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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and USFJ Commander Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider at Yokota Air Force Base

2023-02-03
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US alleges Chinese spy balloon flew over sensitive military site

The United States is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon seen over the country’s airspace for a couple of days, but the Pentagon has decided not to shoot it down due to the risk of harm to people on the ground, officials have said. A senior defence official told Pentagon reporters on Thursday the US has “very high confidence” it is a Chinese high-altitude balloon

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., talks to reporters as she leaves the House chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

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Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

House Republicans voted Thursday to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her past comments that many viewed as antisemitic. Critics say the move was about revenge. Nikole Killion reports. ...

Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traore protest against France and the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS in the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Burkina urges 'federation' with Mali for joint clout - Urdu Point

Burkina Faso's prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries form a "federation" to boost their economic clout, his office said Ouagadougou, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Feb, 2023 ) :Burkina Faso's prime minister, in a...read full story "We could create a flexible federation that would be mutually reinforcing and respect

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin took part in the parade, which took place in Naypyidaw, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

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Why Myanmar’s opposition is calling for a ban on jet fuel

When the Myanmar military helicopters opened fire, first-graders Phone Tay Za and his cousin, Lin Lin, rushed to take cover behind a tamarind tree in their schoolyard, located on the grounds of a monastery, in Let Yat Kone village in the central Sagaing region. It was just after noon on September 16. The children had been squeezing in their last few minutes of play before

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, listens during a press conference

China hopes Japan can stop 'right-wing forces' from provoking disputes in East China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem, Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

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With rare China trip, Blinken aims to steady rocky relationship

By Humeyra Pamuk and Michael Martina (Reuters) – When U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing next week there will be plenty to disagree about, from Taiwan to chips and trade. But they will both be trying to answer the same question: How can the world’s two biggest economies avoid a new Cold War? Ties between the superpowers have frayed

FILE - Migrant teens eat lunch at a "tender-age" facility for babies, children and teens, in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, on Aug. 29, 2019, in San Benito, Texas.

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Nearly 1,000 migrant families still separated by Trump-era policy

Years after a widely criticised United States policy known as “family separation” forcibly took migrant children away from their families at the southern border, nearly 1,000 have yet to be returned. Officials said on Thursday that a task force created under US President Joe Biden has reunited about 689 children with their families. Another 2,176 children were reconnected with

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Latin America Makes Little Progress Against Corruption - InSight Crime

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are stagnating in their struggle with corruption, with most unable or unwilling to challenge robust criminal networks that profit from longstanding graft, a major new report has shown. Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2022 (CPI), which ranks 180 ...ead full story "These people directly benefit from the work of

Demonstrator display placards accusing China for supporting Myanmar military during a protest against the military coup outside the Chinese embassy in Yangon, Myanmar Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

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Myanmar dispatch: two years after the military coup, Myanmar people stage a ‘silent strike’

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Here, one of our correspondents who must remain anonymous offers her perspective on circumstances and events in Myanmar two years after the military coup. The text has only been

President Joe Biden hugs first lady Jill Biden, his son Hunter Biden and daughter Ashley Biden after being sworn-in during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2021

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Hunter Biden attorneys call for criminal probes into figures involved in disseminating laptop contents: reports

Lawyers for Hunter Biden are requesting that federal and state investigators look into those who accessed and spread his personal data from his stolen laptop, including Rudy Giuliani and a number of allies of former President Trump, in a series of letters sent Wednesday, according to multiple reports. The letters to the attorney general of Delaware, the Department of Justice

Pope Francis, second from left, looks at traditional dancers performing at the Martyrs' Stadium In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Francis is in Congo and South Sudan for a six-day trip, hoping to bring comfort and encouragement to two countries that have been riven by poverty, conflicts and what he calls a

Pope Francis consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’

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Photo of a group of people standing in front of a building, London, United Kingdom

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China urges UK to stop manipulating BNO scheme

Chinese Embassy in the UK said on Wednesday China firmly opposes and strongly condemns UK's wrongful remarks on so-called 2-year anniversary of "HK BNO scheme". The UK must stop interfering in HKSAR's affairs and China's internal affairs, said a spokesperson of the embassy. The following is a readout of the spokesperson's comments on the report: Question: The UK Home Office

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EU Commission head urges ‘immediate action’ on migration

The president of the European Commission urged the EU to take “immediate action” Wednesday on migration, including the reinforcement of infrastructure at land border between Türkiye and Bulgaria. Speaking at the European Parliament plenary session, Ursula von der Leyen said, “there are without any doubt

2022 protests in favor of the goverment of change and unity in Israel

Mass protests for Israeli ‘democratic rights’ silent on Palestinian oppression

Opposition demonstrations of more than 100,000 people have taken place in Israeli cities since the new extreme right-wing government, including undisguised fascist ministers, took office on Dec. 30. The protests, in the name of democracy, have been organized by multiple organizations and politicians focusing particularly on the new government’s attempt to weaken the judicial

People gather outside closed stores in Honiara, Solomon Islands, following an earthquake, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022

US opens embassy in Solomon Islands to counter China

The United States opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands Thursday in its latest move to counter China's push into the Pacific. The embassy in the capital, Honiara, is starting small, with a charged\u2019 affaires, a couple of State Department staff and a handful of local employees. The US previously operated an embassy in the Solomon Islands for five years before closing it

Vietnam Communist party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, center left, is presented with a bouquet by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, center right, in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Vietnam sees a shared future more with China than US

The resignation of Vietnamese president Nguyen Xuan Phuc last month had an inevitability about it. The media were rife with speculation for weeks implicating Phuc’s close family members in corruption scandals. Several dozen officials, including two deputy prime ministers, were earlier removed from their positions in major scandals of price-fixing and kickbacks for Covid-19 test

File: Fire and smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.

Israeli air strikes target Gaza overnight amid escalating violence in region

The Israeli military said it struck in Gaza overnight on Thursday, hours after it intercepted a rocket launched from Gaza and

File - A remote controlled drone launches from the flight deck of the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) during a missile exercise (MSLEX) in the Philippine Sea, March 16, 2019. MSLEXs are designed to increase the tactical proficiency, lethality, and interoperability of participating units in an era of great power competition.

US seals crucial military deal with the Philippines close to China ‘flashpoints’

Deal expands Washington’s access to military bases close to Taiwan and the South China Sea The Philippines has granted the United States expanded access to its military bases, greatly enhancing Washington’s presence in the region at a time of growing concern about Chinese aggression. Washington

From the walls to individual houses, each building in Deoksugung Palace shows how the old Korean Palace villages looked like. Located in Seoul, South Korea. Taken on August 2019.

Korean court says stolen statue must return to Japan

The 50-centimeter (20-inch) gilt bronze Buddha statue was one of two stolen from Tsushima's Kannonji temple by thieves who attempted to sell them in Korea. Korea Times file A Korean court ruled Wednesday that a 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue should be sent back to a Japanese temple from where it was stolen in 2012. The statue's return had been put on hold for years after a

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to go to the House of Commons

Sunak marks 100 days as UK prime minister as problems mount

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has angry unions to the left of him, anxious Conservative Party lawmakers to the right and, in the middle, millions of voters he must win over to avert electoral defeat. It’s a daunting situation for Sunak, who on Thursday marks 100 days in office, more than twice the number of his ill-fated predecessor, Liz Truss. Installed as Conservative

Wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ grips Japan’s restaurant world

Italian mob suspect Edgardo Greco found working as pizza chef after 16 years on run

After Netanyahu talks, President Macron warns of Iran nuclear 'consequences'

US alleges Chinese spy balloon flew over sensitive military site

Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

Burkina urges 'federation' with Mali for joint clout - Urdu Point

Why Myanmar’s opposition is calling for a ban on jet fuel

China hopes Japan can stop 'right-wing forces' from provoking disputes in East China Sea

With rare China trip, Blinken aims to steady rocky relationship

Nearly 1,000 migrant families still separated by Trump-era policy

Latin America Makes Little Progress Against Corruption - InSight Crime

Myanmar dispatch: two years after the military coup, Myanmar people stage a ‘silent strike’

Hunter Biden attorneys call for criminal probes into figures involved in disseminating laptop contents: reports

Pope Francis consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’

China urges UK to stop manipulating BNO scheme

EU Commission head urges ‘immediate action’ on migration

Mass protests for Israeli ‘democratic rights’ silent on Palestinian oppression

US opens embassy in Solomon Islands to counter China

Vietnam sees a shared future more with China than US

Israeli air strikes target Gaza overnight amid escalating violence in region

US seals crucial military deal with the Philippines close to China ‘flashpoints’

Korean court says stolen statue must return to Japan

Sunak marks 100 days as UK prime minister as problems mount

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