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  FILE - Members of the Mandalay People’s Defense Forces (MDY-PDF) walk through a structure bombed by a Myanmar military aircraft near the front line amid clashes in northern Shan State, Dec. 11, 2023. London — The European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions targeting the Myanmar junta\'s access to "military materiel, equipment and funds." The new curbs, against entities supplying aviation fuel and equipment to Myanmar\'s military, were aimed at constraining its "ability to conduct airstrikes on civilians," according to Britain. It said the month of August saw the highest number of airstrikes on record by the Myanmar military, killing dozens of civilians and amounting to "gros...

  Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in an exercise of Russia's strategic nuclear deterrence forces to train officials on operating nuclear weapons with practical launches of ballistic and cruise missiles, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 29, 2024. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country\'s nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country\'s nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine. Speaking in a video call with military leaders, Putin said that the drills will simulate top officials\' action in using nuclear weapons and include launches of nuclear-capable ballistic an...

  Women in traditional costumes of the region take part at the traditional Leonhardi pilgrimage in Warngau near Munich, Germany, Oct. 27, 2024. The annual pilgrimage honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of the highland farmers for horses and livestock. WARNGAU, Germany — Farmers and their horses walked in a festive parade through the small Bavarian town of Warngau on Sunday to honor their patron saint, St. Leonhard. Their manes neatly combed, the massive horses were decorated with ribbons and greenery as they pulled the adorned carriages to a local church as part of the procession some 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Munich. Farmers donned colorful regional costumes and hats decorated with tufts of animal hair called Gamsbart, or chamois ...

  In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Oct. 24, 2024, a Russian soldier aims from a bunker in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in ​​the Kursk region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP) KYIV, Ukraine — North Korean troops are poised to be deployed by Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine as early as this weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Friday. Western officials have warned that North Korean units joining the fight would stoke the almost three-year war and bring geopolitical consequences as far away as the Indo-Pacific region. The possibility has alarmed leaders and deepened diplomatic tensions. White House national security spokesman John Kirby sai...

  Protesters sit on the barricade placed in front of the Bangabhaban, the residence and workplace of the president, as they shout slogans demanding the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 22, 2024. DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Political tension in Bangladesh grew Wednesday after a leading student group called for the country\'s figurehead president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into question former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina\'s resignation in August. The interim government was expected to hold a Cabinet meeting to discuss the issue Thursday, while student protesters accused President Mohammed Shahabuddin of collaborating with Hasina\'s "fascist" regime. The Anti-Discrimination...

  This photo taken from a video released by the Israeli government shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a meeting in the command center of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Oct. 26, 2024, as Israel conducted strikes on military targets in Iran. JERUSALEM — Israel delivered its long-expected response to Iranian missile attacks early Saturday by carrying out a series of airstrikes against the Islamic Republic. Here\'s what to know: Multiple targets were struck Under the cover of darkness, Israel struck multiple sites in different parts of Iran. Explosions were heard in the capital, Tehran, which sits deep inside the country. The Israeli military said its “precise and targeted strikes” hit missile air defense systems and “aeri...

  This photograph shows a pharmacy partially reopened in Le Moule, on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Oct. 26, 2024. paris — French authorities maintained a night curfew amid fresh unrest on the Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe on Saturday as they battled to restore power they accused striking energy workers of sabotaging. Guadeloupe and the nearby French island of Martinique have seen weeks of often violent protests over the cost of living. A night curfew has been in force in Martinique for 16 days because of unrest there. French authorities kept Guadeloupe under curfew for a second night "to guarantee safety and tranquility" after the island\'s power was completely cut on Friday. But pillagers took advantage of ...

  DUBAI — Ten Iranian border guards were killed in an attack in restive southeastern Iran on Saturday, state media quoted the Interior Ministry as saying, in the latest clash with suspected Sunni Muslim militants. The 10 were killed in an ambush in an area that borders Afghanistan and Pakistan. It has long been the site of clashes between Iranian security forces and Sunni militants, as well as drug traffickers. Reuters Reuters is a news agency founded in 1851 and owned by the Thomson Reuters Corporation based in Toronto, Canada. One of the world's largest wire services, it provides financial news as well as international coverage in over 16 languages to more than 1000 newspapers and 750 broadcasters around the globe. ...

  Officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, attend a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, Oct. 24, 2024. New Delhi — BRICS leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, have publicly voiced their commitment to jointly introduce an alternative payment system that would not be dependent on the U.S. dollar. Independent analysts, however, question the feasibility of implementing the idea anytime soon. The recently concluded meeting of BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India. China and South Africa — discussed ways to establish an alternative to SWIFT, the international payment system. Russia was removed from the SWIFT sy...

  FILE - A Pakistani-made Shaheen-III missile that is capable of carrying nuclear warheads is displayed during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day, in Islamabad, on March 23, 2022. islamabad — 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. Sixteen Pakistani firms were among 26 international companies added this week to a U.S, “entities list,” making them ineligible to acquire U.S. items and technology without government authorization. Companies or individuals can be placed on the list if they a...