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The U.S. move to raise tariffs on Chinese goods is a case of “typical bullying” and “shows that some people in the United States have reached the point of losing their minds,” China’s foreign minister said on May 15. “The U.S.’s suppression of China does not prove that the U.S. is strong, but rather exposes…
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Islamabad, Pakistan: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was granted bail in Islamabad on Wednesday on land corruption charges but will have to stay in jail to serve time in two other cases, his lawyer said. The former cricket superstar was indicted last week on charges that he and his wife were gifted land by…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky postponed all his upcoming foreign trips as Ukraine’s army battled to contain a front-line push by the Kremlin’s forces, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 15 visited a drone manufacturing facility in Kyiv on the second day of a visit meant to reassure Ukrainians of continuing American support….
Kyiv, Ukraine: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in Kyiv on Wednesday a further $2 billion in military aid for Ukrainian forces holding back Russian onslaughts at several points across the sprawling front. The aid was announced at a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba weeks after Washington approved a $61 billion…
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A man walks past a fire as prison staff block the entrance of the Detention Center after gunmen freed a drug dealer, killing two prison guards and severely wounding three others, in Val De Reuil, France, May 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A massive manhunt was underway in France on May 15 for an…
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File photo of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. | Photo Credit: PTI An accountability court in Pakistan on May 15 adjourned the hearing of the £190 million corruption case against Imran Khan till May 17, citing “security concerns” at the high-security Adiala prison where the former Prime Minister is currently imprisoned, media reports…
The fire was started by a 62-year-old man named Justo Fernando Barrientos. Three women have died and one more is in critical condition after a room in a boarding house in Argentina was set on fire with two lesbian couples inside. The incident happened on May 6, when a man threw a Molotov cocktail into their…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the new government in Moscow, Russia May 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 14 signed a decree appointing a new government, including replacement of the Defence Minister with a former Deputy Prime Minister who is an economics expert with…
Kyiv has rushed reinforcements to the area to prevent Russia from punching through. (File) Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine has pulled back troops near several villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces have been advancing and pounding settlements in a new offensive along the border, Kyiv said. The military gave details of the pull back…
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It was 7 a.m. on a Friday when Wang Gang, a 36-year-old Chinese immigrant, jostled for a day job in New York City’s Flushing neighbourhood. When a potential employer pulled up near the street corner, home to a Chinese bakery and pharmacy, Mr. Wang and dozens of other men swarmed around the car. They were…
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