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Paraguay Defies Beijing, Strengthens ‘Principled Partnership’ With Taiwan to Guard National Security
President Santiago Peña rejected China’s demands to sever ties with Taipei, citing shared democratic values and a strategic rejection of Beijing’s coercion.
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Iranian State Media Says Regime’s Forces Traded Fire With ‘Enemy’ on Island in Hormuz
Iranian state media reported Iranian troops on Qeshm Island traded fire with unspecified enemy forces on May 7.
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WHO Official Says Hantavirus Outbreak Isn’t the ‘Next COVID’
‘This is not SARS-CoV-2. This is not the start of a COVID pandemic,’ says Maria Van Kerkhove.
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Baltic Nations Call for More NATO Aerial Defense After Suspected Stray Ukrainian Drones Hit Latvia
This would not be the first time that UAVs from Ukraine have inadvertently ended up in a third country.
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Rubio Announces New Sanctions on Cuba
One of the sanctioned businesses, the military-linked GAESA, is estimated to account for about 40 percent of the Cuba’s economy.
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South Korean Court Reduces Former Prime Minister’s Prison Sentence to 15 Years
Judges said Han neglected his duty as prime minister to restrain Yoon’s misuse of presidential authority during the December 2024 political crisis.
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Two Canadians Who Left Cruise Ship Struck by Hantavirus Outbreak Back in Ontario
Third person from Quebec also in isolation after possible exposure.
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Retired Pastor Convicted Over Sermon Inside Abortion ‘Buffer Zone’
Clive Johnston was preaching near a Northern Ireland hospital covered by abortion ‘safe access’ legislation, but he says he didn’t mention abortion.
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Paraguay Defies Beijing, Strengthens ‘Principled Partnership’ With Taiwan to Guard National Security
President Santiago Peña rejected China’s demands to sever ties with Taipei, citing shared democratic values and a strategic rejection of Beijing’s coercion.
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Iranian State Media Says Regime’s Forces Traded Fire With ‘Enemy’ on Island in Hormuz
Iranian state media reported Iranian troops on Qeshm Island traded fire with unspecified enemy forces on May 7.
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WHO Official Says Hantavirus Outbreak Isn’t the ‘Next COVID’
‘This is not SARS-CoV-2. This is not the start of a COVID pandemic,’ says Maria Van Kerkhove.
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Baltic Nations Call for More NATO Aerial Defense After Suspected Stray Ukrainian Drones Hit Latvia
This would not be the first time that UAVs from Ukraine have inadvertently ended up in a third country.
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Rubio Announces New Sanctions on Cuba
One of the sanctioned businesses, the military-linked GAESA, is estimated to account for about 40 percent of the Cuba’s economy.
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South Korean Court Reduces Former Prime Minister’s Prison Sentence to 15 Years
Judges said Han neglected his duty as prime minister to restrain Yoon’s misuse of presidential authority during the December 2024 political crisis.
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Two Canadians Who Left Cruise Ship Struck by Hantavirus Outbreak Back in Ontario
Third person from Quebec also in isolation after possible exposure.
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Retired Pastor Convicted Over Sermon Inside Abortion ‘Buffer Zone’
Clive Johnston was preaching near a Northern Ireland hospital covered by abortion ‘safe access’ legislation, but he says he didn’t mention abortion.
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