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Trump’s strike on Iran hits China where it hurts

TOKYO — As Donald Trump’s military adventurism hits Iran, Chinese leader Xi Jinping could be excused for wondering if the US president is trolling him. After all, Xi’s Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was still smarting over Venezuela when news broke of a US-Israeli bombardment

Drone strike hits British air base in Cyprus

After an Iranian-made Shahed drone struck a British air base in Cyprus Monday morning, the Cypriot president said he wishes to clarify the country 'does not participate in any way and does not intend to be part of any military operation.' The strike caused limited damage and no

EU takes aim at trafficking of illicit firearms

Illicit firearms pose a grave risk to public safety, fuelling terrorism, organized crime, gang violence and other serious offences. In the EU, it is currently difficult to combat firearms trafficking, given that current EU rules only cover the legal ownership and transfer of