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Russia summons Moldovan envoy over ‘threats’ against diplomats

Moscow accused the former Soviet republic of violating the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations ...

Renewed US-Iran strikes: Is a major war looming?

Tehran and Washington have been exchanging regular attacks for nearly two weeks after a...

Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada

The US president has invoked an obscure law never tested in court to impose...

A teen’s vow to catch leeches moves North Koreans to tears

A high school sophomore in Hyesan, Ryanggang province, recently finished mandatory military training. The...

General who warned about ‘accidental’ war with Russia gets replaced

The UK has a new Chief of the Defence Staff, as Admiral Sir Tony Radakin took over the job from the retiring General Sir...

Serena Williams reacts to death of legendary fashion designer

Tennis star and fashion icon Serena Williams has reacted to the death of Virgil Abloh, the designer who has died from cancer at the...

Chinese foreign ministry makes claim about controlling coronavirus ahead of Olympics

China's foreign ministry has responded to fears that the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics could be threatened by the Omicron variant. ...

Wife of drug lord El Chapo hit with 3-year prison term

A US judge has sentenced Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, to 36 months in prison, one...

Belarus may invite Russian nuclear weapons into country

Belarus’ leader has said Russia should deploy atomic warheads inside his country’s borders if NATO’s nuclear weapons are advanced eastwards through Poland, amid a...

Putin comments on Biden’s bid to be president in 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lavished praise on his American counterpart Joe Biden’s decision to announce he has plans to run for another term...

Nutcracker reworked to be less offensive to Asians

Ballet companies have shaken up the festive season classic ‘The Nutcracker’, in an effort to make Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s fairytale less offensive to Asians and...

Twitter announces more censorship for sake of ‘public interest’

Twitter has updated its policy on personal information to cover videos and photos of private individuals shared without their consent, unless that is done...

UK wants military to help jab against Covid as Omicron spreads

The British prime minister has said that the UK is aiming to offer Covid-19 booster shots to the entire population before the end of...

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