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Indonesia uses cloud seeding to stop heavy rains as floods hit Jakarta | Floods News

Indonesian authorities are using cloud seeding to mitigate heavy rainfall that has caused severe flooding in the capital, Jakarta, and its surrounding areas, killing at least one person and displacing thousands. The deluge, which began on Monday, has affected Jakarta, home to about 11 million people, along with the neighbouring cities of Bogor, Bekasi, and […]

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China will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Wednesday it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year, as it continues its campaign to build a larger, more modern military to assert its territorial claims and challenge the U.S. defense lead in Asia. The budget, which adds up to about $245 billion, was announced at the National

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Is Israel using starvation as a weapon of war? | Israel-Palestine conflict

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Israel’s government is refusing to allow food, medicine and fuel into the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, Israel once again cut off much-needed food, medicine and fuel supplies into Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has been clear: the move is meant to pressure Hamas into accepting a new set of ceasefire terms, contrary to the

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Bombing kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan, police say

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Jaish al-Fursan, a group affiliated with the Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. At least 12 people have been killed after a bombing attack at a security instillation in Pakistan’s northwestern border province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police and a hospital official said. Two attackers rammed two explosive-laden vehicles into the wall of the compound

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Arab Leaders Meet at Emergency Summit to Form Plan on Gaza Crisis

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Arab leaders convened for an emergency summit in Cairo on Tuesday, facing pressure to come up with something that has proved elusive for decades: a comprehensive Arab vision for Gaza, just as the Israel-Hamas cease-fire is teetering and Israel, buoyed by President Trump’s backing, holds the upper hand. “Arab Summit: Rescue mission,” read a stark

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Saudi Arabia to consider resuming Lebanon imports, lifting travel ban

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visits Riyadh in his first trip abroad since taking office in January. Saudi Arabia will review “obstacles” to resuming Lebanese imports and ending a ban on its nationals visiting Lebanon, the two governments said. The announcement was made in a joint statement released after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met Saudi Arabia’s

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Will Europe and the US reach a common ground on Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war

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European leaders and other allies met in London on Sunday to discuss support for Ukraine. After a disastrous trip to the United States, Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskyy was warmly received in London at a special summit. This was in contrast to the public dressing down he received from US President Donald Trump and his Vice

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European Leaders Look for Allies to Secure Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal

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Britain and France have promised to muster a “coalition of the willing” to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Now comes the acid test for Europe: How many countries will step up, and does that even matter, given Russia’s rejection of such a coalition as part of any settlement? Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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Israel launches air attacks near Syria’s Tartous

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Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since former President Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December. Israel has carried out air strikes near Syria’s Mediterranean port city of Tartous, Syrian state media has reported. An Israeli army statement on Monday said that its forces “struck a military site where weapons belonging to the

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Trump’s Embrace of Russia Rocks NATO Alliance

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BRUSSELS—The argument between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House sent relations between the two countries into a tailspin. It also caused serious damage to an alliance at the heart of the post-World War II order: NATO. Trump staked out a position that many European allies saw as siding with Russia’s autocratic

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