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China wants to seize Taiwan on "much faster timeline”, says US’s Blinken
Hong Kong Standard 18 Oct 2022
Beijing wants to seize Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" than previously considered, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, warning that President Xi Jinping was leading China in a more aggressive direction. ... "It is more repressive at home; it's more aggressive abroad ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android.
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N.Korea fires shots to warn S.Korea, urges ‘enemies’ to stop causing tensions -KCNA
FX Empire 19 Oct 2022photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko
Next pandemic may come from melting glaciers, new data shows
The Guardian 19 Oct 2022
The next pandemic may come not from bats or birds but from matter in melting ice, according to new data ... For instance, in 2016 an outbreak of anthrax in northern Siberia that killed a child and infected at least seven other people was attributed to a heatwave that melted permafrost and exposed an infected reindeer carcass ... .
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Snake on a plane: reptile causes emotional turbulence on United Airlines jet
The Guardian 19 Oct 2022
The unexpected appearance of a live snake on a plane caused some turbulence among business-class passengers aboard a United Airlines jet at the end of a flight from Florida to New Jersey ... There were no injuries, no impact to airport operations, and the plane later departed Newark, she said ... .
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Who Donated Wheat to Afghanistan — Ukraine or US?
Voa News 19 Oct 2022
As the cold season starts in landlocked Afghanistan, concerns are mounting about widespread hunger, particularly in the rugged parts of the country where the first snowfall blocks the roads. This year there is hope that 30,000 metric tons of wheat coming from another war-torn country, Ukraine, will mitigate the hunger for some Afghans. The U.N ... No ... .
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‘We want respect’: Putin’s authority tested in Central Asia
Al Jazeera 18 Oct 2022
Sensing that Russia has been weakened by its war in Ukraine, some of its closest allies in Central Asia are displaying a newly assertive streak ... “We want respect. Nothing else. Respect,” said Emomali Rahmon, Tajikistan’s president since 1994, complaining that Moscow’s attitude had not improved since the Soviet era. Putin listened uncomfortably ... .
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Biden to release 15 million barrels from oil reserve with more possible
The Los Angeles Times 19 Oct 2022
WASHINGTON — . President Biden will announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S ... Biden will deliver remarks Wednesday to announce the drawdown from the strategic reserve, senior administration officials said Tuesday on the condition of anonymity to outline Biden’s plans ... Biden will also say that the U.S ... Saudis accuse U.S.
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Malaysia arrests Mossad spy network and frees a Palestinian
Middle East Monitor 18 Oct 2022
On Monday, media outlets revealed that the Malaysian authorities had dismantled a spy network affiliated with the Israeli Mossad, consisting of 11 Malaysians ... ....
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Zelensky: One-third of Ukraine’s power stations destroyed in past week
The Hill 18 Oct 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russian missiles and strikes have knocked out power for roughly one-third of the country. Zelensky tweeted that since Oct. 10, shelling has caused “massive blackouts across the country,” which he said amounted to a terrorist attack ... study ... .
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New Video Footage Shows Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie’s Last Moments in Public Before Her Death
The Epoch Times 18 Oct 2022photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite
Ilhan Omar bashes Donald Trump over antisemitism
The Jerusalem Post 18 Oct 2022
Rep. Ilhan Omar has drawn criticism for her comments about antisemitism and remarks made by former US President Donald Trump in a Tuesday interview with Mehdi Hasan on MSNBC ... "Antisemitism is on the rise and all of us have a responsibility to condemn it," Omar continued ... ... Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) participates in a news conference outside the U.S ... .
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Australia reverse decision to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The Siasat Daily 18 Oct 2022
Canberra. The Australian government on Tuesday announced that it has reversed a 2018 decision to recognise West Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. A statement citing Foreign Minister Penny Wong said ... “This reverses the (former Prime Minister Scott) Morrison government’s recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel ... Also Read ... .
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US, EU warn Tehran on supply of drones to Russia in Ukraine war
The Arab Weekly 18 Oct 2022
BRUSSELS-. Several European Union foreign ministers on Monday called for sanctions against Iran over the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia, as the bloc agreed a separate set of asset freezes and travel bans over Tehran’s crackdown on protests ... "This is something that we agree with." ... (AFP) ... “We are following very closely the use of drones ... .
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