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​By Rostyslav Averchuk ​Lviv, Ukraine, July 3 (EFE).- Ukraine has announced a new mechanism for exporting drones and other innovative weapons in an effort to generate funds for scaling production, attract international partnerships and meet the needs of its armed forces. ​The rules approved by the government aim to effectively...

Washington, July 3 (EFE).- US President Donald Trump will attend the NATO summit amid escalating tensions with several European allies, saying he is participating «out of respect» for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan despite his sharp criticism of the alliance partners over their stance on the conflict with Iran. The...

International Desk, July 2 (EFE).- Twenty years after the release of “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” Madonna returns to her dance-pop roots with “Confessions II,” an album that has drawn enthusiastic early reviews and reunites the singer with longtime collaborator Stuart Price. The singer’s 15th studio album will be released...

By Paula Gracia and Pilar Bernal Zamora Tokyo, July 1 (EFE).- Mount Fuji’s climbing season opened on Wednesday with thousands of hikers expected to ascend Japan’s highest peak over the coming months, as growing concerns over overcrowding and safety fuel calls to ban off-season climbing altogether. «We don’t want tragedies,...

Porto, June 28 (EFE).- British-Indian author Salman Rushdie said in an interview with EFE that «for literature to exist, there must be freedom.» Attending the Babell literary festival in the Portuguese city of Porto on Sunday, the author stressed that freedom of expression is essential to his work. Rushdie, who...

Jerusalem, June 27 (EFE).- Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered framework agreement in Washington this week outlining a roadmap toward a lasting peace, including an Israeli military withdrawal, expanded deployment of the Lebanese army and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. Hezbollah, however, has rejected the deal, calling it a...

By Irene Escudero Madrid, June 24 (EFE).– As the world witnesses the highest number of armed conflicts since 1946, women not only suffer disproportionately from war, but are the first and most effective shield of containment and humanitarian attention. Before international agencies or aid convoys manage to get around the...

Deir aL-Balah, Gaza Strip, June 19 (EFE).- A Palestinian father recovering in a Gaza hospital says Israeli soldiers shot and killed his four-year-old son during an encounter near Deir al-Balah over the weekend, an incident the Israeli military says is under investigation after acknowledging that troops fired warning shots in...

Kabul, Jun 19 (EFE).- The Taliban regime has allegedly banned the use of smartphones in all government institutions in Afghanistan without issuing an official public order, officials from the de facto government told EFE. «The directive was issued verbally by the respected Sheikh (the Taliban Supreme Leader), stating that smartphones...

By Macarena Soto Madrid, June 7 (EFE).- Exhausted but exhilarated after seeing Pope Leo XIV, hundreds of pilgrims prepared to spend the night outdoors in Madrid, turning schoolyards and parish grounds into makeshift camps as they awaited Sunday’s Mass. Night had fallen, and so had Ignacio’s energy levels. After the...