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Germany orders four Russian consulates on its soil closed

U.N. judges on Wednesday sentenced two former Serbian spymasters who worked for Yugoslav ex-President Slobodan Milosevic to 15 years in jail as it beefed up their initial convictions in the last case before The Hague tribunal dating from the Balkan wars.

Russia evacuates children from border villages as situation 'alarming'

A statement from the cruise line said that no passengers were injured and that the damage was minimal.

Medical examination showed that the man suffered liver failure due to suspected excessive drinking.

President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighbouring Syria.

From the purchase of surveillance drones and armoured vehicles to providing access to a satellite, fundraiser Serhiy Prytula has helped power Ukraine's army during Russia's invasion.

A NASA panel formed last year to study what the government calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," commonly termed UFOs, was due to hold its first public meeting on Wednesday, ahead of a report expected in coming weeks.

NATO-led peacekeepers step up security after Kosovo clashes

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is viewed as almost certain to include former economy chief Mehmet Simsek in his new cabinet either as finance minister or as a vice president responsible for the economy, four senior officials said.

U.S. peacekeepers stood behind barbed wire as protestors held a Serbian flag outside a municipal hall in a northern Kosovo town, in an ethnically divided area where days of unrest have prompted NATO to send additional troops to stave off potential violence.

Sudan army quits truce talks with paramilitary foes

Russian designers and brands are helping the retail sector gradually recover from a turbulent 15 months of store closures and slumping demand, with new labels plugging the gap left by foreign rivals and shoppers tentatively returning.

Tensions high in north Kosovo as Serbs gather again

Sudan's army suspended talks with a rival paramilitary force on Wednesday over a ceasefire and about enabling humanitarian access, a Sudanese diplomatic source said, raising fears of fresh bloodshed in the more than six-week-old conflict.

The U.S. military has accused a Chinese fighter jet of making a dangerous intercept of a U.S. Air Force aircraft over the South China Sea.

The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan's rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation.

Ukraine's defense ministry posted an update Tuesday on the losses Russia reportedly suffered on the Ukrainian battlefield.

'Boy who cried wolf': Seoul residents panic after false rocket alarm

Taiwanese volunteer fighters in Ukraine drew parallels between the ongoing war and the threat of a Chinese invasion of their nation.

Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said Russia is also getting concerned about the increasing number of drone attacks within the country.

Brazil lawmakers vote to limit demarcation of Indigenous reserves

At least eight drones attacked civilian areas in Moscow early Tuesday morning.

Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister Roy Chun Lee said China is monitoring Russia's performance and the level of Western support for Ukraine.

Milosevic spymasters face final verdict at UN court

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The European Union on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven people from Moldova for actions it said destabilised and undermined the territorial integrity of the small impoverished country and neighbouring Ukraine.

Wailing air raid sirens and cell phone alerts calling for rare evacuations rattled residents of the South Korean capital, Seoul, early on Wednesday after North Korea launched what it said was a satellite.

A senior U.S. senator who has long opposed the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey said on Tuesday he wants Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to take a "less belligerent" stance toward NATO allies and Turkey's neighbors before lifting his opposition to the deal.