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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 …

Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russia’s economy is steadily recovering from the impact of sanctions and other challenges with a GDP growth of 0.6 percent in the first five months of this year, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said late on Tuesday. During a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, Mishustin said …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Five Ukrainian drones were shot down over the New Moscow region in Russia on Tuesday morning with no casualties reported, causing disruptions at the Vnukovo airport for almost three hours. According to RIA Novosti, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the drones were targeting objects …

Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Russia wrapped up its 2022-2023 agricultural year with an estimated record of 58-59 million tons of grain exports, reported RIA Novosti on Monday. The Agriculture Ministry’s estimate of the export potential in the range of 55-60 million tons was accurate, and Russian grain exporters had …