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Balloon row: China says US flew over 10 high-altitude balloons over its airspace since 2022
Feb 13, 2023 11:39China says US high-altitude balloons flew over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022, widening a diplomatic row between the two countries over balloons.
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US lawmakers prepare plan to 'infuriate' China: Report
Feb 13, 2023 11:33The United States is reportedly considering sending a congressional delegation to Taiwan to “infuriate” China after Washington alleged that a Chinese spy balloon flew over the country before it was shot down last week by the American military.
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US military holds war games in South China Sea amid tension over balloon row
Feb 13, 2023 11:28The United States Navy and Marine Corps have launched joint war games in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions with Beijing over a suspected Chinese “surveillance” balloon shot down by US fighter jets.
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British weapons could be made in Ukraine: Report
Feb 13, 2023 04:47British defense industry executives have discussed plans with their counterparts in Kiev to set up joint ventures to manufacture weapons and vehicles locally in Ukraine, a report says.
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Trump and Kushner profited from close Saudi ties: Report
Feb 13, 2023 04:04Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner established close ties with the Saudi royal family when they were in the White House and now they are profiting from the relationship with billions of Saudi dollars flowing into their businesses, according to a report.
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Mexico will lead movement to remove US blockade of Cuba: President Obrador
Feb 13, 2023 03:14Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his country will lead a movement to defend Cuba's sovereignty and to remove the US blockade of the country, in place since the 1960s.
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North Carolina police release video of stun gun use before black American dies
Feb 12, 2023 12:58Police in North Carolina’s capital city have released video footage that shows the arrest of an unarmed Black man who died after officers forced him onto the ground and repeatedly used stun guns on him despite warnings of heart problems.
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Russia says NATO should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream explosions
Feb 12, 2023 12:39Russia has called on the US-led NATO to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the recent findings about the September explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
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Ukraine, US military chiefs discuss 'priorities' ahead of western allies' meetings in Brussels
Feb 12, 2023 12:30Ukraine and US military chiefs have discussed the latest developments in the West’s war against Russia and weapons "priorities" for Kiev ahead of the next western allies' meeting in Brussels.
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France riot police attack protesters in 4th round of rally against Macron's pension reforms
Feb 12, 2023 05:47French police have attacked protesters, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of demonstrators, who took to the streets for a fourth round of protests against President Emanuel Macron's planned pension reform.