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US announces naval task force to respond to Houthi attacks in Red Sea
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Monday Operation Prosperity Guardian, which he said was in response to “reckless Houthi attacks” from…
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Ukraine security services uncover bug in office of army chief
Ukraine’s security services said Sunday they had discovered a bug in one of the offices used by army chief Valery…
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Turkey calls on US to use influence to halt Israeli attacks on Gaza: Turkish source
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asked his US counterpart Antony Blinken in a call on Sunday for Washington to use…
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North Korea has fired suspected ballistic missile, South Korea and Japan say
North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile on Sunday, Japan’s Coast Guard and the South Korean military said, as Pyongyang…
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Has the Ukraine war made Europe politically mature — or more transactional?
The European Union hailed its next phase of expansion as a political victory this week when leaders invited Ukraine to open membership…
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China’s youth compete for stable gov’t jobs in unstable economic times
A good result on China’s annual national civil service exam is a requirement for any Chinese candidate who wants to…
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Israeli captives mistakenly killed in Gaza held white flag, official says
Three Israeli hostages killed mistakenly in Gaza by Israeli forces were shirtless and one of them was holding up a white flag,…
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What is Israel’s end game with the Palestinian Authority?
At dawn on December 8, the sound of gunshots rang out above al-Manara Square, the central roundabout in Ramallah in…
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Two young Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank
Two young Palestinian men have been killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents in the occupied West Bank, according…
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Is the world capable of stopping a climate apocalypse?
It was supposed to be a matter of life or death. So the recent spectacle of COP28 delegates quibbling over…
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