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London, UK | Xinhua |  Accepting the recommendations of independent pay review bodies, the British government on Thursday announced pay rises of at least 6 percent for millions of public sector workers, including teachers and some healthcare workers. “I can confirm that today we’re accepting the headline recommendations of the …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua |  Russia considers the deployment of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as a nuclear threat, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. Lavrov made the comment in an interview with the Russian news agency Lenta.ru, during which he discussed the potential consequences of the decision of …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israeli hi-tech company Electreon Wireless will enable electric vehicles (EV) to be charged while driving along the A10 highway in France, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. The company will deploy its Wireless Electric Road System (ERS) and a stationary wireless charging station …

NEWS ANALYSIS | Xinhua |  The two-day Vilnius Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) concluded here on Wednesday amid divisions among members and criticism from the international community. During the summit, Türkiye green-lighted Sweden’s accession to the military bloc, and NATO adopted its “most comprehensive defense plan since …

NATO members have been divided on how to bring Ukraine closer to their bloc. Vinlius, Lithuania | Xinhua | Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday failed to set a timetable for Ukraine’s membership of the alliance, following the first day of the NATO summit in the …

St Petersburg, Russia | Xinhua |  In the first half of 2023, Chinese automakers sold more cars in Russia than the whole year of 2022, hitting a new high. According to figures released on Monday by Otkritie Auto, the auto business unit of Russia’s Otkritie Bank, 168,000 Chinese cars were …

Vilnius, Lithuania |  Xinhua |  Turkey agreed to advance Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday, a day before the alliance’s summit in the Lithuanian capital, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced. Stoltenberg said at a press conference following a three-party meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip …

  Istanbul, Turkey, | Xinhua  | Turkey will support Sweden’s joining NATO if the European Union (EU) revived membership talks with Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. “First, let’s pave the way for Türkiye in the EU, then let’s pave the way for Sweden, just as the case …

San Francisco, US | Xinhua |   Meta’s Instagram announced on Wednesday the launch of its new social networking app Threads. As the company’s Twitter competitor, Threads allows Instagram users to authenticate with their existing credentials to post short updates, including photos, links, texts up to 500 characters and videos up …

Jenin, Palestine | Xinhua |  The Israeli forces pulled out on Tuesday night from the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, ending two days of a large-scale military operation, Israeli and Palestinian sources said. Israel Radio reported that the Israeli forces, backed by armored vehicles, withdrew …