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Jun 18, 2024

US “condemns escalatory and irresponsible” actions by China in South China sea

Separately, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement it had concluded a two-day joint maritime exercise with the militaries of Canada, Japan, and the Philippines’ within Manila’s EEZ in the South China Sea.

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Jun 17, 2024

Mbappe’s call to vote resonates with youth in Paris suburb

Mbappe says “the extremes are knocking at the doors of power… we need to identify with our values – of diversity, tolerance and respect”

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Jun 17, 2024

Embattled Israeli PM Netanyahu disbands war cabinet

The move follows the departure from government of centrist former general Benny Gantz.

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Jun 17, 2024

Nine killed as heavy rains, landslides hit China’s coastal provinces

Downpours in Fujian’s Wuping county since Sunday afternoon causes 378 homes to collapse

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Jun 17, 2024

Israel defence exports hit record $13.1 billion in 2023

Some 36 per cent of exports come from missile, rocket and air defence systems, followed by radar and electronic warfare, weapon stations and launchers at 11 per cent each

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Reuters
Jun 17, 2024

Kremlin says NATO chief’s nuclear weapons remarks are an escalation

NATO is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons, taking them out of storage and placing them on standby, in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, Stoltenberg told The Telegraph newspaper.

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Jun 17, 2024

Indian suspect in plot to kill Sikh separatist extradited to US

The discovery of assassination plots against Sikh separatists in the US and Canada has tested relations with India, seen by Western nations as a counter to China’s rising global influence.

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Jun 16, 2024

Ukraine summit fails to persuade major countries to isolate Russia

Over 90 countries attended the two-day talks at a Swiss Alpine resort at the behest of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, billed as a “peace summit”