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Japan's record annual military budget amid soaring inflation sparks criticism
Dec 23, 2022 10:33Japan has announced a plan to increase its military spending by more than a quarter in 2023, including $1.6 billion to buy US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles in what will be the country's record military build-up even as inflation hits a 40-year high.
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Suicide bombing in Pakistan kills one policeman, injures several others
Dec 23, 2022 09:44A suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in Pakistan on Friday killed at least one policeman and two suspected militants while injuring several others, according to the police and the interior ministry.
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American firm receiving millions to sanitize Saudi Arabia's image: Report
Dec 23, 2022 09:04American public relations firm Edelman has reportedly signed deals worth $9.2 million with the Saudi regime in the past four years to sanitize the image of the kingdom, especially in the United States.
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Thousands of flights canceled, highways closed amid storm in US
Dec 23, 2022 08:52The United States has been hit by a powerful Arctic winter storm, forcing millions of people to stay indoors, causing thousands of flights to be canceled and resulting in the closure of major highways amidst the country’s busiest holiday season.
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China warns US to stop 'unilateral bullying', heed Beijing's 'legitimate concerns'
Dec 23, 2022 08:47The US must abandon the “old routine of unilateral bullying” and stop suppressing China's development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his US counterpart Antony Blinken.
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US military refuses to give tanks to Ukraine: Report
Dec 23, 2022 05:49The United States will not supply Ukraine with M1 Abrams main battle tanks to help Kiev forces in its fight against Russia.
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US life expectancy falls to lowest in 25 years
Dec 23, 2022 05:45US life expectancy has dropped to its lowest level in more than two decades with the average life expectancy for Americans shortened by over seven months last year.
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US Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill
Dec 23, 2022 05:01The United States Senate has reached a last-minute deal just before Christmas to keep the government funded through the next fiscal year.
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US sanctions Russia's naval, marine sector entities
Dec 23, 2022 04:45The United States has decided to inflict sanctions on 10 entities operating in Russia's naval or marine sectors over, what Washington claims, Moscow's military operations against Ukraine's ports.
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US House moves to expand oversight after Trump tax revelations
Dec 23, 2022 04:39The United States House of Representatives has voted to expand oversight regarding presidents' tax payments after news came out that Donald Trump had not paid any income tax.