China conducts military drills near Vietnam China began on Wednesday military drills in an area overlapping with Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, in the South China Sea, the Sanya Maritime Safety Administration said in a navigation warning. The “training exercise” is being conducted daily until Dec. 21 in waters southwest of China’s Hainan island, […]
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Polish PM Tusk launches probe into alleged Russian hackers in last election. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a state probe into alleged Russian interference in last year’s parliamentary elections. The decision comes in the wake of reports of a misinformation campaign aimed at influencing the outcome of the vote. Tusk and his ruling
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Russian fined in Pattaya for driving car lit up like Christmas tree. Pattaya police fined a Russian tourist 500 baht (S$19.80) for driving a car decorated with colourful Christmas lights on a street of the resort city in Chonburi province on Dec 17. Mr Invanov (full name withheld), 25, was stopped by local officers while
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30 Unique Ways Christmas Is Celebrated Around the World Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new,
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Russian parliament removes Taliban from ‘terrorist list’ The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the Taliban in Afghanistan as a terrorist group. Under the bill passed by the State Duma in the second and third readings, the official terrorist
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Poland’s election under threat as election regulator refuses recognition of top court. Poland’s presidential election due for May, 2025 has been thrown into doubt as the electoral regulator (PKW) and the centre-left government have refused to recognise the Supreme Court’s Supervisory Chamber. That body is responsible for certifying the registration of candidates and the results of the
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Japanese carmakers Honda, Nissan in preliminary merger talks Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in preliminary merger talks to help them compete against Tesla and Chinese electric vehicle makers, media reports said Wednesday. Separately Bloomberg reported that Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn — officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry — has approached Nissan to
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Keely Hodgkinson crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 after Olympic glory Keely Hodgkinson was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year at an awards ceremony in Salford on Tuesday night, at the end of a stunning year which saw her become the Olympic 800m champion in Paris. Hodgkinson stormed clear in the final to finally clinch a
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Hunter dies after bear shot out of tree lands on him A bizarre hunting accident ended in the deaths of both a bear and a father in Virginia. A group of hunters were reportedly tracking a bear in Lunenburg County, between Richmond and Danville, Virginia, on December 9 when the animal ran up into a tree to escape its pursuers. A hunter
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Syria ex-rebel military chief says armed wing will be dissolved The military chief of Syria’s victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said on Tuesday it would be “the first” to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces. “In any state, all military units must be integrated into this institution,” Murhaf Abu Qasra,
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