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A South Korean army's K-9 self-propelled howitzer fires during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. South Korea's military said it detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its western coast Friday, adding to a provocative run of weapons testing in the face of deepening tensions with the United States, South Korea and Japan.

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S Korea shows missile capable of decapitating Kim regime

South Korea’s newly unveiled supersonic cruise missile, known generically as the “Air-to-Ship Guided Missile II”, sends a bold and deliberate message to North Korea, underscoring Seoul’s escalating deterrence strategy amid rising regional tensions. This month, Naval News reported that South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) displayed a model of the missile at the

People buy fruits at a hypermarket in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 3, 2023 The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the shoppers look at the selection with dismay as inflation makes their wallets feel empty.

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Russia is locking up butter as inflation crisis reaches new heights

Americans have spent the last few years complaining about inflation. But price rises in Russia are eye-watering by comparison – and just one symptom of an economy that is overheating. Butter, some meats, and onions are about 25% more expensive than a year ago, according to official data. Some supermarkets have taken to keeping butter in locked cabinets: Russian social media has

Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship, booster misses landing

Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and guests at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., Nov. 19. Reuters-Yonhap Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its giant Starship rocket to space from Texas on Tuesday, advancing the ship's spaceflight abilities but botching an attempt to bring its booster back to

FILE - Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Hospital where displaced people live in tents, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 9, 2024.

Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments

Rightwing settlers and extremist nationalist Zionists in Israel have described top officials in Donald Trump’s new administration as a “dream team” which will offer a “unique and special opportunity” to expand Israel’s hold on occupied territory and permanently end any prospect of a Palestinian state. Palestinian groups and leftwing NGOs in Israel have been shocked by Trump’s

Argentina's President Javier Milei arrives to speak before President-elect Donald Trump during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.

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Javier Milei becomes first world leader to meet Trump since election win

Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, has become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump as he flew into Florida for a visit to Mar-a-Lago. Mr Milei is due to meet Elon Musk in the coming hours where the pair are expected to discuss strategies to cut government spending. Mr Milei arrived on Thursday at Mr Trump’s Florida residence, where Mr Musk has also been

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

Trump chooses vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary

JILL COLVIN and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday 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 massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food

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Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult. The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram until their 16th birthdays is politically popular. The

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard ship uses water cannons on Philippine navy-operated supply boat M/L Kalayaan as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023

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Chinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea without any confrontation with Chinese forces guarding the disputed area, officials said Friday. The Philippine delivery of supplies and military personnel on Thursday to the Second Thomas Shoal was the third such trip that did not

Journalists take cover from the exchange of gunfire between gangs and police in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

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Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn’t already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil. Families frantically packed mattresses and furniture into cars and carried their belongings on their heads as they

Pro-Palestinian supporters protest in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, despite a city ban on such gatherings.

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‘Who benefits from this?’ Soul-searching after the Amsterdam violence

Carrying white signs scrawled with messages urging unity, they took turns laying white roses at the statue of Anne Frank, steps away from the home where she, her family and four other people had hidden from Nazi persecution. Days after Amsterdam was gripped by what officials described as “a toxic cocktail” of hooliganism, antisemitism and anger over the war

Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli airstrike on Tayouneh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

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Israeli strikes intensify on three fronts as Lebanon talks reach critical stage

Israel has intensified its air offensives on three fronts, launching dozens of new strikes in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria as negotiations for a ceasefire on its northern border reach a critical point. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 30 targets had been struck in the southern suburbs of Beirut in 48 hours and described continuing efforts to “dismantle and degrade” the

Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia

Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X

LOS ANGELES — Social media site Bluesky gained about 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others online. Bluesky said Wednesday that its total users surged to 15 million, up from roughly 13 million at the end of October. Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey,

South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, center, leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 15 2024.

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South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign. If it stands, the ruling could significantly shake up the country’s politics by potentially unseating Lee

Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz at a meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow

After a gap of 2 years, German Chancellor Scholz speaks with Vladimir Putin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic exchange on Friday, discussing ways to end the Ukraine war for an hour, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources.The first direct communication between the leaders in almost two years comes as Ukraine braces for the third full

President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in the Oval Office.

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Trump, Biden discuss Ukraine and Middle East in White House meeting

US President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, longtime political rivals, discussed Ukraine and the Middle East yesterday in a cordial meeting designed to demonstrate a smooth transfer of power despite deep disagreements over policy. The two American leaders sat side by side before a roaring fire in the White House Oval Office, a peaceful scene that belied tensions

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike north of Beirut, in the village of Ras Osta, Byblos district, seen from Maaysrah, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

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Israel presses air strikes as Beirut awaits truce ideas

BEIRUT: Israeli air strikes pounded Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, as Lebanon waited to hear Washington’s latest ceasefire proposals after a US official expressed hope a truce could be reached. More than seven weeks since Israel went on the offensive against Hezbollah, midmorning air strikes levelled half a dozen

Protesters against the Treaty Principles Bill stand by a Māori sovereignty flag outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

Wild scenes in New Zealand

A 'floor shaking' Haka brought the New Zealand Parliament to a standstill as Maori politicians opposed a controversial bill. The libertarian ACT Party, a minor partner in New Zealand's National Party-led coalition, has introduced a bill that will radically change how the Treaty of Waitangi is interpreted. The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand's founding document, an

EU HR Borrell meets Secretary of State of the United States of America

Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia’s full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand in any potential peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today.

Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Atlanta

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Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers are trying to quit his defamation case

The lawyers who have been representing Rudy Giuliani are trying to quit his defamation case because of disagreements with him, according to new court filings, as a Friday deadline nears for the former New York City mayor to turn over many of his most valuable possessions to two Georgia election workers to whom he owes nearly $150 million. Specifics of what happened between

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), speaks during the meeting with the Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth Committee).

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Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, says UN

An entire generation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip would 'be denied

UN chief calls for effort to establish nuclear-weapon-free zone in Middle East

Acute food insecurity to hit most people in South Sudan next year, says UN

UN chief urges G20 'leadership' on stalled climate talks

S Korea shows missile capable of decapitating Kim regime

Russia is locking up butter as inflation crisis reaches new heights

Trump, Musk watch SpaceX launch Starship, booster misses landing

Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome ‘dream team’ of Trump and his hardline appointments

Javier Milei becomes first world leader to meet Trump since election win

Trump chooses vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

Chinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a ...

Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence

‘Who benefits from this?’ Soul-searching after the Amsterdam violence

Israeli strikes intensify on three fronts as Lebanon talks reach critical stage

Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X

South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law

After a gap of 2 years, German Chancellor Scholz speaks with Vladimir Putin

Trump, Biden discuss Ukraine and Middle East in White House meeting

Israel presses air strikes as Beirut awaits truce ideas

Wild scenes in New Zealand

Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says

Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers are trying to quit his defamation case

Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, says UN

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