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‘Collapsed’: Sri Lankan Prime Minister declares nation now ‘bankrupt’
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China says it 'will fight to the very end' to stop Taiwanese independence
China will "fight to the very end" to stop Taiwanese independence, the country's defence minister vowed Sunday, stoking already soaring tensions with the United States over the island.
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Biden says China 'flirting with danger' over Taiwan
US President Joe Biden has warned China is "flirting with danger" over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it is attacked.
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Biden says he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan
U.S. president's comments appear to be a departure from existing U.S. policy of so-called strategic ambiguity
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Fears mount over North Korea’s next move
Intelligence agencies have voiced apprehension over Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to Korea with a warning “there is no way to stop North Korea now”.
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North Korea makes ‘striking capabilities’ pledge
Statement comes several days after Pyongyang claimed it test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile
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No survivors found after China plane crash: aviation authority
Chinese aviation authorities said they had found no survivors so far from a crashed China Eastern jet nearly 36 hours after it plunged.
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Plane carrying 132 crashes in China, casualties unknown
A China Eastern passenger jet carrying 132 people has crashed in southwest China with an unknown number of casualties.
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South Korean opposition candidate becomes president
Yoon Suk-yeol wins the race to succeed Moon Jae-in in one of the country’s most contentious elections in recent memory
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict may have just prevented WW3
Sanctions on Russia have all but collapsed its economy. If the same sanctions were placed on China, it would be disastrous and extreme.
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This Is the Russia-China Friendship that Nixon Feared
President Xi Jinping of China makes no secret of his view that of the United States is a fading superpower that is intent on blocking China’s ascent to its rightful place in the world.
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‘In range’: Kim’s shocking boast targets US
An incredible statement out of North Korea has threatened the US mainland specifically, warning its arsenal could “shake the world”.
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Race to salvage US F-35C fighter jet that crashed in hostile South China Sea
Fears that subs from China, which claims the area, could be first to reach wreckage that plunged from deck of aircraft carrier
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North Korea claims another ‘hypersonic missile’ test
The missile launched by Pyongyang on Tuesday is alleged to be an “improved” version of a munition tested earlier this year
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North Korea fires possible ballistic missile, says Japanese coast guard
North Korea fired what may be a ballistic missile on Tuesday, the Japanese coast guard said, the second apparent missile launch in less than a week after the reclusive state's leader urged the military to make more military advances.
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In 'zero-Covid' Hong Kong, this is what happens when you test positive
Hong Kong deems travelers from the United Kingdom as a high-risk for the Omicron variant, subject to its most stringent quarantine and testing measures -- which include spending the first four days at a government camp.
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Yuzhou: Second Chinese city forced into Covid lockdown
China has put a second city into total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were discovered.
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar court sentences ousted leader to four years jail
Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to four years in prison, the first in a series of verdicts that could jail her for life.
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North Korea tests new long-range cruise missile
North Korea has tested a new long-range cruise missile capable of hitting much of Japan, state media said on Monday.
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Afghanistan war: Taliban back brutal rule as they strike for power
The Taliban fighters we meet are stationed just 30 minutes from one of Afghanistan's largest cities, Mazar-i-Sharif.
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