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US fears combat losses in Ukraine could destroy F-16's reputation: US media
May 21, 2023 09:04The US may suffer serious logistical challenges by supplying Ukraine with advanced fighter jets including F-16s, as there is a possibility that the fighter or its technologies could fall into Russian hands or it could face significant losses in combat, according to an American magazine.
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Biden unveils new $375 mln military aid package for Ukraine
May 21, 2023 08:57US President Joe Biden has announced a new $375 million package of military aid to Ukraine on Sunday despite warnings from Russia, saying that the United States was making every effort to "bolster Ukraine's defense" in its war against Russia.
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UNICEF: 90% of population in Afghanistan on brink of poverty
May 21, 2023 08:55Concerns are on the rise in Afghanistan over the high level of poverty, with children withstanding the worst of its consequences.
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US Democrats turn blind eye on migrant children dying in custody
May 21, 2023 08:41US Democrats have been largely quiet about the issue of asylum-seeking children dying in US custody on President Joe Biden's watch despite local and international media calling for their attention in this regard.
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Sudan's Army, paramilitary RSF sign seven-day ceasefire agreement
May 21, 2023 05:06Sudan's Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have signed a seven-day ceasefire agreement, following six weeks of relatively incessant fighting that has claimed hundreds of lives.
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Impasse between White House, Republicans continues over US debt ceiling standoff
May 21, 2023 04:51The negotiations over the US debt ceiling crisis continue to be at an impasse as President Joe Biden’s administration and House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy have exchanged barbs over the issue, with both sides calling the other’s proposals too extreme.
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UN warns against 'splitting world in two’ as G7 leaders reinforce division
May 21, 2023 04:45United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has cautioned G7 nations to refrain from the “division of the world into two” Cold-War-style blocs aligned with either the US or China, while the G7 bloc reinforced the division by accusing China and Russia over nuclear weapons.
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Russia, China express 'strong dissatisfaction' with G7 communique
May 21, 2023 04:41Russia and China have expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with the final statement issued at the end of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a city that was destroyed by the US atomic bombing in 1945.
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G7 slams China ‘militarization’, says seeking ‘stable’ relations
May 20, 2023 10:01Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have condemned China’s economic and military activities, claiming they are seeking to keep the door open to cooperation and avoid further inflaming tensions between China and the West.
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Hungarians protest against new teachers’ law, police brutality
May 20, 2023 09:52Thousands of Hungarians rallied in Budapest on Friday to protest a new law that would remove teachers’ civil servant status, as well as police tear gas against teenagers in earlier demonstrations.