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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Polls opened Sunday in Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections, a vote expected to further to strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s power in Central Asia’s largest nation. The ruling pro-presidential Adilet party is widely predicted to win an overwhelming majority, with several smaller parties loyal to Tokayev also anticipated to enter parliament. Tokayev, 73 — a former Soviet official and Kazakh diplomat who previously worked at the United Nations — […]

KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Ukraine believes Russia is planning to mobilise an additional 300,000 troops for its war effort after parliamentary elections in September, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. In comments to reporters released on Sunday, Zelenskiy added that Russia could draft hundreds of thousands more in 2027 for its key goal of capturing the rest of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. (Reporting by Max Hunder and Dan Peleschuk; Editing by […]

ZURICH, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Christine Lagarde, chief of the European Central Bank, could take over the presidency of the World Economic Forum at some point in 2027, Swiss newspaper NZZ reported on Sunday.  At a board meeting near Geneva this week, Lagarde was reportedly described as a “putative candidate” to lead the organisation behind the annual Davos gathering of political and business leaders. According to sources cited by the […]

CAIRO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday, according to a statement by the ministry. Baghaei said the visit was in continuation of Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen peace and security in the region. Pakistan has taken on the mediator role in negotiations between Iran and the U.S. aimed at ending their war. (Reporting by […]

By Tom Perry and Feras Dalatey DAMASCUS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Syria expects negotiations to resume soon with Israel over a security deal it hopes will lead to Israel’s withdrawal from Syrian land, a top Syrian minister said, urging Israel to seize a “historic opportunity” as the door for diplomacy is open. In a Reuters interview in Damascus on Saturday, days after Israel bombed a Syrian airbase, Foreign Minister Asaad […]

Aug 23 (Reuters) – The governor of Russia’s Orenburg region said on Sunday that two industrial facilities were hit by drone debris, including a warehouse owned by Ozon, a major Russian online retailer. Governor Yevgeny ⁠Solntsev said that the Russian defence ministry had repelled six drones over the region, adding that no one had been injured. He did not name the second damaged facility. Ozon, Russia’s second-largest online retailer, said […]

Aug 23 (Reuters) – – Vietnam’s National Assembly on Sunday approved amendments to the customs law that strengthen customs powers to intercept counterfeit and intellectual property-infringing goods, a move that could address some concerns raised in a U.S. trade investigation into the country’s protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. • The changes come after the U.S. Trade Representative in May launched a Section 301 investigation into Vietnam’s intellectual property […]

Ty France’s RBI single capped a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday night that helped the San Diego Padres rally for a 7-5 win over the visiting Minnesota Twins. The rally started with the Padres down 5-2 when Freddy Fermin reached by catcher’s interference on Ryan Jeffers. Fernando Tatis Jr. singled Fermin to second and both scored when Jake Cronenworth sliced a double to the left […]

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Joe Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in another strong effort to secure the backup quarterback job, sparking the Dallas Cowboys to a 34-13 preseason victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. Milton — who is battling Sam Howell for the No. 2 role behind Dak Prescott — played well for the second straight preseason game. The third-year player finished 9-of-13 […]