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Beijing sanctions two U.S. defence companies over Taiwan arms sales

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. File | Photo Credit: AP Beijing sanctioned Friday two U.S. defence companies, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, over their roles in supplying arms to Taiwan. The United States Congress, under the Taiwan Relations Act, requires the supply of weapons to the self-governing democracy for its defence. President Joe Biden’s…

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Ukrainian President Zelensky to make second visit to U.S. White House to rally wartime support

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will pay his second wartime visit to Washington next week, the White House announced Friday, in a bid to solidify the support of his country’s crucial backer which has shipped billions of dollars in aid to fight Russian invaders. Zelensky will travel…

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North Korea’s Kim gets a close look at Russian fighter jets as his tour narrows its focus to weapons

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In this photo released by Khabarovsky Krai region government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, looks at a military jet cockpit while visiting a Russian aircraft plant that builds fighter jets in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6,200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim…

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Vivek Ramaswami On Joe Biden Impeachment Inquiry

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Vivek Ramaswami said that impeachment inquiry initiated against President Biden is a step in the right. Washington: Reacting to the indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called it a “fig leaf” designed to divert attention. He also stated that the impeachment inquiry that has been started against the President…

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French Ambassador Diplomatic Members In Niger Held Hostage By Junta: President Emmanuel Macron

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President Emmanuel Macron said the ambassador and diplomatic members are eating military rations (File) Paris: France’s ambassador in Niger is being held hostage at the French embassy by the military junta which has seized power in the West African nation, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. “As we speak, we have an ambassador and diplomatic…

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Ukraine’s Kyiv, Lviv placed on heritage ‘in danger’ list: UNESCO

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The UN’s cultural organisation placed World Heritage Sites in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Lviv on its “in danger” list, saying they are at risk from the war sparked by Russia’s invasion of the country. File | Photo Credit: AFP The UN’s cultural organisation on Friday placed World Heritage Sites in the Ukrainian cities…

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Three Artworks Allegedly Looted By Nazis Seized From US Museums Egon Schiele

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Russian War Prisoner valued at $1.25 million was seized from the Art Institute US authorities seized three artworks allegedly looted by the Nazis and which are being sought by the heirs of a Jewish art collector who died in the Holocaust, officials said Thursday. They confirmed a report in The New York Times that said…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky To Meet Joe Biden At White House Next Week

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A US official said the Zelensky-Biden meeting comes at a “crucial time”. (FILE) Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the White House on Thursday for fresh talks with President Joe Biden on support for Kyiv’s fight against the Russian invasion, a senior US official said. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the Zelensky meeting,…

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Missing Defence Minister brings spotlight to Xi’s purges

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Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu delivers a speech at XI Moscow conference on international security in the Moscow region, Russia, August 15, 2023. Credit: Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu has become the latest senior Chinese official caught up in swirling political rumours, with reports on…

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British Sikh 21 Who Threatened To Kill Queen Elizabeth Over Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Apologises To King Charles

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Jaswant Chail who claimed he wanted to kill Queen Elizabeth apologised to King Charles III London: A British Sikh crossbow-armed intruder who has admitted to committing treason after telling royal guards at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day 2021 that he was there to kill Queen Elizabeth II has apologised to King Charles III and the…

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