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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Finland, Myanmar:

Kenya says that more than 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight, attracted by monthly salaries of several thousand dollars and bonuses of more than $6,000 for contract s [1]

Hoppa till huvudinnehåll Hoppa till huvudinnehåll Start Yle-appen Yle Arenan Tipsa oss Sök Meny Vi hämtar väderdata... [2]

GENEVA (Reuters) -- The United States accused Beijing on Friday of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would bring in China as well as Russia. [3]

MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- Russia will support China if a Taiwan contingency flares up, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the country's Tass news agency, as Beijing's tensions with Japan continue to escalate over the issue. [4]

Since the breakdown of the 2019 Hanoi Summit between then-U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has openly beefed up its missile capabilities. [5]

This combination of pictures created on April 24, 2025 shows, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaking in Murmansk on March 27, 2025 and US President Donald Trump outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2025. [6]

Junta Foreign Minister Than Swe flew to the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday for a working visit at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. (confirmed by 2 sources) [7]

Naypyitaw residents awoke on Wednesday morning to see military choppers hovering in the sky. The road to the regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Myanmar capital was blocked for hours. [8]

Sources
[1] MM economictimes.indiatimes.com · 2026-03-16 · 65% match

Kenyans will no longer be enlisted to fight for Russia in Ukraine

Kenya says that more than 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight, attracted by monthly salaries of several thousand dollars and bonuses of more than $6,000 for contract s

[2] FI yle.fi · 2026-02-11 · 69% match

Sergej Lavrov

Hoppa till huvudinnehåll Hoppa till huvudinnehåll Start Yle-appen Yle Arenan Tipsa oss Sök Meny Vi hämtar väderdata...

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-06 · 65% match

US accuses China of secret nuclear testing as it calls for new arms treaty

GENEVA (Reuters) -- The United States accused Beijing on Friday of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would bring in China as well as Russia.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-28 · 65% match

Russia vows to support China if Taiwan contingency flares up: top diplomat

MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- Russia will support China if a Taiwan contingency flares up, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the country's Tass news agency, as Beijing's tensions with Japan continue to escalate over the issue.

[5] TH thediplomat.com · 2023-12-25 · 80% match

Previewing North Korea’s Strategic Moves in 2024

Since the breakdown of the 2019 Hanoi Summit between then-U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has openly beefed up its missile capabilities.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-19 · 52% match

Trump says will speak to Putin to end Ukraine ‘bloodbath’

This combination of pictures created on April 24, 2025 shows, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaking in Murmansk on March 27, 2025 and US President Donald Trump outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2025.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-09-14 · 75% match

Myanmar Junta Foreign Minister Visits Moscow for Talks With Sergei Lavrov

Junta Foreign Minister Than Swe flew to the Russian capital Moscow on Tuesday for a working visit at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2022-08-05 · 75% match

Sergei Lavrov’s Day in Myanmar: A Chopper Escort and Lunch at an Arms Dealer’s Hotel

Naypyitaw residents awoke on Wednesday morning to see military choppers hovering in the sky. The road to the regime’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Myanmar capital was blocked for hours.

[9] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-07-27 · 75% match

China, Russia say to counter ‘extra-regional forces’ in SE Asia

AFP China and Russia’s foreign ministers met their Southeast Asian counterparts Friday after vowing to counter “extra-regional forces”, a day before Washington’s top diplomat was due to arrive.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-05-21 · 75% match

Ukraine from April 28 to May 21: Russia to consider allowing over-40s to join military

This blog file is now closed. For the latest developments, head over here. The Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 continues, with casualties mounting on both sides.

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