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Deal reached for sale of Russian-owned refinery plant in Italy's Sicily

The refinery employs 3,500 people and indirectly supports the jobs of 6,500 others

Plane carrying 'Virgin Orbit' rocket takes off for 1st UK satellite launch

The rocket will then take nine small satellites for mixed civil and defense use into orbit, while the plane, piloted by a Royal Air Force pilot, returns to Cornwall

Japan PM Kishida in Paris to discuss Ukraine, climate, food security

Macron and Kishida's talks come as Japan is leading the Group of Seven most advanced economies and is preparing the next G-7 summit scheduled in May in Hiroshima

Canada finalises agreement to buy 88 US F-35 fighter jets for $15 bn

A former Conservative Canadian government had announced the purchase of the F-35 in 2010 but Trudeau's Liberal government delayed that purchase and opened up the bidding to competition

Ozone layer slowly healing, hole to mend by 2066: United Nations report

Antarctica, where it's so thin there's an annual giant gaping hole in the layer, won't be fully fixed until 2066, the report said

Malaysia pledges to invest in development of Indonesia's new capital

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday his country would invest in the development of Indonesia's new capital on Borneo island, which both nations share

Cargo ship that went aground in Suez Canal refloated, say officials

Canal services firm said vessel, MV Glory, ran aground near the city of Qantara, in the Suez Canal province of Ismailia. The firm said three canal tugboats had been working to refloat the vessel

Firm says cargo vessel 'MV Glory' ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal

A cargo vessel ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal on Monday, a canal service firm said.

Chinese military holds large-scale joint strike drills aimed at Taiwan

The exercises coincided with the visit of a group of German lawmakers who landed in Taiwan on Monday morning

Japanese PM Kishida highlights security concerns on trip to Europe, US

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida begins a weeklong trip Monday to strengthen military ties with Europe and Britain and bring into focus the Japan-U.S. alliance at a summit in Washington

CES 2023: Ukraine introduces tech solutions in medical, recycling sectors

The past year has been difficult for startups everywhere, but running a company in Ukraine during the Russian invasion comes with a whole different set of challenges

Russia claims deadly attack on Ukraine, but Kyiv denies any casualties

Russian military claimed to have carried out deadly missile strikes on barracks used by Ukrainian troops in retaliation for the deaths of dozens of Russian soldiers a week ago

Israel revokes Palestinian FM's travel permit over push for ICJ opinion

Israel on Sunday revoked the Palestinian foreign minister's VIP travel permit, part of a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians that Israel's new hard-line government announced days ago

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm top govt offices, Supreme Court in Brazil

Lula said Bolsonaro had encouraged the uprising by those he termed fascist fanatics, and he read a freshly signed decree for the federal government to take control of security in the federal district"

President Biden to get a firsthand look at US-Mexico border situation

Biden is heading to US-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip there as president after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security

Strong 7.0 magnitude quake hits Vanuatu, triggering tsunami warning

The US Geological Survey says a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu on Sunday and a tsunami warning has been issued for possible hazardous waves in nearby waters

Iranian detained, suspected of chemical attack plot, says Germany

In a joint statement they said the man is suspected to have planned a serious attack motivated by Islamic extremism, for which he had allegedly sought to obtain the potent toxins cyanide and ricin

Japan PM Kishida highlights security concerns on trip to Europe, US

Japan in December adopted key security and defense reforms, including a counterstrike capability that makes a break from the country's exclusively self-defense-only postwar principle

Iranian national arrested in Germany, suspected of chemical attack plot

Authorities in western Germany say they suspect the Iranian man was planning an attack with deadly chemicals

Two time tennis champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from Australian Open

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has confirmed she will not play at the Australian Open, adding her name to a growing list of notable withdrawals