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German military ramping up recruitment – defense ministry

Moscow has meanwhile accused Berlin of playing a key role in fueling “hysterical Russophobia” in Europe ...

Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 22: The Empathy Mirror – Leveraging the power of protected relatability

Why we pity some but not others hinges on personal likeness and situational closeness...

Trump fires statistics official after US posts weak job numbers

Recent data was rigged to harm him politically, the American president has claimed ...

Ukraine must say ‘yes’ to gay marriage — EU state

Sweden says Kiev must allow homosexual weddings in order to meet the bloc’s standards ...

US and China face different challenges in tackling childhood pneumonia outbreaks

The United States and China are both dealing with outbreaks of pneumonia among children, but the causes and responses are different in each country....

Myanmar Rebels Capture Dozens of Security Forces as Fighting Intensifies

A coalition of ethnic armed groups in Myanmar said on Monday (Nov 13) that they had captured more than 40 security personnel, including a...

Xi Jinping says China is willing to work with South Korea ahead of summit with Japan

Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his willingness to work with South Korea to promote a strategic partnership that adapts to the changing times, according...

Taliban detains 18 humanitarian workers from Swiss NGO in Kabul

The Taliban have detained 18 staff members of a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Afghanistan, including a U.S. citizen, the group said on Friday. The...

China Bans iPhone Use for Government Officials at Work

China has ordered its central government officials not to use Apple’s iPhone and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office,...

Japan PM condemns China over stone-throwing at embassy schools

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has slammed China for allowing protesters to throw stones at Japanese embassy schools in Beijing and Shanghai, calling it...

Pakistan PM to dissolve parliament ahead of elections

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Wednesday that he will advise the president to dissolve the parliament, three days before its five-year term...

Train Derailment in Pakistan Kills 15, Injures 40

At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured when a train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Sunday, officials said....

Philippines protests China’s water cannon attack on its boats in South China Sea

The Philippines has lodged a strong protest against China for blocking and firing water cannons at two of its supply boats in the disputed...

Beijing and nearby provinces face severe flooding risk as China issues red alert for heavy rain

China has issued a red alert for torrential rain in Beijing and several surrounding provinces, warning of possible floods and landslides as the country...

Pakistan in Out-of-School Children Crisis says Unicef education specialist

Pakistan has the second-highest number of out-of-school children in the world, after Nigeria. This means that millions of children are not receiving the education...

Taiwan faces massive Chinese military threat as warplanes and navy ships swarm its territory

China sends large group of warplanes, navy ships towards Taiwan in forceful display. China has escalated its military activities near Taiwan, sending dozens of warplanes...

Six killed in knife attack at Chinese kindergarten

A man armed with a knife stormed into a kindergarten in eastern China on Monday, killing six people and injuring 14 others, state media...

China expands anti-espionage law to target foreign entities and individuals

China has approved a sweeping expansion of its anti-espionage law, giving it more power to monitor, investigate and punish foreign entities and individuals suspected...

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