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Military cadets light candles to commemorate the 1,000th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Motherland monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 19. Photo: Reuters

Outside In | World peace is shattering amid record hotspots and defence binges

Global spending on defence is rising at the expense of social needs. The ‘peace dividend’ years are over.

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Seoul says North Korea received Russian missiles in return for troop dispatch

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Russian scientists hail discovery of 32,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat cub

Russian ballet world farewells star dancer who died in balcony fall

Renowned Mariinsky dancer Vladimir Shklyarov, 39, died on Saturday after falling from a balcony in St Petersburg.

Mourners attend a farewell service before the funeral of Vladimir Shklyarov in St Petersburg, Russia. Photo: Reuters

Little room to mend EU-China ties amid differences over trade, Ukraine

Dialogue and action urged ahead of Donald Trump’s return and as mainland ship is detained by Danish coastguard over cut undersea cables.

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Russia’s Putin hints at strikes on West in ‘global’ Ukraine war

Russia on Thursday fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s use this week of US and UK-supplied missiles.

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Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone as Stalker 2 released

Popular first-person shooter is set in a fictitious version of the restricted surroundings of Chernobyl’s nuclear plant.

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The abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine. File photo: Reuters

US Treasury targets Russia’s Gazprombank with new sanctions

Sanctions freeze Gazprombank’s US assets, ban trade with Americans as Biden moves to punish Russia for Ukraine war before leaving office.

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How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache

A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.

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Ukraine says Russia launched ICBM in attack for first time in war

It marked the latest escalation of the conflict after Ukraine fired Western-supplied long-range missiles on Russia.

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Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of the rocket strike in Dnipro. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time: reports

Ukraine launches UK cruise missiles into Russia, a day after firing long-range US ATACMS.

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US-supplied ATACMS missiles being fired from an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Photo: Lachen Pyshe Telegram via AP

US shuts Kyiv embassy over ‘potential significant air attack’

The Italian and Greek embassies said they had also closed their doors after the unusual US warning, while the French embassy remained open.

Kremlin says Russia-US hotline to deflate crisis not in use

Tensions rise as Moscow lowers nuclear strike threshold and Ukraine uses US-made missiles to strike Russia.

Russia’s Putin plans India trip, defying US-led efforts to isolate him

As he prepares for his first visit to India since the Ukraine invasion, Russia’s president signals growing confidence in travelling abroad.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at last month’s Brics summit. Photo: AP

G20 ends with call for urgent action on climate, global health, women’s rights

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

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In closing remarks, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva touted his country’s record on addressing climate change and urged others to follow suit. Photo: AFP

At G20, China’s Xi Jinping meets with leaders of Germany, France, Argentina

Germany’s Scholz stresses the importance of ‘a level playing field for companies on all sides’.

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Ukraine strikes Russia with Western missiles as Putin updates nuclear doctrine

Ukrainian forces conducted their first strike in Russia using Western-supplied ATACMS missiles.

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Ukraine, marking 1,000 days of Russian invasion, eyes end to war next year

Moscow and Kyiv are pushing to improve their battlefield positions ahead of any negotiations on the war.

A memorial to fallen soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: AP

Malaysia’s Ukraine stance, closeness to Russia could harm its image: analysts

Kuala Lumpur’s refusal to condemn Moscow and growing ties with Putin in a bid to join the Brics bloc may undermine its non-aligned stance.

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G20 leaders’ declaration urges ‘action’ on wars, climate change

Statement hopeful about ‘soft landing’ for global economy as its silence on North Korean support for Russia reveals China’s sway.

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Opinion | Russia-North Korea pact is striking in its strategic ambiguity

The text of the treaty suggests the partnership will function more as a strategic hedge than a definitive bond.

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Russian extradited to US from South Korea to face cybercrime charges

Evgenii Ptitsyn allegedly extorted US$16 million from schools and hospitals using ransomware program, the Justice Department said.

A Russian national has been extradited to the US to face charges he distributed ransomware. Photo: Shutterstock

Tear gas used on Ukraine battlefield, chemical weapons agency finds

Banned CS riot gas found in shell and soil samples provided by Ukraine from the war zone.

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As US and India line up in a second Trump administration, China could be targeted

Trump nominees for high-level positions suggest Washington will lean more toward New Delhi and further from Beijing, analysts say.

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Russian gas set to power Shanghai by end of 2024 after pipeline completed

Final section of the east-route natural gas pipeline between China and Russia completed seven months ahead of schedule.

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Workers carrying out an inspection of equipment in the gas pipeline network that crosses the Yellow River and deserts in Zhongwei city, Ningxia province, China. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

North Korea may send 100,000 troops to Russia as Kim tells them to ‘go all out’

The 100,000 figure circulating is an indication that Moscow is planning to fight in Ukraine for a long time, a Russian defence insider said.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives troops a thumbs-up during a visit to a special forces training base in September. Photo: Korean Central News Agency via KNS/dpa

UK’s Starmer says will meet China’s Xi at G20 summit in Brazil

Keir Starmer will be the first UK prime minister to meet China’s president since Theresa May in 2018.

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Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russia with longer-range missiles

Major US policy shift – long demanded by Ukraine – comes as North Korea deploys troops to help Moscow’s war effort.

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