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China tells US it will ‘not hesitate to start war’ over Taiwan
Al Jazeera 10 Jun 2022
China will “not hesitate to start a war” and “smash to smithereens” any Taiwan independence efforts, its defence minister warned his US counterpart in the pair’s first face-to-face talks ... Despite the combative words, Wei said the talks with Austin “went smoothly” ... ‘Operational behaviour’ ... ‘Authoritarian expansionism’ ... .
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Former Bolivian president sentenced to 10 years in prison
The Times of India 11 Jun 2022
BOLIVIA. Former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Anez was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday on charges linked to her assumption of office in 2019 amid violent protests that led to the resignation and exile of her predecessor, Evo Morales ... The defense said she will appeal the decision ... Morales has denied there was fraud ... Looking for Something? ... .
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US blasts China’s ‘destabilizing’ military activity near Taiwan
The Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Jun 2022
In an address to the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singap... .
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Australian gov't to compensate French shipbuilder for canceled submarine contract
China.dot.org 11 Jun 2022
The Australian government on Saturday agreed to pay a French shipbuilder 830 million Australian dollars after tearing up a submarine contract. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government will pay Naval Group 830 million Australian dollars (585.3 million U.S ... dollars), making it one of the biggest defense contracts in the Australian history.
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Biden, Leaders Reach Migration Pact Despite Attendance Flap
NBC Bay Area 11 Jun 2022
President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders on Friday announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees. “The Los Angeles Declaration” is perhaps the biggest achievement of the Summit of the Americas, which was undercut by differences over Biden’s invitation list ... Politics ... Jan ... U.S ... .
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Civilians flee intense fighting in contested eastern Ukraine
Independent Online 11 Jun 2022
Civilians fled intense fighting in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a grinding battle of attrition for key cities in the country's industrial heartland. Mostly women, children and elderly residents left on a special evacuation train that departed from the city of Pokrovsk and headed west ... ___. BIDEN ... U.S ... ___ ... ___ ... ___.
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Joe Biden says Ukraine’s Zelensky brushed off warnings of Russia’s invasion
South China Morning Post 11 Jun 2022photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
The January 6 panel said Trump incited an ‘attempted coup’. Will it kill him or make him stronger?
The Guardian 11 Jun 2022
Donald Trump achieved another first in US presidential history on Thursday night ... ....
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Mexico City ban on bullfighting extended indefintely
ABC News 11 Jun 2022
MEXICO CITY -- A judge extended a ban on bullfighting in Mexico City indefinitely, raising the likelihood that the season will be cancelled at what claims to be the world’s largest remaining venue. La Plaza Mexico, as the stadium is know, issued a statement Friday calling on fans to protest the ruling ... .
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UN issues war crimes warning over death sentences in Ukraine war
Al Jazeera 10 Jun 2022
The United Nations has declared that unfair trials of prisoners of war amounts to war crimes, after three foreigners captured while fighting with Ukraine forces were sentenced to death by pro-Russian rebels ... “Such trials against prisoners of war amount to a war crime,” she added ... ‘Mercenaries’ ... Shows once more Russia's complete disregard for int ... .
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Dom Phillips: Possible human remains found in hunt for journalist
BBC News 11 Jun 2022
Brazilian police have found possible human remains in their search for UK journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. The police say experts will analyse the "organic material" found in a river near the town of Atalaia do Norte in the remote Amazon rainforest ... They reportedly had a new boat and plenty of fuel ... Top Stories ... .
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UK Courts Allows Extradition Of Rwandan Asylum Seekers
MENA FN 11 Jun 2022
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) LONDON, June 10 (KUNA) -- The UK High Court gave the green light on Friday to a planned flight to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda next Tuesday, according to a BBC report ... He ruled against a temporary block on the deportation flights before the full hearing on the policy in July, the report noted ... .
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British nationals arrested in Greece over 300kg cocaine destined for Australia, Europe
Greek City Times 11 Jun 2022
Four British national have been arrested over 300kg of cocaine found in an banana shipment from South America, reported Sky News. According to the news report, on Friday the suspects were arrested at a house near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on drug smuggling charges ... Tags ... No Newer Articles. 0. 0. Kosta Papadopoulos June 11, 2022 ... .
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‘It isn’t about politics – it’s about money’: will Hollywood take Johnny Depp back?
The Guardian 11 Jun 2022
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Russia's war prompts regional rush to become EU candidates
BBC News 11 Jun 2022
European Union leaders are to decide later this month whether to welcome Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia as candidate states for membership of the European Union. Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted the three former Soviet republics to submit emergency applications in the first weeks of the war ... "Let's be open and frank here ... Features ... .