TOKYO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada is in discussions about joining an expanded AUKUS deal between the U.S., Britain, and Australia formed to counter China’s growing military influence in the Asia Pacific region, Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair said. Canada has said it wants to join a second pillar of AUKUS that will collaborate on…
KYIV, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Russia started producing a new long-range attack drone called the Garpiya-A1 last year using Chinese engines and parts, which it has deployed in the war in Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents seen by Reuters. The intelligence – which included a production contract for…
China will “gradually raise” its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget. The top legislative body on Friday approved proposals to raise the statutory retirement age from 50 to 55 for women in blue-collar jobs, and from 55 to 58 for…
US military financing for Egypt is set to reach $1.3bn in 2024, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues The Biden administration has decided to release $320m in military aid to Egypt – a package previously contingent on improving human rights issues in the country. Unless Congress steps in, this brings the total amount from Washington…
The “oldest map of the world in the world” on a Babylonian clay tablet was deciphered over multiple centuries to reveal a surprisingly familiar story, according to a recent video published by the British Museum. The cuneiform tablet from the 6th century BC shows an aerial view map of Mesopotamia — roughly modern-day Iraq —…
The letter details instances where ballots were not delivered to officials on time due to USPS delays, with other cases where ballots delivered on time were not postmarked and unable for counting. The U.S. Postal Service will play a large role in this upcoming election, but potentially not a good one, state and local election…
BRUSSELS, Sept 12 (Reuters) – An inexorable decline in the number of working age Europeans will put a huge strain on welfare systems and public finances in coming decades, according to a report that will form the basis of EU discussions later this week on the demographic timebomb. The presentation, prepared for senior finance ministry…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks, and plans to extend temporary border controls to all nine of its frontiers next week. Last month, a deadly knife attack by a Syrian asylum-seeker in Soligen killed three people. The perpetrator claimed to…
Russian officials say they shot down 144 Ukrainian drones around the country overnight in a wave of attacks that have killed one woman, set residential buildings on fire and grounded flights in Moscow. The governor of Moscow, Andrei Vorobyov, said several flats in two high-rise apartment buildings in Ramenskoye in Moscow region were set on…
Russia launched its largest navy drills of the post-Soviet era on Tuesday alongside Chinese warships, the latest sign of deepening military cooperation between the two global powers. The drills will continue until September 16 and will involve more than 400 warships, submarines and other maritime vessels. Russian and Chinese warships began joint drills in the Sea…