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Taiwan’s reunification countdown has begun
Asiatimes 08 Aug 2022
The announcement will likely leave US officialdom as clueless – or at any rate pretend-clueless – as was betrayed by their statements when Taiwanese officials said Chinese aircraft and warships had rehearsed an attack on the island on Saturday ... As a special envoy in 1971, Kissinger was an advance man and icebreaker.
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Donald Trump says FBI raided his Florida home, broke into his safe
The Times of India 09 Aug 2022
Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe, possibly connected to a U.S ... "They even broke into my safe!" ... senator from Connecticut ... The U.S ... Trump," as well as with certain individuals in Trump's inner circle including attorneys , Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani ... .
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Israel: Troops kill 2 Palestinian gunmen in West Bank clash
San Francisco Chronicle 09 Aug 2022
Israel has conducted near nightly arrest raids in the West Bank in recent months as part of a crackdown on Palestinian militant groups, foremost Islamic Jihad, in the aftermath of a string of deadly attacks targeting Israelis earlier this year that left 19 people dead ... .
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Homeless after deportation, migrants in Tijuana demand government help
La Prensa Latina 09 Aug 2022
By Manuel Ayala ... “Since then, there have been various government administrations that have done the same thing, removing migrants from the area known as ‘El Bordo’ (the side), taking them to rehabilitation centers without their consent, causing everything to fall apart,” he said ... “It has been very complicated ... EFE. ma/tw Tags ....
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Taiwanese foreign minister says China using drills as excuse to prepare for invasion
Gulf Daily News 09 Aug 2022
Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as an excuse to prepare for an invasion of the self-ruled island ... "I'm concerned they are moving as much as they are," Biden told reporters in Delaware, referring to China.
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Russia suspends US inspections of its nuclear arsenals under New START treaty
Anadolu Agency 09 Aug 2022
. Russia informed the US on Monday that it is temporarily suspending American inspections of its nuclear weapons sites under the 2010 Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) ... The statement stressed that the measures had a "temporary character." ... .
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Two more grain ships leave Ukraine, bringing total to 12 under new deal
Hong Kong Standard 09 Aug 2022
Two more grain-carrying ships left Ukraine's Chornomorsk port on Tuesday, Turkey's defense ministry said, as part of a deal to unblock Ukrainian sea exports, bringing the total to leave the country under a safe passage deal to 12. ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... personnel are working. ... (Reuters). .
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Taiwan begins live-fire artillery drill simulating defence against China attack
Korea Times 09 Aug 2022photo: Creative Commons / President.gov.ua
Russian Nuclear Blackmail: Zelensky Calls On The World To Increase Sanctions Against Russia
MENA FN 09 Aug 2022
(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the international community to increase sanctions against the Russian Federation for creating the threat of a nuclear ... .
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Trump wanted his advisors to be like ‘German generals in WWII,’ according to a new book - The Jerusalem Post
WorldNews.com 09 Aug 2022
Former President Donald Trump wanted his military advisors to be more like. “the German generals in World War II,” ... Trump reportedly relayed this vision to Chief of Staff John Kelly as part of his irritation that his own... read full story.
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US not trying to 'outdo' world powers in Africa, says Blinken
The Jordan Times 09 Aug 2022
Speaking in the South African capital Pretoria on Monday, Blinken said the United States did not see the region as the "latest playing field in a competition between great powers" ... Pandor described Russia as a "negligible economic partner" for South Africa but added she was glad the United States was not asking her country to take sides.
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Iran official rejects report of 'final text' in Vienna talks with Europeans
Press TV 09 Aug 2022
"Given the continuation of discussions on several important remaining issues, we are not yet at a stage where we can talk about the finalization of the text," the unnamed official was quoted as saying by IRNA news agency late Monday ... The negotiations to revive the deal through removing US sanctions on Iran have dragged on since April 2021 ... ....
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Pop music and 'Grease' star Olivia Newton-John dead at age 73
Sowetan Live 09 Aug 2022
Singer Olivia Newton-John, who soared to the top of ...
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ANÁLISIS | La extraordinaria tormenta política desatada por el allanamiento del FBI en el resort de Trump en Florida
CNN 09 Aug 2022
(CNN) -- El allanamiento del FBI en el resort de Florida de Donald Trump es un acontecimiento extraordinario e histórico dado que se centró en un expresidente de Estados Unidos y provocó un alboroto político que él podría utilizar para avivar su probable candidatura a la Casa Blanca en 2024 ... ¡Incluso irrumpieron en mi caja fuerte!", dijo Trump ... .
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Afghanistan: One year since the Taliban takeover
The Times of India 09 Aug 2022
The Taliban stormed back to power a year ago as US-led forces withdrew from the country, two decades after first ousting the hardline Islamist regime. As the United States and its allies begin withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan, the Taliban launch a final offensive to win back control of the country they ran between 1996 and 2001.