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Xi’s latest purge targets the military. Why did powerful generals fall out of favor?
For much of 2023, a storm has been quietly engulfing the world’s largest military – the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of...
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South Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’
South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday after Pyongyang fired artillery rounds that fell within a maritime buffer...
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Myanmar artillery shells land in China, wounding 5 people and angering Beijing
China has protested to Myanmar after five people were injured by artillery shells lobbed during battles between its ruling junta...
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Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after...
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Russia is using North Korean missiles in Ukraine, US says. That’s bad news for Asia
Russia has fired North Korean-supplied short-range ballistic missiles into Ukraine twice in the past week, an “escalation” of Pyongyang’s support...
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World’s biggest polluter just had its hottest year on record, marked by deadly extreme weather
China saw its hottest year on record in 2023, state media reported this week, as the world’s biggest polluter confronted a...
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Famine in Gaza ‘around the corner,’ as people face ‘highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,’ UN relief chief says
Famine is “around the corner” as people in Gaza face the “highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,” according to...
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Japan coast guard plane not cleared for takeoff before deadly runway crash, air traffic control transcript suggests
A Japanese coast guard aircraft which collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport was instructed only to...
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How to watch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of the year
January kicks off with the Quadrantids, one of the quickest yet strongest meteor showers of the year. The shower is...
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A company bought gas rights to this land for $1. Helium means it could be worth billions
When South African startup Renergen bought the production and exploration rights for some grassy fields near Virginia, a town in...
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