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Ukrainian defense firms on the fast-evolving global drone arms race: ‘Time to market is zero’
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, pushing relentlessly for a macho, muscular military, might be nonplussed to hear that some of Ukraine’s deadliest warriors don’t sport the Spartan physiques of elite commandos.
Zelenskyy appeals to EU leaders in expanded search for long-range missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy widened his search for long-range missiles, making his case that Kyiv’s European partners should step up and provide the weapons if the U.S. doesn’t.
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South Korean delegation of lawmakers visits Cambodian site of alleged online scam ring
Cambodia and South Korea said Thursday that a delegation of lawmakers from South Korea's National Assembly visited a building in Cambodia allegedly used by an online scam operation involving dozens of South Koreans.
White House confirms Trump meeting with Xi at summit in South Korea
President Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an Asian summit in South Korea next week, the White House said Thursday, confirming a sit-down that could resolve trade tensions between the world's largest economies.
Louvre’s security cameras pointed the wrong way amid royal jewel heist
Paris' Louvre Museum director told French senators that security cameras didn't cover the balcony that suspects used to break in and steal royal jewels.
Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as kingdom’s new grand mufti
Saudi Arabia appointed a prominent ultraconservative scholar late Wednesday as the country's new grand mufti, the kingdom's top religious scholar.
Nigerian army kills over 50 Boko Haram militants as it fights off drone attacks
Nigeria's military killed more than 50 Boko Haram militants in response to drone attacks on military bases in the country's northeast, the army said Thursday.
NATO-controlled U.K. warship tracks Russian destroyer in British waters
A British warship operating under NATO command monitored a Russian destroyer last week as it sailed in U.K. waters, the Royal Navy confirmed Wednesday.
Trump bringing more beef from Argentina; U.S. cattlemen not excited
The Trump administration is quadrupling the quota of beef that can be imported from Argentina.
Trump mulls asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as U.S. looks to Gaza rule post-Hamas
President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader, as the United States aims to fill a leadership vacuum in postwar Gaza.
Ghana police rescue 57 Nigerians in crackdown on human trafficking and cybercrime
Police in Ghana rescued 57 Nigerians trafficked to the West African country and arrested five people suspected of operating a cybercrime and human trafficking ring, authorities said Thursday.
Pakistan uses anti-smog guns to fight air pollution in its cultural capital
Pakistani authorities are using anti-smog guns in the eastern city of Lahore for the first time this winter in a bid to combat hazardous air pollution, officials said Thursday.
Vance ‘insulted’ by Israel’s Knesset vote to annex West Bank
Vice President J.D. Vance slammed a preliminary vote by the Israeli Parliament that approved the annexation of the West Bank as a "stupid political stunt."
British ex-soldier acquitted of murder in 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre
A former British paratrooper was found not guilty Thursday on murder charges relating to the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland that saw 13 people killed in a flurry of bullets.
Flights canceled and a ‘mega strike’ disrupted as dangerous winds hit New Zealand
Swathes of New Zealand were pummeled by dangerous winds for the second time in a week on Thursday, with howling gales canceling hundreds of flights, causing electricity blackouts and forcing school closures.
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean as islands take cover from rain
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola - an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Officials urged residents in flood-prone areas to seek higher ground.
Phoenix Tailings, U.S mining firm, opens rare earth processing facility in bid to compete with China
U.S. mining company Phoenix Tailings has opened a rare-earth metals processing facility that does not rely on Chinese materials.
