Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting key a hurdle
Turkish legislators on Tuesday endorsed Sweden's membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country's entry into the military alliance.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky to speak in Singapore on Sunday to seek support for peace plan at Shangri-La Dialogue: Kyiv source
“President Zelensky will speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2,” a source in Kyiv told This Week in Asia. The regional security conference at the Shangri-La Hotel began on Friday and will end on Sunday.
Suspected gunshots near Israeli embassy in Stockholm prompt police cordon
STOCKHOLM — Swedish police have detained several people and cordoned off an area in Stockholm after a patrol heard suspected gunshots, they said on Friday (May 17), with the Israeli embassy located in the closed-off area.
China and India still rely heavily on coal, climate targets remain 'very difficult' to achieve
China and India have not reduced coal generation for electricity, according to a new study, making it harder for Asia's largest carbon emitters to reach their climate targets.
‘We have no option’: An election protest brews in Indian coffee capital
Araku Valley coffee is sold in cafes around the world, but its farmers do not have toilets. So their vote in India’s election goes to ‘None of the Above.’
Renowned pianist Fujiko Hemming dies at 92
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ingrid Fujiko Hemming, known for her rendition of Liszt's "La Campanella" and respectfully referred to as a "late-blooming pianist" who overcame a temporary loss of hearing, died on April 21, her foundation said Thursday. She was 92.
War, fear of war spur global military spending to new record: SIPRI report
New high of $2.4 trillion is the ninth straight annual increase, suggesting the trend will continue, research institute says.
Global military spending hit all-time high in 2023 after 7% jump, report finds
Global military spending reached a record high of $2.4 trillion in 2023 amid a "global deterioration in peace and security," the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said Monday.