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ISTANBUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will gather in Istanbul on Monday for a first committee meeting under the joint defence accord that they signed this month, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. The “Mecca Joint Defence Agreement”, signed on August 7, brought together Sunni Muslim U.S. allies concerned by the Iran war and regional conflict that has led to Iranian missile fire […]

SEOUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un overhauled his senior military leadership, appointing Kim Song-gi as defense minister and restoring veteran strategist Pak Jong-chon as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, state media outlet KCNA reported on Sunday. Kim Song-gi, previously the director of the military’s political bureau, replaces No Kwang-chol, who was reassigned to a senior role within the powerful Munitions Industry Department. The […]

KYIV, Aug 30 (Reuters) – The death toll from a Russian strike on an ammunition depot in Ukraine’s Kyiv region has risen to 38 and the search continues for four people who are still missing, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. The deadliest Russian strike in the Kyiv area this year took place late on Friday as Moscow launched an intense campaign of attacks on the Ukrainian capital, which has […]

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December’s general election, which will return the West African nation to democracy after its latest coup. A military government seized power in November of last year following a disputed election in which former President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and opposition candidate Fernando Dias both claimed victory. If passed, the new constitution […]

By Iain Withers, Elisa Martinuzzi and Lefteris Papadimas LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has thrown his weight behind a new global defence bank intended to help allies rearm, but other major economies have yet to commit just weeks before prospective members are due to sign up. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) has been seeking to raise around €100 billion ($116 billion) and use […]

By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The United States Tennis Association has answered player demands for greater compensation with record-breaking prize money at the U.S. Open that starts on Sunday in Flushing, N.Y. The creation of a new player support program and the Grand Slam Player Advisory Council also has been received positively. One issue at the heart of any upcoming discussions, however — a larger […]

NIAMEY, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Niger said it had regained control of a key military airbase in the capital Niamey after an attack by mutinous soldiers on Saturday, in the latest challenge to military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani as his government struggles to contain a jihadist insurgency. The attack highlighted tensions within Niger’s armed forces, which have suffered repeated battlefield losses while fighting West Africa’s al Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates. […]

By Field Level Media Aug 30 (Field Level Media) – The way Team Liquid is playing, the No. 1 seed in the League Championship Series Summer Split playoffs may be decided before the final week of the regular season even begins. Though it was a little more difficult than usual, Liquid picked up another win on Saturday, beating Shopify Rebellion 2-1 to improve to 5-0 in the standings. In Saturday’s […]

By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Willy Kurniawan KETAPANG, Indonesia Aug 30 (Reuters) – On Sunday morning, Jais, a farmer in Ketapang, West Kalimantan on Borneo island – the province hardest-hit by raging forest fires – was en route to his farm when he found an orangutan writhing on the ground in a weak state on a palm-oil plantation near the fire site. “It was very weak, then I gave it […]