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US pushes for three-way nuclear deal with Russia and China
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» GENEVA - The United States on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, after the last treaty between top nuclear powers Washington and Moscow expired.
Indonesia signs contract with Turkey to buy 48 Kaan fighter jets
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has signed a contract to buy 48 Kaan fighter jets from Turkey, the Indonesian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, sealing the latest purchase by the Southeast Asian nation aimed at modernising its ageing military hardware.
China hawk Peter Navarro has Trump’s ear
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs on countries around the world, including 104% in duties on China, bear the fingerprint of Peter Navarro, a Harvard-trained economist who has long warned against a rising Beijing.
Indonesia seeks to repatriate serial rapist from UK
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has begun talks with Britain to repatriate the most prolific rapist in British history, a senior minister said, following its move to also seek the return of a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of being one of the Bali bomb plotters.
California asks insurers to spare wildfire victims ‘the list’
New York Times, Published on 07/02/2025
» LOS ANGELES — California’s top insurance regulator urged insurance carriers Thursday to pay policyholders the full amount of the belongings in their coverage without requiring them to itemise every object lost — an undertaking that has burdened thousands of residents whose homes were destroyed by wildfires last month.
Relative of Jack the Ripper victim demands new inquest
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» LONDON - A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper's victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history's most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby faces final day in role
AFP, Published on 06/01/2025
» LONDON - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will officially step down on Monday as leader of the world's Anglicans, nearly two months after resigning over failures in the Church of England's handling of a serial abuse case.
Luigi Mangione indicted for first-degree murder in CEO death
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/12/2024
» NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione was indicted in New York on first-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc executive Brian Thompson in a shocking case that prosecutors said amounted to an act of terrorism.
Church of England head resigns over abuse cover-up
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2024
» LONDON — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned “in sorrow” on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago.
Russia has ‘secret war drones project in China’
Reuters, Published on 25/09/2024
» Russia has established a weapons programme in China to develop and produce long-range attack drones for use in the war against Ukraine, according to two sources from a European intelligence agency and documents reviewed by Reuters.