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Turkey nears Eurofighter jet procurement with UK deal, German approval

Turkey nears Eurofighter jet procurement with UK deal, German approval

ISTANBUL — Turkey and Britain signed a preliminary deal allowing Ankara to operate Eurofighter Typhoon jets on Wednesday while Germany approved the delivery of 40 jets, which Turkey has sought to bolster defences in an increasingly volatile region. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Death sentence suspended for former official at Chinese defence gear supplier, state media reports

Death sentence suspended for former official at Chinese defence gear supplier, state media reports

BEIJING — The former deputy general manager of a Chinese state-owned supplier of defence gear, He Wenzhong, was handed a death sentence with a two-year reprieve over charges linked to bribery, the national broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Kremlin on new EU sanctions: Russia has built up a certain immunity to such measures

Kremlin on new EU sanctions: Russia has built up a certain immunity to such measures

MOSCOW — Russia has built up a certain immunity to Western sanctions and adapted to them, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the European Union agreed an 18th package of sanctions against Moscow, including measures aimed at its oil industry. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Spies and SAS troops among UK nationals’ details in Afghan leak, BBC says

Spies and SAS troops among UK nationals’ details in Afghan leak, BBC says

LONDON — Details of more than 100 British nationals including spies and special forces soldiers were included in one of the country’s worst ever data breaches that led to thousands of Afghans being relocated to the UK, British media reported on Thursday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Pakistan’s monsoon death toll climbs to 159 after 63 die in one day

Pakistan’s monsoon death toll climbs to 159 after 63 die in one day

LAHORE, Pakistan — Heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan’s Punjab province killed at least 63 people and injured nearly 300 in the past 24 hours, provincial officials said on Thursday, bringing the nationwide death toll from the rains to at least 159 since late June. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Former Tibet Communist Party secretary gets suspended death sentence over bribery

Former Tibet Communist Party secretary gets suspended death sentence over bribery

BEIJING — Wu Yingjie, a former Communist Party chief of China’s Tibet region who was sanctioned by the United States and Canada over alleged human rights violations, was given a suspended death sentence, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Russia, Iran and China intensifying life-threatening operations in UK, police say

Russia, Iran and China intensifying life-threatening operations in UK, police say

LONDON — Russia, Iran and China are behind a growing number of life-threatening operations in Britain including attacks and kidnappings, often deploying criminals and sometimes children as proxies, two senior British police officers said on Tuesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

UK launched secret scheme to relocate Afghans after data leak, documents show

UK launched secret scheme to relocate Afghans after data leak, documents show

LONDON — Britain set up a secret scheme to relocate thousands of Afghans to the UK after a soldier accidentally disclosed the personal details of more than 33,000 people, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban, court documents showed on Tuesday. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Syrian Druze leader urges local fighters to confront incoming government troops

Syrian Druze leader urges local fighters to confront incoming government troops

SWEIDA — A leading Druze spiritual leader accused the Syrian leadership in Damascus of bombarding the southern city of Sweida despite having reached an agreement to quell violence, and he called on fighters to confront Syrian troops entering the city. Source: www.straitstimes.com

EU threatens countermeasures over US tariffs, Trump says he is open to talks

EU threatens countermeasures over US tariffs, Trump says he is open to talks

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON — The European Union on Monday accused the U.S. of resisting efforts to strike a trade deal and warned of countermeasures if no agreement is reached to avoid the punishing tariffs President Donald Trump has threatened to impose starting on August 1. Source: www.straitstimes.com

Russian military chief Gerasimov inspects forces fighting in eastern Ukraine

Russian military chief Gerasimov inspects forces fighting in eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW — The chief of Russia’s general staff, Valery Gerasimov, has inspected the «Centre» group of Russian forces which is fighting in the Pokrovsk area of the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. Source: www.straitstimes.com