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US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense

08-12-2025 WASHINGTON: The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO’s conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European officials as unrealistic. The message, recounted by five sources familiar with the …

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Death toll from floods in Asia exceeds 1,750

08-12-2025 COLOMBO/ BANGKOK: Rescue teams and volunteers have been struggling to assist millions of people affected by floods and landslides in parts of Asia, as the official death toll from the ongoing climate-fueled disaster has climbed to more than 1,750 people in the worst-affected countries of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and …

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“US boat strikes are illegal killings”

08-12-2025 WASHINGTON: Since early September, the United States has carried out at least 22 declared military strikes targeting alleged drug-trafficking vessels off the coast of Latin America. Legal experts and international officials say that the attacks, which have killed at least 86 people, are a violation of the law and …

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