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US ran disinformation campaign against Iran, Russia and China, research reveals
Aug 26, 2022 08:40Recent research has revealed details of what appears to have been long-running US disinformation campaigns aimed at Iran, Russia, and China on social media platforms, as well as the use of dozens of fake accounts to propagate pro-Western narratives.
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Emboldened by Western support, Taiwan announces record military budget
Aug 25, 2022 08:20Emboldened by expressions of support by the United States and other Western countries, Chinese Taipei has announced a record military budget, in what would further raise tensions with Beijing.
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Iran receives US response to EU nuclear deal text, review underway: Kan’ani
Aug 25, 2022 01:06Iran has received a response from the United States on its comments to the European Union's draft proposal aimed at salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal and lifting draconian US sanctions, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
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China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest from worst heatwave on record
Aug 24, 2022 06:27China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
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Chinese research ship leaves Sri Lanka after riling India, US
Aug 23, 2022 09:36A Chinese research vessel departed from Sri Lanka's Hambantota port on Monday after six days marked by tensions between India and China with New Delhi becoming increasingly uneasy over Beijing’s growing influence in the region.
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US governor meets Taiwan president after China drills amid escalating tensions
Aug 22, 2022 02:43A US Republican governor has visited Taiwan and met with President Tsai Ing-wen, becoming the latest American official to visit the self-ruled island amid escalating tensions with China.
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Japan mulls deploying long-range missiles 'to counter China'
Aug 21, 2022 08:22Japan has been considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability "to counter the growing regional military clout of China."
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Afghanistan a living example of US belligerence: China
Aug 20, 2022 11:20China says Afghanistan is a living example of what the United States’ belligerence creates; the nation still suffers from the impact of two decades of war, which reduced the country to rubble and ruined the future of an entire generation.
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UK says Putin 'has no moral right' to sit at G20 summit
Aug 20, 2022 11:17Russian President Vladimir Putin has “no moral right” to attend the Group of 20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia, a spokesperson for Britain's foreign secretary says.
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Putin, Xi to attend G20 summit in Bali, confirms Indonesian president
Aug 19, 2022 07:25Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are planning to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Bali in November this year, according to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.