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North Korea tests attack drones as Kim calls for 'absolute superiority'
North Korea has tested attack drones, cruise missiles and rocket launchers at a weapons demonstration, state media reported Friday, as Kim Jong Un called for faster development of military drone and artificial intelligence technology. The tests follow a series of weapons trials and rising tensions with South Korea.
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Japan Is Still Figuring Out How a Female Prime Minister Should Lead
Sanae Takaichi refuses to let gender define her politics, but her first year in office has made her a lightning rod for competing anxieties about women and power.
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Kim Jong Un Is Upgrading His Spy Network
In rare acknowledgment of intelligence operations, North Korea vows to make ‘radical’ upgrade to address a weakness
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Japan Builds Intelligence Agency It Hasn’t Had Since World War II
Facing threats from Russia and China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is turning to help from Western allies in forming a centralized agency.
New search for flight MH370 ends without breakthrough
Malaysia said Sunday that the latest search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ended in January without locating the aircraft, 12 years after the jet carrying 239 people disappeared in one of aviation’s enduring mysteries.
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Japan’s Takaichi Scores Landslide Win in Election Gamble
Increased majority empowers her to draw Japan closer to the U.S. and spend more on defense and industrial policy
China executes 11 in brutal scammer purge
Beijing has sent a chilling message to criminal gangs as it ramps up its war on a dark industry spreading across the globe.
Chinese Military Drills Send ‘Stern Warning’ After U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan
Beijing directs message at foreign forces with exercises around island
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End of an era as Bangladesh ex-PM Zia dies
Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladesh's three-time prime minister Khaleda Zia, who hoped to lead her nation one last time after elections next year, died on Tuesday aged 80.
Trump reacts to Bondi shooting
Donald Trump, King Charles and other world leaders have reacted with horror to the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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Multiple people killed in beach shooting in Australia (VIDEOS)
Two gunmen opened fire at Sydney’s Bondi Beach near a Hanukkah event, reports say
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