
Pakistani police storm home of former PM Khan, arrest 61
Police broke open the door of Khan's residence and found automatic weapons, Molotov cocktails, iron rods and batons used in attacks on cops that week.
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Police broke open the door of Khan's residence and found automatic weapons, Molotov cocktails, iron rods and batons used in attacks on cops that week.
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Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine is expected to dominate Putin and Xi's discussions.
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The Biden administration has reportedly been calling for TikTok's Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the video-sharing app.
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In a statement, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry wrote that “Honduras is requested to consider carefully and not fall into China’s trap.”
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China had stuck to a harsh "zero-COVID" strategy involving sudden lockdowns and daily COVID-19 testing to try to stop the virus.
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Indian film 'The Elephant Whisperers' won the Oscar for best documentary short, to the elation of many.
The vote for Xi was 2,952 to 0 by the National People's Congress, members of which are appointed by the ruling Communist Party.
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The joint statement calls for the reestablishing of ties and the reopening of embassies to happen “within a maximum period of two months.”
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The launch came after the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that her country is ready to take action against the U.S. and South Korea.
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China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang sharpened the warning, saying Washington faces possible "conflict and confrontation" if it fails to change course.
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The warning came after U.S.-South Korean training on Monday involving a B-52 bomber over the Korean Peninsula.
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The landslides displaced more than 1,200 people who were taken to evacuation centers and other shelters.
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Hundreds of people ran in panic as thick plumes of black smoke and orange flames filled the sky.
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Japan used digital mapping to determine it had a total of 14,125 islands in its territory.
For most of the pandemic, people in Hong Kong have been required to wear masks in indoor and outdoor public areas, with possible fines for violators.
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The U.S. Energy Department has joined the FBI in concluding that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 after a civil war that ended with the Communist Party in control of the mainland.
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The plan released Friday by China's Foreign Ministry mainly reiterated long-held positions, and analysts said Beijing would be an unlikely broker.
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Saturday’s ICBM test signals that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is using his rivals’ drills as a chance to expand his country's nuclear arsenal.
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North Korea's Foreign Ministry threatened strong action against its rivals after South Korea announced a series of military exercises with the U.S.
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A new report highlights how life-like, AI-generated influencers are being used to promote Chinese propaganda and discredit American ideals online.
Drills in the South China Sea come at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing over the shooting down of a suspected Chinese spy balloon.
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The Philippines has filed nearly 200 diplomatic protests against China's aggressive actions in the disputed waters in 2022 alone.
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The economic restrictions followed the Biden administration's pledge to consider broader efforts to address Chinese surveillance activities.
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The Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan is about three hours southwest of Tokyo and two hours from Mount Fuji.
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China maintains the balloon was a civilian meteorological airship that was blown off course and that the U.S. "overreacted" by shooting it down.
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China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning called out the U.S. in a briefing following President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
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The balloon hovered over several states — including Montana, Missouri and Illinois — before it was brought down on Saturday by a single missile.
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Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng said he lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy over a "U.S. attack" on the unmanned Chinese airship.
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Survivors said the boat’s engine room had quickly filled with water before the 24-ton vessel tipped over.
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While the US has its suspicions, China has continued to claim that the balloon is merely a weather research "airship" that had been blown off course.
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In a 2017 indictment recently unsealed, U.S. prosecutors accuse Duggan of secretly using his expertise to teach Chinese fighter pilots.
In a leaked memo, U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan said "my gut tells me we will fight in 2025."
The Hong Kong-registered cargo ship sank about 100 miles southwest of Nagasaki, Japan, and about 93 miles south of South Korea's Jeju Island.
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