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24.10.2024 15:30 Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza have forced the postponement of a polio vaccination campaign, the World Health Organization warned on Wednesday.

24.10.2024 15:30 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar presents a "real opportunity" to achieve an agreement to free the remaining hostages still being held by the militant group in the Gaza Strip.

24.10.2024 15:30 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Israel and the Iran-backed groups it is fighting in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon to call a truce after the Israeli military said it had killed a top official for Hezbollah, a militant group and political party that controls much of southern Lebanon, who had been widely expected to be the group's next leader.

24.10.2024 15:30 Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit for leaders of developing nations shortly after their governments reached an agreement over a disputed area along their shared border.

24.10.2024 15:30 Reactions were mixed in Gabon after military rulers this week announced that a referendum on a new constitution will be held November 16.

24.10.2024 15:30 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III confirmed there are North Korean troops in Russia, but it is unclear if they are preparing to become a co-belligerent in Russia's war on Ukraine.

24.10.2024 15:30 U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on October 23 that there is evidence North Korea has sent troops to Russia, calling it a "next step" after Pyongyang provided Moscow with arms.

24.10.2024 15:30 The United States said Wednesday that 3,000 North Korean troops were dispatched to Russia earlier this month and are being trained there, possibly to fight alongside Moscow's troops in their 32-month war against Ukraine.

24.10.2024 15:30 Gathered Wednesday at a summit in the Russian city of Kazan, the members of BRICS adopted a joint declaration calling for the creation of an independent payment system based on their national currencies, a move in response to what they regard as illegal sanctions that are damaging the global economy.

24.10.2024 15:30 Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the need to boost cooperation between the two countries on Wednesday during the first bilateral meeting held between the two leaders in five years.

24.10.2024 15:30 The latest U.S.-imposed restrictions on entities supporting Pakistan's defense programs may hinder Islamabad's future efforts to acquire sensitive defense technologies and its collaboration with China but are unlikely to affect Pakistan's weapons development for now, experts say.

24.10.2024 15:30 Taiwan is stepping up efforts to strengthen its capabilities to respond to a potential military blockade by China, as Beijing increases military pressure on the democratically ruled island.

24.10.2024 15:30 A Chinese blockade around Taiwan would constitute an "act of aggression" as defined by the United Nations, and Taiwan's military would respond with anti-blockade measures and wartime deployments, Taiwan's defense minister said Wednesday.

24.10.2024 15:30 Citing the growing criticality of effective, ready and reliable space capabilities in an era of Great Power Competition, Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, Space Systems Command commander, has authored and released his command plan highlighting the organizational improvements necessary to pave the way forward for excellence.