China sounds alarm after Philippines and US announce 'mega drills'
Google lays off employees, shifts some roles abroad
At least 100 dead in Pakistan and Afghanistan as flooding continues
Please, no more strained Lawrence Wong analogies and cheesy tributes before he even becomes PM
FAM and its president Hamidin Mohd Amin are in a crisis that requires an urgent solution
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Ukraine and Russia trade strikes as US gears up for key vote
Ukraine and Russia both accused each other of deadly strikes on civilians Saturday, as US lawmakers prepared to vote on a $61 billion aid package Kyiv hopes will boost its flagging war effort.Ukraine has in recent months pleaded for more air defences from its Western allies as it struggles to fend off a surge in deadly attacks on civilian infrastructure.
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I Went To Columbine And Knew The Shooters. Here's What I Struggle With 25 Years Later.
"The shame of Columbine’s notoriety and the guilt of knowing killers meant that I hid my past. I stayed mostly silent about my experience for years."
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Kenya pays military homage to army chief killed in copter crash
With a 19-gun cannon salute and a religious ceremony Kenya on Saturday paid a military tribute to its army chief who died in a helicopter accident this week.In June 2021, at least 10 soldiers died when their helicopter crashed during a training exercise to the south of Nairobi.
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Blast at Iraq army base kills one, wounds others
One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday.The Iraqi security forces' media unit said "an explosion and a fire" hit the Kalsu base in the early hours of Saturday, leaving one person dead and eight wounded.
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China says AUKUS risks nuclear proliferation in Pacific
China's foreign minister on Saturday accused Western powers in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and risking nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific.AUKUS also "raises serious nuclear proliferation risks", the Chinese foreign minister told reporters after meeting with his Papua New Guinea counterpart Justin Tkatchenko.
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Hamas leader Haniyeh to hold Turkey talks
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh will meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday with Middle East tensions at a high after Israel's reported attack on Iran and Gaza bracing for a new Israeli offensive.According to press reports, that have never been denied, Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders were in Istanbul when the attacks were launched.
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Musk says Tesla's Full Self-Driving may enter China very soon
Musk said "It may be possible very soon" while replying to an X post by a user asking when the EV maker would launch FSD in China. The Musk-led EV maker rolled out FSD four years ago but has yet to make it available in China despite customers urging it to do so. Other Chinese automakers have been seeking to gain an advantage over Tesla by rolling out similar software.
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