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Top US general calls off planned trip to Israel, Jordan in wake of Russia's Wagner affair
Jun 25, 2023 11:32Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, has canceled his planned trip to Israel in the wake of an abrupt armed mutiny by the Wagner private military group against the Russian leadership and his government.
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Beijing condemns US sanctions of Chinese firms over fentanyl
Jun 25, 2023 04:55China has condemned the United States for sanctioning several Chinese firms and individuals for allegedly trafficking chemicals used for the manufacturing of fentanyl, calling their arrests "arbitrary detention."
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Key US think tank pushes firmer anti-China policy over Taiwan
Jun 25, 2023 04:01A major US foreign policy think tank has called for stronger American measures against China over the self-ruled island of Taiwan, advocating closer military, diplomatic and economic ties with Chinese Taipei in face of Beijing’s insistence on reunification.
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Pakistan slams Biden-Modi talks as ‘misleading, unwarranted’
Jun 24, 2023 10:47Pakistan has blasted as “unwarranted” a joint statement issued by Washington and New Delhi following a meeting at the White House between US President Joe Biden and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing it of being a base for terrorist attacks.
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US intelligence: No direct evidence COVID-19 originated in China's Wuhan lab
Jun 24, 2023 06:24A declassified report has revealed that American intelligence agencies failed to find any direct evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology as US administrations and media have claimed for years.
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Titan and the trawler: Whose lives matter?
Jun 24, 2023 04:50Social media users have criticized mainstream media outlets for their stance on two recent tragedies.
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Russia bans more EU officials over new anti-Moscow sanctions
Jun 23, 2023 12:04Russia says it is denying entry to more European officials in response to a decision by the European Union to impose new sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine.
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Pentagon believes banned cluster munitions would be useful for Ukraine
Jun 23, 2023 03:57Despite a global ban on the use of cluster munitions, the US military believes they would help Ukraine push back against Russian forces.
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Russia says US reinforcing military presence in Syria
Jun 23, 2023 03:22Russia says the United States is reinforcing its military presence in Syria, despite calls by the Damascus government for the withdrawal of US troops.
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EU approves new sanctions against Russia
Jun 22, 2023 09:08European Union governments have agreed to the 11th package of sanctions on Russia, which enables the bloc to punish third countries and companies for circumventing existing measures.