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Belarus and China are among Russia's closest allies – and now want to cooperate more closely. Ruler Lukashenko is already holding out the prospect of a joint maneuver – supposedly without danger to "third countries" There are already agreements between Minsk and Beijing, for example on visa-free travel. Belarus is also part of China's "Belt and Road Initiative", with which Beijing wants to gain greater economic and political influence worldwide through massive infrastructure investments. China's closer cooperation with Belarus thwarts Beijing's attempts to p...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern about the poor conditions in which the ousted Nigerien head of state Mohamed Bazoum is being held captive. He has called for his immediate release. The countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting today at a special summit to discuss the situation after the coup. After the coup d'état, Ecowas called on the military to reinstate the president by last Sunday evening. The deadline passed without a military operation.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un wants to "aggressively increase the People's Army's war preparations" The aim is to neutralize all types of enemy attack should war break out. North Korea is subject to international sanctions because of its nuclear weapons program. The U.S. and South Korea agreed in April to strengthen their military cooperation and, among other things, to expand their joint military exercises. In July, for the first time since 1981, a nuclear-capable U.N. submarine anchored in a South Korean port.

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's second son visited a Bangkok temple on Thursday, offering alms to monks as he makes a surprise first trip to the kingdom in more than two decades.

Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) has launched a new solution through which any person, regardless of whether he/she is a client of the bank or…