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The Norwegian government has announced plans for a significant increase in defense spending totaling $56 billion over the next 12 years.Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre voiced the necessity of having a defense system aligned with the evolving security landscape.The government seeks to allocate a total of $152 billion toward defense…
Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. She was among the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped 10 years ago when Islamic extremists broke into their school in northeastern Nigeria’s Chibok village.”It makes me so angry to talk about it,” said Zanna, 55, whose daughter is…
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday released the results of an investigation into a missile strike that killed several World Central Kitchen aid workers in the Gaza Strip.IDF investigators said the incident “should not have occurred” and that the authorities who approved the strike had been mistakenly convinced they were…
Crowds gathered in Tokyo on Friday to enjoy the famed cherry blossoms, which have been delayed by cold weather.Cherry blossoms, known as “sakura” in Japanese, are the nation’s favorite flower, often celebrated with viewing parties and picnics.The trees are usually at peak bloom in late March.Crowds gathered Friday to enjoy…
A tourist from the United States was killed by a bull elephant last week during an African safari. Gail Mattson, 79, died Saturday after being attacked at the Kafue National Park in Zambia. Mattson was one member of a six-person safari group that was participating in a game drive that day…
Dozens of Indian construction workers departed for Israel this week as the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas rages on in Gaza.Israel faces a labor shortage after barring tens of thousands of Palestinian workers following a deadly attack by Hamas last October.Approximately 18,000 Indians are currently employed in Israel, primarily…
Tensions between Iran and Israel continue to ratchet up following the strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) canceling leave for troops and Tehran vowing “revenge” for the attack. “We [have been] dealing with Iran since the 7th of October, and [on] every single front…
LONDON (AP) — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after the deaths of three U.K. aid workers in an Israeli strike.Britain is just one…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait held national elections on Thursday for the fourth time in as many years as the oil-rich country seeks to break out of its longstanding political gridlock.The Persian Gulf country’s elected assembly has more power than most in the Arab world, but has long…
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Thursday that they arrested two fugitives who escaped a maximum-security prison in northeastern Brazil, bringing a 50-day manhunt to an end.BRAZILIAN POLICE INVESTIGATE FORMER PRESIDENT BOLSONARO’S ALLIES OVER ALLEGED ELECTION INTERFERENCEIn February, Rogério Mendonça and Deibson Nascimento became the first inmates to…
