China is holding live-fire drills off Fujian province near Taiwan, following a large air-and-sea drill in response to Taiwan's rejection of Beijing's sovereignty claims. The Maritime Safety ...

The 2024 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will take place from Monday, October 21 to Saturday, October 26, with the main ministerial meetings and ...

After a Deadly Strike Near Beirut, Ringtones Sound From Under Rubble As search teams combed the ruins of buildings across from Rafik Hariri University Hospital, locals listened for signs of their ...

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Two and a half years into the war, and Ukraine is desperate for more troops and brought into force a new conscription law which lowered the age of men joining from 27 to 25. Military service for ...