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Taiwan says 41 Chinese military aircraft, ships detected ahead of Lai US stopover
Taiwan said Friday it had detected 41 Chinese military aircraft and ships around the island ahead of a Hawaii stopover by President Lai Ching-te, part of a Pacific tour that has sparked fury in Beijing.
The figure was the highest in more…
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Social media companies, UNICEF slam Australia’s under-16 ban
Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with “many unanswered questions.”
The UN children’s charity UNICEF Australia joined the fray,…
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UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms
Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 deadline.
South Korea is hosting the fifth…
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Protesters clash with police in Georgia over government’s EU application delay
Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling party said the government would suspend talks on European Union accession and refuse budgetary grants until 2028.
The country’s…
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Donald Trump’s incoming cabinet members, other political appointees targeted with ‘violent’ bomb…
Many of Donald Trump’s incoming cabinet members and other political appointees received bomb threats, a transition team spokeswoman claimed on Wednesday, November 27. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet…
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Biden readies $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine, sources say
US President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two US officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January.…
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‘Anti-woke’ Americans hail death of DEI as another domino topples
America’s largest private employer, Walmart, is the latest name to join a list of US businesses and institutions rethinking programs to bolster minority groups as support for progressive policies erodes.
Walmart said it will phase out the…
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Indian-American COVID policy critic Jay Bhattacharya is Trump’s pick to ‘restore NIH to a Gold…
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nation's leading medical research agency.
Trump, in a…
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Ukrainian delegation visiting Seoul to ask for weapons aid, media reports say
A Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is visiting South Korea this week to ask for weapons aid to be used by Kyiv in its war with Russia, according to media reports.
The delegation had met with South Korea’s National…
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Hezbollah says launched drones at ‘sensitive military targets’ in Tel Aviv
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched drones at “sensitive military targets” in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening, after deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut and as news of a ceasefire deal was announced.
“In response to the targeting of the capital…
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