The U.S. has greenlit the transfer of F-16 combat aircraft from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine, Reuters reports. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sent letters to his counterparts...
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1985 – 2018. Change is at the heart of Doñana National Park in southwestern Spain. Within its boundaries, thousands of small, shallow ponds fed by groundwater undergo natural cycles...
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Taiwan’s Yushan landing platform dock. Photo: Military News Agency. The Taiwanese Navy has officially launched its new domestically-made landing platform dock, the “Yushan.” A private commissioning ceremony was held...
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‘Petty geopolitical interests’. India reprimands China’s move blocking bid to blacklist 26/11 accused Sajid Mir.
The UN General Assembly. India, on Wednesday said that if established terrorists cannot be proscribed by the United Nations “for petty geopolitical interests”, it shows a lack of “genuine...
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