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Beijing responds to $100mn US-Taiwan arms deal

Beijing strongly condemned a possible $100mn deal between the US and Taiwan, aimed at improving and sustaining its missile system.During…

2 years ago

Germany promises ‘very tough sanctions’ on Russia

Russia will face serious consequences if it decides to launch a military incursion into Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned…

2 years ago

France’s Macron claims he averted Russian invasion of Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed a breakthrough in the tense standoff between Russia and Ukraine, taking credit after supposedly…

2 years ago

Steer clear of the word ‘Jew’, dictionary says

Duden – a dictionary that has earned the status of the ‘gold standard’ for the German language – has landed…

2 years ago

Judge rules on protesting by honking

A judge in Ottawa has issued a 10-day injunction order for some parts of the Canadian capital, which requires truckers…

2 years ago

Czech president contradicts intelligence agencies on ‘Russian bombing’

The Czech Security Information Service has no information that Russian agents were connected to two explosions of ammunition warehouses in…

2 years ago

China doubles down on NATO expansion

China’s mission to the EU has explained why Beijing endorsed Moscow’s call for NATO expansion to be curbed. The statement…

2 years ago

Chimps do what we thought only humans could, study reveals

A team of researchers from Osnabruck University in Germany claim to have observed a behavior in chimpanzees that was previously…

2 years ago

Bitcoin billions for Russia if it regulates crypto – report

Russia could collect up to 1 trillion rubles ($13 billion) per year by regulating and taxing cryptocurrency transactions, analysts for…

2 years ago

Putin offers Ukrainian ex-president political asylum after talks with Macron

Moscow is ready to offer political asylum to Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko and others who face political persecution by…

2 years ago