Ukraine war live updates: Belarus starts military drills near EU borders; Russia targets energy infrastructure in drone strikes
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Trapped vessels start moving out of Baltimore after bridge collapse
(Reuters) - The Port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel on Monday, freeing some tugs and barges that had been trapped by last week's bridge collapse, but officials said wider restoration of commercial shipping remained frustrated by unyielding conditions.
Indonesia's Prabowo meets Xi in rare pre-inauguration China visit
JAKARTA/SHANGHAI -- Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's defense minister and president-elect, met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing, state media Xinhua reported, cementing his relationship with Beijing ahead of his inauguration in October.
South Korea says North Korea has fired an intermediate-range missile into its eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday test-fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast, South Korea’s military said, as it pushes to advance its weapons aimed at remote U.S. targets in the Pacific.
Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight.
Japan, US to boost security ties with UK, Australia, Philippines to counter China
However, attempts to rapidly bolster a military alliance could provoke China, causing regional divisions and instability.
Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say
Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine's armed forces said.
Indonesia's Prabowo to meet Xi Jinping in China
BEIJING -- Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto will visit China from Sunday to Tuesday and meet President Xi Jinping, for the first overseas visit since he secured a victory to become the next president of Southeast Asia's largest economy.