, under maintenance, and will probably be transferred successively," he added. "We can therefore say that we are on the verge of sending these MiGs to Ukraine," he ... read more |
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Finland eyes Erdogan's green light for NATOAnkara (AFP) March 17, 2023 Finland's leader arrived in Ankara on Friday to receive Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's verdict on his Nordic country's stalled drive to join the NATO defence bloc. ... more 
White House says Xi-Zelensky talks would be a 'good thing'Washington (AFP) March 16, 2023 The White House said Thursday that talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would be a "good thing," but warned Beijing against taking a "one-sided" view of the conflict. ... more 
China's Xi to visit Russia on first visit since Ukraine invasionBeijing (AFP) March 17, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Moscow next week, where he will hold talks with his strategic ally Vladimir Putin just over a year into Russia's war in Ukraine. ... more  
Australia to get 220 Tomahawk missiles from USSydney (AFP) March 17, 2023 Australia said a deal to buy 220 US Tomahawk cruise missiles was essential for keeping "adversaries at bay" Friday, as Canberra ratchets up defence spending to counter growing Chinese military clout. ... more |
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China says US 'suppressing' TikTok after ban ultimatumBeijing (AFP) March 16, 2023 China urged the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok on Thursday, after Washington gave the popular video-sharing app an ultimatum to part ways with its Chinese owners or face a nationwide ban. ... more  
Uranium said missing by IAEA in Libya recovered: militaryBenghazi, Libya (AFP) March 16, 2023 Several containers of natural uranium reported missing by the UN's nuclear watchdog in war-scarred Libya have been found, a general with one of the country's two rival camps said Thursday. ... more 
Kim Jong Un and daughter oversee North Korea's ICBM launchSeoul (AFP) March 17, 2023 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his daughter, personally oversaw the recent test-firing of the country's most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile, state media images showed Friday. ... more 
Majority in neutral Switzerland back closer NATO tiesGeneva (AFP) March 16, 2023 A year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a majority in Switzerland now support closer ties with NATO, the government said Thursday - a first in the country known for military neutrality. ... more |
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Brazil's Lula to visit China late MarchBeijing (AFP) March 17, 2023 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit China at the end of the month, Beijing's foreign ministry said Friday. ... more 
Poland breaks up Russian spy ringWarsaw (AFP) March 16, 2023 Polish counter-intelligence has dismantled a Russian spy ring that gathered information on military equipment deliveries to Ukraine via the EU member, Poland's interior minister said Thursday. ... more  
20 years after US Iraq invasion, Senate acts to end war authorizationWashington (AFP) March 16, 2023 Almost exactly 20 years after US forces invaded Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power, the US Senate moved Thursday to revoke the law that authorized then-president George W. Bush to launch the war. ... more  
Myanmar ethnic rebel alliance asks China to help diffuse coup crisisYangon (AFP) March 16, 2023 An alliance of China-backed Myanmar ethnic rebels on Thursday called for Beijing's help to diffuse the bloody post-coup crisis that is ravaging the country. ... more |
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