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China-Taiwan war would end in ‘miserable victory’ -Taiwan minister

Taiwan’s Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng sits beside Director-General of National Security Bureau Chen Ming-tong at the parliament, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Taipei, Taiwan, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang By Reuters No matter who wins in any future war between Taiwan and China, it will be a “miserable victory”, Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng

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United Nations calls for handover of security to Somali forces

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to members of the media outside the Security Council chamber, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has advised the Security Council to maintain the current African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia until the end of the year, according to a letter

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Will China attack Taiwan after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?

A Photograph appear on the Internet Following Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, there were widespread concerns that China would take similar military action against Taiwan, although China claimed that Taiwan was not Ukraine. China is serious about bringing the island of Taiwan back to mainland China. Chinese fighter jets regularly enter Taiwan’s airspace, conducting patrols

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Pentagon says Poland’s jet offer for Ukraine ‘not tenable’

File – Two Polish Air Force Russian made Mig 29’s fly above and below two Polish Air Force U.S. made F-16’s fighter jets during the Air Show in Radom, Poland, on Aug. 27, 2011. In a private video call with American lawmakers over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a “desperate” plea to the

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Philippine authorities seize largest drug haul this year

In this undated photo provided by the New Zealand Police, some of the 613 kg. (1,351 lb.) of methamphetamine that it seized sits on display in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand police said Wednesday, March 2, 2022, they had seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine at the border and arrested six people in

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UK says it will back Poland if decides to send jets to Ukraine

British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace greets the crew onboard Danish frigate Niels Juel in Copenhagen, Denmark March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stine Jacobsen By Reuters British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Tuesday Britain would support Poland if it decided to provide Ukraine with fighter jets, but warned that doing so might have direct consequences for Poland.

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Russia becomes most sanctioned country in world

By Anadolu Agency Russia has become the world’s most sanctioned country due to its war on Ukraine, according to recent data. Moscow has been subjected to 2,778 new sanctions in just under two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, bringing the total to 5,532, according to the global sanctions monitoring database

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Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby

File – This June 30, 2021, file photo shows Bill Cosby gesturing outside his home in Elkins Park, Pa., after being released from prison. The Supreme Court said Monday, March, 7, 2022, it will not take up the sexual assault case against Cosby, leaving in place a decision by Pennsylvania’s highest court to throw out

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Macron keeps an open line to Putin as war in Ukraine rages

File – French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on Aug. 19, 2019. While most of the world is shunning Vladimir Putin, one world leader notably isn’t: French President Emmanuel Macron. The two men have spoken three times

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Former funder Al-Shabab Sharif travel Kenya to meet Uhuru Kenyatta

Presidential candidate Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed flew to Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, where he will meet with Uhuru Kenyatta and representatives from the United Arab Emirates, according to Kenyan officials told Somali Times. Sheikh Sharif, the former funder of Al-Shabab terrorist network, is said to have good relations with the United Arab Emirates, and their

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