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By Gwladys Fouche and Sabine Siebold OSLO (Reuters) -A top NATO military official warned on Saturday that a drastic rise in ammunition prices means that allies’ higher defence spending does not automatically translate into greater security and called for more private investment in defence companies. “Prices for equipment and ammunition are shooting up. Right now, we are paying more and more for exactly the same,” Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, the […]

By John Morris LOCKEPORT, Nova Scotia (Reuters) -Lee made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone packing hurricane-force winds in a far western part of Canada’s Nova Scotia province on Saturday, flooding roads, downing trees and cutting out power for tens of thousands of people along the North Atlantic coast. At least one storm-related fatality was recorded on Saturday. A motorist in the U.S. state of Maine died after a tree fell […]

By Greg Torode and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement. The growing unpredictability could affect the confidence other countries place in the leadership of the world’s second-biggest economy, diplomats and analysts say. Defence Minister Li Shangfu, […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed practical issues in stepping up military cooperation with Russia’s defence minister, state KCNA news agency said on Sunday, having what KCNA called a “fresh heyday” of relations between the two countries. During his visit to Russia, Kim inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships on Saturday, accompanied by Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu. Kim’s trip comes at a […]

By Greg Torode and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security clampdown trumps international engagement. The growing unpredictability could affect the confidence other countries place in the leadership of the world’s second-biggest economy, diplomats and analysts say. Defence Minister Li Shangfu, […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A plane crash in Brazil’s northern Amazon state on Saturday has left 14 dead, the state’s governor said. The accident took place in the Barcelos province, some 400 km (248 miles) from the state capital, Manaus. “I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday,” said Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas state […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A plane crash in Brazil’s northern Amazon state on Saturday has left 14 dead, the state’s governor said. The accident took place in the Barcelos province, some 400 km (248 miles) from the state capital, Manaus. “I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday,” said Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas state […]

By John Morris LIVERPOOL, Nova Scotia (Reuters) -The Lee storm system made landfall in a far western part of Canada’s Nova Scotia province on Saturday, packing hurricane-force winds that knocked out power lines and downed trees. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest update that Lee made landfall on Long Island, a small island southwest of Halifax, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). […]

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed practical issues in stepping up military cooperation with Russia’s defence minister, state KCNA news agency said on Sunday. During his visit to Russia, Kim inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships on Saturday, accompanied by Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu. Kim and Shoigu “exchanged their constructive opinions on the practical issues arising in further strengthening the strategic and […]