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Japan makes major shift from pacificism policy

Tokyo has further drifted away from its proclaimed post-WWII pacifist stance, allowing arms sales to 17 nations ...

UK special forces resigning en masse over war crimes probe – media

Soldiers are reportedly resigning as an inquiry examines alleged killings of civilians and cover-ups...

War on Iran sparks gas theft epidemic

Incidents of driving off without paying in Britain are up 27%, while Americans report...

US limits intelligence sharing with Asian ally – media

The move follows an alleged data leak by a South Korean minister and a...

UK condemned for Covid ‘travel apartheid’

Britain’s Covid restrictions, imposed to combat the spread of the Omicron variant, have been condemned as a “travel apartheid” by Nigeria’s High Commissioner to...

Scientists reveal purpose of giant monolith in Australia, and it’s grim

Researchers are constructing a ‘black box’ in Australia, a device that they say is meant to survive climate change disasters and warn future survivors...

Workforce shortage forces Canadian businesses to rethink Covid mandate

Staffing shortages have forced some of Canada’s businesses to drop vaccine mandates and adopt more flexible policies in terms of safety requirements. Despite the strict...

Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on arms sales revealed

The pandemic doesn’t seem to have affected the global demand for weapons, according to a new report, which reveals the defense industry’s top 100...

What did USSR stand for? 1 in 5 Russians don’t know

Around 20% of Russians don’t know what the acronym USSR means, and one in four can’t name a single republic that made up the...

TikToker leaks gamer-style ‘achievements’ at Amazon warehouse

TikTok user @chutuo has posted a video allegedly showing a game-like achievement board used at one of Amazon’s warehouses, featuring goals like “Pick 1,000,000...

Suspected ‘incubator’ of new Covid-19 strains identified

African nations cannot ramp up their vaccination rates fast enough without foreign help and may become “a perfect incubator for variants” of the SARS-CoV-2...

‘Pacifist’ Japan explores options to strike ‘enemy bases’

Tokyo is looking for ways to boost its defense posture, including getting the ability to strike “enemy bases,” the country’s PM has said, signaling...

Health watchdog urges limits on jabbing children against Covid

Children aged between five and 11 should get a Covid-19 jab only if there is a “high risk” of severe infection for them or...

Putin-Biden: What to expect from Russian & American leaders’ online ‘summit’

The presidents of the US and Russia are set to have another one-on-one "summit," which is expected to focus on Ukraine and the West’s...

NHL star pulls out of Beijing Olympics over toll Covid restrictions could put on mental health

Vegas Golden Nights goaltender Robin Lehner has pulled out of Sweden's ice hockey team ahead of February's Winter Olympics in Beijing, saying that concerns...

Kamala Harris is a ‘bully,’ ex-staffers say

US Vice President Kamala Harris’s leadership style has been criticized by her former staffers, with some saying they had to deal with “constant soul-destroying...

Russia rejects rights of sexual minorities & gender diversity – Putin ally

The Russian people are opposed to the “imposition” of ideas like the rights of sexual minorities and “gender diversity,” the speaker of the country’s...

Banksy bids to buy prison that held Oscar Wilde

Mysterious street artist Banksy has offered to raise £10 million ($13.28 million) to turn Reading Prison, where Oscar Wilde was incarcerated, into an arts...

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