Event’s future still uncertain as Supreme Court set to rule on two requests to block the 10-nation football tournament. Brazil’s national football team has agreed to play in the upcoming Copa America despite concerns over the late decision to stage the continental tournament in its home country. The tournament, postponed …
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UN warns of ‘mass deaths’ in Myanmar after 100,000 flee fighting
UN says people fleeing military’s ‘brutal, indiscriminate attacks’ in eastern Kayah are in dire need of food and water. A United Nations rights expert has warned of “mass deaths from starvation, disease, and exposure” in eastern Myanmar after “brutal, indiscriminate attacks” by the military forced tens of thousands of people …
Read More »Haaretz: Israeli cyber firm selling spy-tech to Saudi Arabia
An Israeli company has sold cyber-espionage tech to Saudi Arabia in order to hack smartphones of dissidents and opponents of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) and spy on their communications, Haaretz reports. The Israeli newspaper, citing sources and documents, reported on Tuesday that Quadream, led by a former Israeli …
Read More »Philippine military chief visits island in disputed waters
The head of the Philippine armed forces visited a coral-fringed island his country occupies in the South China Sea this week, a move that could stoke already heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing in disputed waters claimed by both countries. During Monday’s visit, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief …
Read More »With G7 summit the first stop, Biden embarks on 8-day trip to Europe
U.S. President Joe Biden departs for Britain on Wednesday on his first trip abroad since taking office, an eight-day mission to rebuild trans-Atlantic ties strained during the Trump era and to reframe relations with Russia. The trip represents a test of the Democratic president’s ability to manage and repair relationships …
Read More »Thousands of nurses go on strike in New Zealand
About 30,000 nurses in New Zealand walked off their jobs on Wednesday in a nationwide eight-hour strike after negotiations with the government for better pay and working conditions failed. The strike action came after the New Zealand Nurses Organisation rejected a 1.4% pay hike proposed by the District Health Board …
Read More »China’s parliament opposes U.S. bill on Chinese tech threat
China’s parliament expressed indignation and opposition on Wednesday to a U.S. bill aimed at countering a technology threat from the Asian giant, the official Xinhua news agency said. In a statement, the foreign affairs committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) said the bill displayed a Cold War mentality, smearing …
Read More »Attack in Afghanistan Kills 10 From Charity That Clears Land Mines
The government blamed the Taliban for the attack on the British-American charity, the HALO Trust. The militant group denied any responsibility. At least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in an armed attack on staff members of a British-American charity in Afghanistan that has been clearing land mines …
Read More »US Senate passes sweeping bill to counter China
The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved an expansive bill to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology. The Senate, in a 68-32 vote on Tuesday, passed the measure intended to expand American semiconductor production and foster the development of artificial intelligence and other technology. The move is one …
Read More »Harris says Mexico talks ‘candid,’ pledges investment to stem migration
US Vice President Kamala Harris told Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that relations were entering a “new era” as they agreed on Tuesday to deepen economic ties and invest in Central America to try to lower a record spike in migration. Harris said talks with Lopez Obrador billed as …
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