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Finland mulls joining NATO without Sweden after Turkey refuses support
Jan 24, 2023 10:54Finland could reconsider its joint bid with its "big brother" Sweden to join the US-led NATO military alliance, the country's top diplomat said Tuesday, after Stockholm faced fresh resistance from Turkey in the wake of the desecration of the holy Quran in the Swedish capital.
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US, Russia on brink of direct war as NATO's arms transfers to Ukraine escalate: American media
Jan 24, 2023 10:42A Washington-based think tank has warned that the NATO military alliance and the United States are "creeping closer to the catastrophic scenario" in Ukraine, threatening a direct war between Moscow and Washington.
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US weapons industry 'ill-equipped' for conventional war with China: Study
Jan 24, 2023 10:29The US defense industry is “unprepared” for a “protracted conventional war” with China over Taiwan, according to a new study by a US-based think tank published Monday.
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Seven killed as California stunned by deadly back-to-back mass shootings
Jan 24, 2023 10:20At least seven people have been killed and one other critically injured in two related shootings in the US state of California hours after two students were shot dead in Iowa as the US gun epidemic becomes deadlier than ever.
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UK PM orders investigation into Conservative chairman’s tax scandal, resists calls to sack him
Jan 24, 2023 10:07UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ordered an investigation into Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi over the multimillion-pound tax dispute he resolved by paying a penalty.
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UK Labour party calls for investigation into appointment process for BBC chair by former PM Johnson
Jan 24, 2023 09:56UK opposition party has called for an investigation into the appointment process of the BBC chairman after it was revealed that he helped former Prime Minister Boris Johnson secure a loan guarantee in return for a recommendation for the job.
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Peruvian police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in capital
Jan 24, 2023 05:40Peru's riot police have fired tear gas canisters to disperse anti-government protesters demanding ouster of President Dina Boluarte and return of her predecessor Pedro Castillo, as violent protests rage on in the capital.
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Turkey's Erdogan to Sweden: No support for NATO membership after Qur'an desecration
Jan 24, 2023 05:22Turkey has threatened Sweden with refusing to back its membership bid in the US-led military alliance of NATO in reaction to Stockholm's recent condoning of desecration of the Holy Qur'an in front of the Turkish embassy on the Swedish soil.
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Russia: Ukraine uses nuclear power plants to stockpile Western-supplied arms
Jan 24, 2023 05:01Amid an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) says Kiev uses nuclear power plants throughout its territory to stockpile Western-supplied weapons.
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Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, South Africa
Jan 24, 2023 04:37A Russian warship armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise missiles will participate in joint exercises with the navies of China and South Africa in February, state media say.