During the last big military stand-off between India and Pakistan, in 2019, Mike Pompeo was woken by an urgent call at his hotel in Hanoi. Mr Pompeo, who was then America’s secretary of state, described in a memoir being connected to an Indian…
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Couple killed, 15 injured, including 6 hospitalized
A drone attack on Odesa during the night of May 1 left 15 people injured, with six requiring hospitalization.
Oleksandr Kharlov, the first deputy head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, said this on Ukrainian television, Ukrinform reports.
“Fifteen…
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Attack in Russian-held Ukraine kills 7, say Moscow-backed officials
KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead in the partially-occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson Thursday, Russia-appointed officials there said.
The attack in the Kherson region, which struck a market in the town…
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Attack in Russian-occupied Ukrainian region leaves 7 dead, Moscow-appointed officials say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone attack left at least seven people dead in the partially-occupied Ukrainian region of Kherson Thursday, Russia-appointed officials there said.
The attack in the Kherson region, which struck a market in the…
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These papal tailors aren’t expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope
ROME (AP) — Two papal tailors and no conclave orders.
The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn’t ordered a set…
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Chimpanzees show empathy by comforting each other. Here’s what it says about human behaviour
When people find out we study chimpanzees, they usually ask about their dark side. “You know chimpanzees kill each other, right?” or…
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Russia seeks to create bridgehead to cross Dnipro River, Ukrainian forces say
Kizomys. Photo: DeepStateMap, an interactive map of hostilities in Ukraine
Russian forces have ramped up their operations in the southern part of the Dnipro River island system in Kherson Oblast, aiming to land on Buhaz…
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State Department notifies Congress of $50M license
The U.S. Senate has received a notification from the State Department on the certification of a proposed license for the export of defense articles to Ukraine worth $50 million or more.
This was reported on the Congressional website, Ukrinform reports.
A…
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Euro vision: ILPA’s plans for Europe
Photography by Jon Cardwell
Bart van Dijk is a man with a plan. When Private Equity International sat down with the Institutional Limited Partners Association’s new Europe head in London, van Dijk had just returned from a meeting in…
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