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China threatens consequences over US warship's actions
Jamaica Observer 24 Mar 2023
BANGKOK (AP) — China threatened "serious consequences" Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security ... Both sides said their actions were justified under international law ... .
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US strikes Iran-backed facilities in Syria after drone kills American
Gulf News 24 Mar 2023
WASHINGTON. The US military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups whom it blamed for a drone attack that killed an American contractor, wounded another and also hurt five US troops, the Pentagon said ... Reuters was unable to independently confirm the toll. REPEATED ATTACKS ... FILE PHOTO. U.S ... REUTERS ... .
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Russia warns of nuclear retaliation if Ukraine tries to seize Crimea
London Evening Standard 24 Mar 2023
Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently the deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said Russia is prepared to use “absolutely any weapon” in the event of an attack on Crimea ... .
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Rishi Sunak can’t afford to ignore Israel’s collapsing democracy –its everyone’s problem
The Guardian 24 Mar 2023
As Rishi Sunak now meets the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, he and other western leaders should be worried about the events unfolding in Israel over the past 11 weeks.
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At Least 13 Dead in Latest Clash With Police Outside Rio De Janeiro
US News 24 Mar 2023
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - At least 13 people were killed in clashes with police just outside Brazil's seaside city of Rio de Janeiro after a raid... .
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‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to be freed from prison after intense US diplomacy
South China Morning Post 24 Mar 2023
The release of Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, follows intense diplomacy by the US, where he has permanent residency rights, and may help to ease tensions between the two countries ... .
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Finland’s president signs amendments into law for NATO
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 24 Mar 2023
HELSINKI -- The Finnish president on Thursday formally sealed the Nordic country's historic bid to join NATO by signing into law the required national legal amendments needed for membership in the Western military alliance ... Turkey has presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for May 14, and ratification is expected before that ... .
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Russia ‘will bomb any country that arrests Putin’ – Former Russian president
Joy Online 23 Mar 2023
Russia would bomb any country that arrests Vladimir Putin, a former Russian president has warned after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin over the abduction of Ukrainian children ... Mr Putin could face arrest in more than 100 countries that recognise the jurisdiction of the ICC warrant ... .
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Britain’s health crisis is holding back the economy
Gulf News 24 Mar 2023
Britain is becoming a sick society. I don’t mean this merely in a figurative sense, that the country is suffering from an epidemic of depravity and knife crime. Sixteen per cent of the British labour force — one in six — report that they suffer from long-term health problems ... More on the UK ... Long-term health problems ... The future doesn’t look any better.
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Ukrainian troops to launch counter attack ‘very soon’ as Russians run out of steam
Irish Independent 24 Mar 2023
Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for four months, will launch a long-awaited counterassault “very soon” now that Russia’s huge winter offensive is losing steam without taking Bakhmut, Ukraine’s top ground forces commander said yesterday ... Just like with every city and village that suffered because of the occupiers,” he wrote. .
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Deutsche Bank shares drop amid global jitters over banks
Federal News Radio 24 Mar 2023
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shares in Deutsche Bank fell sharply Friday, dragging down major European banks and leading German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to express confidence in the solidity of the country’s largest lender as fears about the global financial system sent fresh shudders through the markets ... READ MORE ... Federal News Network's CX Exchange ... U.S.
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Saudi Arabia and Syria ‘in talks to restore ties’
Al Jazeera 24 Mar 2023
The channel added that the foreign ministry source was commenting on international media reports ... The re-establishment of ties between Riyadh and Damascus would mark the most significant development yet in moves by Arab states to normalise ties with al-Assad, who was shunned by many Western and Arab states after Syria’s civil war began in 2011 ... .
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China’s opposition to TikTok sale complicates the picture — and relations with the U.S.
The Los Angeles Times 24 Mar 2023
The latest U.S.-China clash over the popular social media app TikTok is likely to worsen the already-deteriorating relationship between the two countries, as Beijing and Washington tussle over software bans, technology exports and concerns about espionage and national security ... Here's where the dispute stands ... The U.S ... citizens. In China, many U.S ... .
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Philippines urges China to curb coercion, intimidation over sea dispute
La Prensa Latina 24 Mar 2023
Manila, Mar 24 (EFE).- The Philippines urged China on Friday to curb “coercion and intimidation” in their dispute over islands in the South China Sea during a meeting in Manila between the vice foreign ministers of each country ... And we have also advanced our practical cooperation and our mutual trust,” he added ... 6 ... EFE. fsg/tw Tags.
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Netanyahu met with 'traitor' chants by protesters in London
The Jerusalem Post 24 Mar 2023
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met with protests and chants of "traitor, traitor!" by Jews and Israelis living in the United Kingdom who gathered outside 10 Downing Street on Friday morning to protest Netanyahu's arrival for talks with British counterpart Rishi Sunak ... to 6 p.m. local time ... Zvika Klein contributed to this report. .