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Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. The new...
Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specifics
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro produced a joint declaration Monday that, while not totally endorsed by one of the group's members, succeeded in addressing most topics host Brazil had prioritized addressing: both ongoing major wars, a global...
Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia on Saturday opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it's isolated by Western sanctions. The conference is billed as...
North Korea's top diplomat holds talks in Moscow as Pyongyang sent troops to help the war on Ukraine
Russia's top diplomat on Friday met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its military in the war in Ukraine. Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's visit to Moscow and her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister...
What to know from the UN: China, Russia have their say, and a frog metaphor makes a cameo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia got their turns at the U.N. General Assembly podium on Saturday, but — per usual — their top leaders didn't speak. Instead, they turned to their foreign ministers, WANG YI and SERGEY LAVROV. Wang's speech, per usual for China at the U.N.,...
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli airstrikes kill Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
Smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday after the area was pummeled by heavy airstrikes that Israel said killed multiple Hezbollah commanders, including leader Hassan Nasrallah. The Lebanese militant group confirmed the death of its longtime leader, whose killing could...
Russia invokes its nuclear capacity in a UN speech that's full of bile toward the West
Russia’s top diplomat warned Saturday against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” delivering a U.N. General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Russia sees as Western attempts at global domination and machinations in Ukraine -- and even inside the United Nations...
China, at UN, warns against 'expansion of the battlefield' in the Ukraine war
NEW YORK (AP) — Three days before his communist government turns 75, China's foreign minister warned fellow leaders Saturday against an “expansion of the battlefield” in Russia's war with Ukraine and said the Beijing government remains committed to shuttle diplomacy and efforts to push the...
