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Facing questions about an alleged sexual assault and medieval-themed tattoos linked to extremist groups, Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth would struggle to be confirmed for the job under normal circumstances. But these…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to work with the incoming US administration of President-elect Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on key conflicts from cybercrime to trade, Taiwan and…
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Thousands of protesters marched in the western German city of Cologne on Saturday to demand the release of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish PKK militant group who was arrested 25 years ago. Amid signs of easing tensions between the…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the immediate full-scale mass manufacturing of “suicide attack” drones and overseen their testing, according to a media report. Kim was quoted by the Korean Central News Agency as stating that…
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Is Elon Musk buying McDonald’s and CNN? That’s the latest viral claim making the rounds since Donald Trump’s election win. According to social media posts, Musk is reportedly “officially” acquiring the fast-food giant and eyeing CNN as…
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President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a…
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As China and Peru launched South America’s first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru, on Thursday, the United States called on Latin American nations to be vigilant. The $3.5-billion complex, located 80 kilometers north of Lima, is meant…
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Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction -- and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report said on Wednesday. The updated risk assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature…
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President-elect Donald Trump appointed former Democratic representative Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in his administration. Tulsi Gabbard, who is the first Hindu Congresswoman in the United States, has…
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he would “always safeguard our sovereignty” when asked about the issue of the South China Sea, adding partnerships are better than conflicts and that “we respect all powers.” Prabowo’s comments,…
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