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World Bank launches "Water Forward" programme to tackle global water stress
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (342+ words) LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) " The World Bank and other top development lenders launched a new global initiative dubbed Water Forward on Wednesday, aimed at improving secure water access for a "billion people within the next four years. The programme seeks "to…...
NATO on track to fund Ukraine defence aid despite burden-sharing gaps, Rutte says
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (158+ words) BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed optimism "Wednesday that "the alliance would successfully fund defence aid to Ukraine through the Prioritised "Ukraine "Requirements List (PURL) "mechanism before the "end of th. .. BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) " NATO Secretary General…...
South African president chooses Roelf Meyer as next ambassador to U. S
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (145+ words) JOHANNESBURG, April 14 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has "chosen Roelf "Meyer to be his country's next ambassador to the United States, "Ramaphosa's "spokesperson Vincent "Magwenya told "Reuters on Tuesday. Bloomberg News reported. .. JOHANNESBURG, April 14 (Reuters) " South African President Cyril…...
Portuguese Defense Strategy and Spending
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (521+ words) Portugal's military has been underfunded for decades, and Portugal will need to increase defense spending to meet its security needs. Portugal does, however, punch above its weight in certain contributions to NATO, especially in air policing and anti-submarine warfare operations....
Estonia unmasks record number of Russian spies
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (295+ words) Estonia apprehended a record number of Russian collaborators in 2025, the country's Internal Security Service (KAPO) revealed on Monday. At least nine individuals were identified as "agents" in the intelligence service's latest annual report, and the residency permits of several clergy…...
Goodbye NATO, Hello America First
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (841+ words) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded in 1949 and has grown to 32 nations. Not surprisingly, the United States of America is the largest contributor to the organization, supplying 16percent of the overall NATO budget and having the largest expenditure on…...
UN Peacekeepers Deployment at Bushehr NPP to Depend on Iran - Russian Foreign Ministry
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (54+ words) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The deployment of UN peacekeepers to ensure the security of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant will depend on Tehran's readiness to accept such a mission, Kirill Logvinov, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's international organizations department, told…...
Why Is China's Embassy In D. C. Hardening Security Perimeter With Barbed Wire
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (174+ words) A pro-China Marxist NGO network is reportedly preparing to launch a general strike aimed at disrupting the U. S. economy within weeks. .. Washington, D. C. -focused local outlet Popville, short for Prince of Petworth, posted several images showing barbed wire being installed around the…...
Vatican officials deny mainstream media reports regarding "heated," tumultuous meeting at Pentagon
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (777+ words) OAN Staff'Lillian Mann and Brooke Mallory2: 45 PM " Friday, April 10, 2026 Both the Vatican and the Pentagon are pushing back against mainstream media reports claiming that a meeting earlier this year in January between the Holy See's then-envoy to the U. S. and a top…...
U. S. Amb. to Holy See: Cardinal Denies Pentagon Threatened Vatican
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (284+ words) Brian Burch, the U. S. Ambassador to the Holy See, said on Thursday that Cardinal Christophe Pierre, former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, has denied an explosive report that claimed the Pentagon issued threats to the Vatican, which Burch called "fabrications…...