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Mercenary Prigozhin lays bare the strains of Putin's war

Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday delivered Vladimir Putin one of the few battlefield victories of the president’s 15-month war in Ukraine.

May 24, 2023 12:01 pm
 

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US lawmaker demands action against Chinese chip firm CXMT after Micron

The U.S. Commerce Department should put trade curbs on Chinese memory chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) after Beijing earlier this week banned the sale of some chips by U.S.-based Micron Technology Inc (MU.O), the chair of the U.S. House of Representatives’ committee on China said on Tuesday.

May 24, 2023 11:10 am
 

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U.S. signs agreement to continue Micronesia assistance under strategic pact

The United States said it signed agreements with Micronesia on Tuesday concluding negotiations to extend economic assistance to the island state under a strategic pact key to U.S. efforts to push back against China in the Pacific.

May 24, 2023 10:27 am
 

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Boris Johnson referred to police over possible new COVID rule breaches

Britain’s Boris Johnson has been referred to police over further potential breaches of lockdown rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, a charge the former prime minister’s office portrayed as “yet another politically motivated stitch up”.

May 24, 2023 9:53 am
 

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Republicans say little progress in debt ceiling talks with White House

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives said they were making little progress in negotiations with the White House over raising the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, with the nation facing the risk of default in as soon as nine days.

May 24, 2023 6:40 am
 

Australia

Australia welcomes US-Papua New Guinea defence pact

The Australian government welcomed a defence cooperation agreement between its closest neighbour Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the U.S.

May 23, 2023 3:24 pm
 

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Ireland to label alcoholic drinks with health warnings

Ireland will introduce mandatory health labelling of alcoholic drinks, warning of the links to cancer, liver disease and the risk of drinking while pregnant.

May 23, 2023 2:34 pm
 

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Pakistan in uncharted territory as army seeks to vanquish Imran Khan

Pakistan’s military has struck back after an unprecedented challenge to its hegemony by the popular Imran Khan and his followers.

May 23, 2023 1:28 pm
 

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Police to search Portuguese dam 16 years after Madeleine McCann vanished

Portuguese police will search a reservoir inland from where British three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared in 2007,.

May 23, 2023 12:34 pm
 

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School dormitory fire in Guyana may have been arson

An overnight fire in a school dormitory in Guyana that killed at least 19 children may have been arson, the country’s police and fire services said.

May 23, 2023 11:51 am
 

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China urges U.S. to meet it halfway, bring ties back on track

China’s foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States to have the right understanding of China, meet it halfway and bring bilateral relations back on track.

May 23, 2023 11:12 am
 

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Seven states reach 'historic' Colorado River water conservation deal

Seven U.S. states that depend on the overused Colorado River reached agreement to cut consumption.

May 23, 2023 10:47 am

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