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Grim echoes of history in images of Haitians at US-Mexico border
BBC News 23 Sep 2021photo: AP / Brendan Smialowski
Macron to Biden: Stop ignoring us and our role in global security
Hot Air 22 Sep 2021
Quel rôle, readers may ask? As it turns out, at least in the Indo-Pacific, France plays a significant role, and has significant resources to commit to it ... Macron wants to launch a “solid process over time and at a high level to create the conditions to restore trust through actions and concrete measures, not just words,” the official added ... .
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Something Enormous Just Slammed Into Jupiter
Interesting Engineering 23 Sep 2021
Some planets take a lot of hits for us. Jupiter, the largest gas giant in the solar system, was just slammed by an asteroid, according to . As the strongest gravitational force next to the sun, this isn't that uncommon ... Harald Paleske of Germany was recording the shadow of Jupiter's moon, Io, as it passed in front of the planet ... Advertisement.
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Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
The Independent 23 Sep 2021
There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the agenda at the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York ... .
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Malaysia Seeking Beijing’s ‘Views’ on New Australia, US, UK Nuclear Submarine Pact
The Epoch Times 23 Sep 2021
Malaysia's Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is contemplating a trip to China to discuss the newly minted AUKUS alliance between Australia, the United States (U.S.), and the United Kingdom (UK) ... 22.
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Thousands flee Myanmar town after clashes with junta troops
Manila Bulletin 23 Sep 2021
Myanmar has been in turmoil since Aung San Suu Kyi’s government was ousted by the military in February, sparking a nationwide uprising that the junta has tried to crush ... “Almost everyone has left,” he said, adding he was sheltering in a nearby village with around 500 people, and that several hundred had already headed towards India ... We had to flee ... .
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US-French spat seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call
Asahi News 23 Sep 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during a visit to Washington, didn't mince words in suggesting it was time for France to move past its anger over the submarine deal, saying French officials should “get a grip.” Using both French and English words, he added they should give him a “break.”.
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Saudis hope direct Iran talks will build confidence
Gulf News 23 Sep 2021
King Salman added that the peace initiative in Yemen, which Saudi Arabia presented last March, can end the conflict, sparing blood and putting an end to the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people ... betting on the military option to control more lands in Yemen,” the King added.
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'Saudi Arabia supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran'
Khaleej Times 23 Sep 2021
'The Kingdom insists on the importance of keeping the Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction' ... Iran and Saudi Arabia have been rivals for years. They cut diplomatic ties in 2016, but have been holding talks this year aimed at reducing tensions ... Yemen peace ... Fighting extremism. He also made reference to Saudi Arabia fighting extremism ... .
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"Every Man Has His Own Stylo": British Spies Used To Have A Very NSFW Way Of Communicating
IFL Science 22 Sep 2021
If you've ever watched a James Bond film (or read the books), you'll know of Q, the quartermaster who dispenses agent 007 his high-tech gadgets, ranging from invisible cars to tiny pipes that allow you to breathe underwater. You may not be aware that he was based on a real person ... the semen pen ... We thought we had solved the problem." ... .
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Ukraine's leader takes UN to task as 'retired superhero'
ABC News 23 Sep 2021
UNITED NATIONS -- Leaders who are “playing” at unity and stuffing pressing problems into an overflowing bag of woe ... General Assembly meeting to paint a dire picture of international relations ... .
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Hezbollah threatens Beirut Port blast investigator - report
The Jerusalem Post 22 Sep 2021
Hezbollah security official Wafiq Safa reportedly threatened Tarek Bitar, the judge leading the investigation into the Beirut Port explosion which devastated Lebanon's capital in August 2020, this week, saying the movement would remove Bitar from his position by force if the judge displeases them. "We have had enough of you ... .
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Sweeping George Floyd police reform bill stalls as talks collapse
The Guardian 23 Sep 2021
“We did the best we could,” the Democratic congresswoman Karen Bass told reporters on Wednesday. ... .
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Lithuania says to throw away Chinese cellphones
Taipei Times 22 Sep 2021
Reuters, VILNIUS. The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities ... Xiaomi did not respond to a query for comment ... HUAWEI ... .
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Iranian witness to torture of wrestler Navid Afkari killed
The Jerusalem Post 23 Sep 2021
A witness to the sustained torture of the champion Iranian wrestler Navid Afakri died under mysterious circumstances in solitary confinement on Tuesday in Greater Tehran prison, according to his family ... cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId ... The human rights group added that a source close to Naseri’s family said ... WIKIPEDIA) ... He added ... .
