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Ukraine’s NATO aspirations to be discussed after Vilnius summit

Stoltenberg noted that the decision of the EU to grant Ukraine candidate status has an impact on the discussions that are underway within NATO…reports Asian Lite News NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has

June 30, 2023

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Swedish central bank raises key interest rate, signals further tightening

Inflation in the country stood at 9.7 per cent in May, according to Statistics Sweden…reports Asian Lite News Sweden’s central bank announced a 25 basis point hike of its benchmark interest rate

June 30, 2023

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Sweden boosts defence spending to meet NATO target

The Swedish government decided to seek NATO membership in May 2022…reports Asian Lite News Sweden will increase its defence budget by 20 per cent next year, in order to meet the NATO

June 29, 2023

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150 protesters arrested after riots in France

In Paris, the demonstrators targeted police stations with fireworks despite the presence of 2,000 additional security personnel…reports Asian Lite News At least 150 people have been arrested in France amid violent nationwide

June 29, 2023

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US frets as Russia and Cuba forge closer ties

Russian defence minster told the Cuban military leader that the northern Caribbean nation has been and remains the “most important ally” of Russia in the region, reports Ateet Sharma As the United

June 29, 2023

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Report: Russian General arrested following Wagner mutiny

One of the sources told The Moscow Times that the arrest was carried out “in the context of Prigozhin”…reports Asian Lite News General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russian military operations

June 29, 2023

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Violent protests hit Paris suburb after teenager shot dead by police

In Paris, the demonstrators targeted police stations with fireworks…reports Asian Lite News At least 77 people were arrested in France amid violent protests that erupted across the country over the fatal shooting

June 29, 2023

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‘Wagner chief was warned his forces would be crushed like a bug’

Prigozhin, in an audio message published on Monday by his news service, said that the march was a demonstration of protest and not intended to overthrow power…reports Asian Lite News Wagner Chief

June 28, 2023

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Russian missile hits Ukraine’s Kramatorsk, kills 4

Citing officials, CNN reported that a second missile strike hit a village on the outskirts of the city…reports Asian Lite News At least four people, including a child, were killed and several

June 28, 2023

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Greece boat tragedy: Number of missing from PoK surges to 166

On June 14, dozens of migrants and refugees on board the trawler that sank off Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, killed at least 78 people…reports Asian Lite News In the Greece boat tragedy, the

June 28, 2023

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