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A Russian soldier convicted of insubordination was among a group of conscripts who accused their superiors of locking them up in a cellar in eastern Ukraine after they refused to fight, subjecting them to unsanitary living conditions and an insufficient diet, according to a report by an independent Russian news outlet.

The Caribbean-focused exercise, Tradewinds 2023 (TW23), has officially commenced with an opening ceremony that took place earlier today at Camp Ayanganna.

Shima runs a sewing course for several dozen women that is funded by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), one of the largest aid groups operating in the country.

The tanker Nautica is heading to Yemen to pump oil from the derelict tanker FSO Safer. The ship could break apart at any moment, triggering a major environmental disaster. The Netherlands is helping to fund a salvage effort being coordinated by the United Nations.

Parties to the conflict in Sudan must guarantee safe humanitarian access as misery deepens for civilians, urged UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths in a statement on Saturday.

Sudanese representatives have arrived in Saudi Arabia to resume talks with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) aimed at ending months of fighting in the crisis-hit African country.

Moscow has reaffirmed its respect for Iran's sovereignty over the three Persian Gulf islands of the Greater Tumb, Lesser Tumb and Abu Musa following calls from Tehran to correct a previous stance on the issue.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that lays out the country's sweeping national defense policy and budget for 2024, including provisions calling for military cooperation with Taiwan.

Visiting Paraguayan President-elect Santiago Peña said Saturday that he is "determined" to maintain the existing diplomatic relations with Taiwan during his upcoming five-year tenure, and those bilateral ties will not be compromised by his country's trade links with China.

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says Iran and Pakistan should enhance military relations and boost joint defense-security cooperation in the region.

In a coordinated action, several branches of Iran's judicial system have recently issued "controversial" rulings targeting opponents of the country's mandatory hijab regulations. The verdicts have affected many professions and sparked outrage, leading to widespread condemnation.

Less than a month before the 96th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on August 1, President Xi Jinping on July 6 inspected the headquarters of the PLA Eastern Theater Command in East China's Jiangsu Province and stressed efforts to focus on the goals for the centenary of the PLA in 2027 and break new ground for theater command development and

Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced Saturday that Russia will dispatch naval and air forces to participate in "Northern/Interaction-2023" drills in the central region of the Sea of Japan organized by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Northern Theater Command.

China's top diplomat has demanded the European Union (EU) "clarify" its position on its strategic partnership with Beijing amid recent EU calls for reduced dependence on China.

Germany released its first China strategy this week, which calls Beijing a "systemic rival" and stresses the need for Europe's largest economy to reduce economic dependence on its largest trading partner.

China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, has urged his Indian counterpart to prioritize the stabilization of bilateral ties and avoid mistrust as the two neighboring countries make efforts to ease military tensions along their extensive border.

The current state of China-South Korea relations does not correspond to the interests of the two countries, and Beijing is ready to work with Seoul to strengthen cooperation and restore mutual trust, Chinese Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi has said.

At the Foreign Secretary's instruction his senior official conducted a formal diplomatic démarche of the Chinese Ambassador