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The arrangement could help end a food blockade by Moscow that is putting millions of people worldwide at risk of starvation. Source link

Biden will spend two days in Jerusalem before meeting Palestinian president then flying to Jedda – to help towards normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Source link

The 25,000-strong UWSA is one of the world’s largest non-state militaries – so far it has had little involvement in the fighting sparked by the toppling of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government by the military last year. Source link

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron had 80-minute conversation with Russian president and demanded ceasefire; Putin said sanctions must be lifted and warned ramping up supply of weapons to Ukraine is ‘dangerous’. Source link

Talks came as Japan and the US adopt a more confrontational stance toward China, represented by a summit of the Quad group involving Australia and India. Source link

‘Nations from around the world stand united in our resolve to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s imperial aggression,’ US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said. Source link

Speaking at a press conference after the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, Austin said that the “operational reach” of the two countries’ militaries would be extended “to coordinate more closely together across the expanse of the Indo-Pacific”. Both have pledged to undertake more “high-end exercises” to reinforce ties with like-minded countries …

Ukraine and Russia called for intensified diplomatic efforts Sunday to avert all-out war, each blaming the other for a sharp escalation in shelling on the front line separating Kyiv’s forces from Moscow-backed separatists.After separate calls with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, both Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky pressed …

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile on Sunday, governments in the region reported, in what would be the nuclear-armed state’s seventh weapons test this month – one of the most intense spates of launches on record as the regime flexes its military muscles while ignoring US offers of talks.The …

Britain and India formally launched free trade agreement talks in New Delhi on Thursday with the aim of wrapping up a deal by the end of the year that could boost annual bilateral trade by billions of pounds.Britain has made a deal with India one of its post-Brexit priorities as, …