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02.05.2024 13:40 The United States accused Russia on Wednesday of breaching a global chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops.

02.05.2024 13:40 The United States is today sanctioning more than 280 individuals and entities to impose additional costs on Russia for both its foreign aggression and internal repression.

02.05.2024 13:40 U.S. Africa Command's premiere and largest annual joint and combined exercise, African Lion 2024, got underway Monday in Tunisia, the Pentagon announced during a briefing today.

02.05.2024 13:40 Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further deadly strikes overnight, UN humanitarians underscored the ongoing devastating impact of the war and the need to ensure reliable aid supply lines to people in desperate need in the enclave.

02.05.2024 13:40 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday as talks continue in Cairo to resolve details of an elusive bid for a cease-fire in Israel's war with Hamas militants in Gaza.

02.05.2024 13:40 French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne arrived in Cairo Wednesday as part of a push to secure a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

02.05.2024 13:40 U.S. and Israeli efforts to isolate Hamas diplomatically have run up against the reality that a cease-fire and the release of 129 Israeli hostages cannot be achieved without engaging the group responsible for the massacre of some 1,200 people on October 7.

02.05.2024 13:40 The Chinese government says it will only talk with the representatives of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, while ruling out any scope for "contact" with the India-based Tibetan government in exile.

02.05.2024 13:40 The United States said it was "disappointed" following the announcement that two individuals under U.S. sanctions have been included in the proposed new Serbian cabinet.

02.05.2024 13:40 Jeremiah Manele, a former foreign minister and career diplomat, was elected the Solomon Islands' new prime minister Thursday, winning 31 out of 49 votes from the newly elected National Parliament.

02.05.2024 13:40 The U.S. Treasury Department on May 1 imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia's weapons development program as part of its continuing effort to limit Russia's ability to access the materials it needs to "prosecute its illegal war against Ukraine."

02.05.2024 13:40 Today, the Department of the Treasury is taking action to further degrade Russia's ability to sustain its war machine, continuing a multilateral campaign to limit the Kremlin's revenue and access to the materiel it needs to prosecute its illegal war against Ukraine. Today's actions target Russia's military-industrial base and chemical and biological weapons programs as well as companies and individuals in third countries that

02.05.2024 13:40 The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, also the first equipped with electromagnetic catapults, on Wednesday started its first sea trial session, a move analysts said will test newly integrated technology and lay a solid foundation for the commissioning of the 80,000 ton-class warship.

02.05.2024 13:40 The United States and the European Union say they are keeping their eyes on Pyongyang and Tehran for any possible military cooperation between the two as Iran confirms a North Korean delegation's visit to the country.

02.05.2024 13:40 Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo system was successfully flight-tested at around 0830 hrs on May 01, 2024 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha