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What's Behind The Deadly Surge Of Violence In Pakistan's Balochistan?

24.04.2024 19:20 Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency and a brutal government crackdown for decades.

South Korea's Yoon reaffirms commitment to foreign policy agenda

24.04.2024 19:20 The South Korean government says it will push ahead with its foreign policy agenda despite a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections at the hands of a liberal opposition party that promises to push back against President Yoon Suk Yeol's foreign and security policies.

Russian media: Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles on Finnish border

24.04.2024 19:20 Russian media report that the Kremlin plans to deploy ballistic missiles close to its border with Finland. It's the latest in a series of military and hybrid threats that Russia has made against the Nordic state since it joined NATO in April last year in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. Targets West African Hostage Takers

24.04.2024 19:20 Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two leaders of al-Qa'ida-aligned terrorist group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin for hostage-taking of U.S. persons in West Africa. OFAC is designating these individuals pursuant to Executive Order 14078, "Bolstering Efforts To Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home," which targets those involved in, hostage-taking of a

African leaders meet in Nigeria to discuss terrorism

24.04.2024 19:20 A high-level Africa counterterrorism summit opened Monday in Nigeria with hundreds of delegates from around the world. Africa has become the world's epicenter of terrorism. Leaders at the summit hope to change that through regional cooperation and partnerships.

PM announces 'turning point' in European security as UK set to increase defence spending to 2.5% by

24.04.2024 19:20 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030.

Taiwan President-elect: US military aid package strengthens deterrence against authoritarianism

24.04.2024 19:20 Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te says the U.S. House of Representatives passage over the weekend of an $8 billion military aid package to counter China's influence will "strengthen deterrence against authoritarianism" and "boost confidence in the region."

General Assembly debates Security Council's rising veto use

24.04.2024 19:20 The General Assembly on Tuesday debated veto power in the Security Council on the eve of the second anniversary of a special measure adopted to monitor its use, following on the heels of the United States vetoing Palestine's bid last week for full UN membership.

Statement from President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of the National Security Package