Tag: International

UN Promotes Anti-Israel, Pro-Beijing Policies: US Ambassador

March 1, 2023
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The United Nations consistently demonstrates an anti-Israel bias and is overly beholden to authoritarian regimes including China and Russia, according to testimony received during a House Oversight hearing on March 1. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield testified that the international body continually sought to place Israel at a disadvantage and favored actions that…

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US, South Korea Agree to Bolster Extended Deterrence Amid North Korean Threats

March 1, 2023
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The United States and South Korea have agreed on the need to further strengthen U.S. extended deterrence to counter North Korea’s growing nuclear threats, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday. Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said delegates from both nations discussed various approaches on the alliance deterrence posture following their tabletop exercise in…

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‘Like the Apocalypse’: NZ Resident Recounts Cyclone Gabrielle Experience

March 1, 2023
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On the morning of Feb. 14, after Cyclone Gabrielle struck the North Island of New Zealand, Ashley Church woke up to see backyards and roads completely flooded. Miraculously, his own house was untouched, just mere metres away from the flood waters. “I walked down the road; all of the houses there were flooded except ours—ours…

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Big Tech Censorship of Australia’s Voice Debate Must Be Stopped: Think Tank

February 28, 2023
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Google and Facebook have been accused of censoring debate on a contentious proposal to change the Australian Constitution to include a special parliamentary body representing Aboriginal Australians. The Melbourne-based Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) said it provided three examples to the prime minister of programs it produced on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament that were…

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Australian Treasurer Blocks Chinese Investment in Strategic Rare Earth Producer

February 28, 2023
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A Chinese-backed company’s attempt to increase its stake in a strategically vital rare earth producer has been blocked by the federal government. Yuxiao Fund, a Singapore-registered company, sought to increase its ownership in Northern Minerals from 9.9 percent to 19.9 percent but the move was stopped by Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who signed a prevention…

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China’s Calling for Peace in Ukraine Could Imply It Needs Russia’s Backing Elsewhere: Former Executive VP of Fox News

February 28, 2023
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China’s call for peace talks and a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could mean a number of things, including the possibility it needs Russia’s support if it invades Taiwan, according to the former executive vice president of Fox News. “Peace is a big word. It’s a short word, but it means so many different things,”…

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China’s Calling for Peace in Ukraine Could Imply It Needs Russia’s Backing Elsewhere: Author

February 28, 2023
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China’s call for peace talks and a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could mean a number of things, including the possibility it needs Russia’s support if it invades Taiwan, according to the former executive vice president of Fox News. “Peace is a big word. It’s a short word, but it means so many different things,”…

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US Committed to WHO Pandemic Accord, Ambassador Says

February 28, 2023
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The lead negotiator representing the United States in discussions on a global pandemic accord said in a statement this week that the United States is committed to the accord amid debate on the draft document. Leaders are meeting this week in Geneva as part of the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Bureau (INB) to…

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Russians Claim to Have Encircled Bakhmut, Kyiv Calls Situation ‘Extremely Tense’

February 28, 2023
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All roads leading into the strategic town of Bakhmut are now under Russian control, Moscow’s military officials asserted this week. The scene of fierce fighting for the past several months, Bakhmut is a key transport hub for Ukrainian forces deployed in the eastern Donetsk region. “Bakhmut [Artyomovsk in Russian] has been encircled,” Yan Gagin, an…

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US Should Not Let WHO ‘Usurp’ Its Pandemic Response Authority, Says Sen. Roger Marshall

February 28, 2023
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Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kans.) is urging restraint and skepticism before the United States accepts a recently proposed World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic response agreement, known as WHO CA+. The WHO recently introduced an early-stage draft proposal for a convention, agreement, or “other international instrument” for coordinating global pandemic responses. The draft document states that the…

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