Tag: War and unrest
Customers at this Starbucks can sip coffee and observe a quiet North Korean mountain village
SEOUL, South Korea -- Coffee drinkers can sip their beverages and view a quiet North Korean mountain village from a new Starbucks at...
Switzerland bars exports to Polish firm after Swiss-made ammunition ends up in Ukraine
GENEVA -- The Swiss government said Friday it is barring exports to a Polish military hardware supplier after concluding that some 645,000 rounds...
The biggest remaining unsanctioned Russian bank hit with U.S. sanctions, nearly three years into war
WASHINGTON -- Russia's third largest bank, Gazprombank and its six foreign subsidiaries were hit with U.S. sanctions on Thursday — in a move...
North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week,...
The Czech military to buy 14 Leopard tanks from Germany in a $167 million deal
FILE - Armin Papperger, from left, CEO of Rheinmetall, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Boris Pistorius, German Minister of Defense, stand in a...
G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Leaders of the world's 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn...