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Furious China issues bone-chilling warning subs deal could 'make Australia a potential target for a NUCLEAR strike'
The Daily Mail 17 Sep 2021
In January China shared video (above) of it testing a DF-26 or Dongfeng-26 missile. Chinese state media has warned Australia will become a 'potential target for a nuclear strike' after it acquires nuclear-powered submarines ... more videos. 1 2 3. Watch video. Tennis champion Emma Raducanu returns home after historic US Open win. Watch video ... Watch video ... .
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‘They left us to die’: UK’s Afghan aid staff in hiding from Taliban
The Guardian 17 Sep 2021photo: US Navy / Daniel Hinton
US and UK face global backlash over Australia defence deal
Joy Online 17 Sep 2021
The US and UK are facing growing international criticism over a new security pact signed with Australia. The deal seen as an effort to counter China will see the US and UK give Australia the technology to build nuclear-powered submarines ... And the pact has raised fears that it could provoke China into a war ... Mr Johnson replied ... ‘A very low moment’.
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"Embarrassing": Australia Shrugs Off "Immature" China On Submarine Deal
NDTV 17 Sep 2021photo: AP / Phill Magakoe
S.Africa’s top court rejects’ ex-leader Zuma’s bid to overturn jail sentence
Metro USA 17 Sep 2021
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s top court ruled on Friday that former president Jacob Zuma had failed in his bid to have his 15-month jail sentence for failing to attend a corruption inquiry overturned ... In a majority decision, the Constitutional Court rejected his arguments ... He denies wrongdoing ... .
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Dutch foreign minister quits over Afghanistan evacuation chaos
Al Jazeera 17 Sep 2021
Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag has resigned after the lower house of parliament passed a motion of censure against the government over its handling of evacuations from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover ... “I can only accept the consequences of this judgment as the minister with ultimate responsibility,” she added ... .
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Chinese Billionaire Loses $27 Billion In World's Biggest Wealth Drop
NDTV 17 Sep 2021photo: Creative Commons / Australian Embassy Jakarta
Australian Defence Minister's warning over prospect of war with China
NewstalkZB 17 Sep 2021
Australia's Defence Minister Peter Dutton has bluntly warned the prospect of war with China cannot be ruled out, but said it was ultimately "a question for the Chinese". Speaking in Washington DC to Sky News, Dutton raised the issue of Taiwan's sovereignty as the most likely flashpoint ... "We ought to be prepared today." ... Photo / Getty Images ... .
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China astronauts return after 90 days aboard space station
Moosejaw Today 17 Sep 2021
BEIJING (AP) — A trio of Chinese astronauts returned to earth Friday after a 90-day stay aboard their nation’s first space station in China’s longest mission yet. Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo landed in the Shenzhou-12 spaceship just after 1.30 p.m ... The Associated Press. .
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Kim’s launches show push to boost nuclear arsenal
Asahi News 17 Sep 2021
Kim’s resumed testing activities are largely meant “for developing military capabilities but can also be attempts at shoring up domestic unity,” said Leif-Eric Easley, associate professor of international studies at Ewha Women’s University in Seoul.
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India tells China border troop pullback needed for better ties
Hong Kong Standard 17 Sep 2021
India has told China that their bilateral relations will only develop when both countries pull their troops back from a confrontation on their disputed Himalayan border, the Indian foreign minister said ... "Discussed disengagement in our border areas ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... He did not give details ... -- Reuters ... .
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Federal prosecutors 'will criminally charge a former Boeing test pilot' they suspect of misleading FAA ...
The Daily Mail 17 Sep 2021photo: Creative Commons / Ministerie van Defensie
Wagner is at the gates of Mali.. France has the option of withdrawing or extending stay
The Eastern Herald 17 Sep 2021
Wagner Group (Anadolu Photo). -ADVERTISEMENT-. Paris threatens to withdraw its forces and units of its European and African allies from Mali. The Central African Republic scenario is repeated in Mali, and Russia seeks to expel France from the Sahel ... -ADVERTISEMENT-. -ADVERTISEMENT- ... ** European pressure on Bamako ... Wagner ... Related.. Mali. ... Follow us on. ....
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Trump special prosecutor investigating origins of Russia probe charges ex-attorney with Clinton campaign
The Independent 16 Sep 2021
A special prosecutor appointed more than two years ago to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion scandal has filed criminal charges against a prominent cyber security lawyer. Michael E ... A then-partner at the firm, Marc Elias, brokered a deal with the Fusion GPS research firm to study Trump’s business ties to Russia ... .
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New Van Gogh discovery: first version of despairing man that was bought for £6—and then hidden away for more than a century
The Art Newspaper 17 Sep 2021
Meedendorp’s detailed study on the newly discovered sketch will be published in the October issue of The Burlington Magazine. In the meantime it is freely available online ... “In stylistic terms, it fits perfectly with the many figure studies we know from Van Gogh’s time in The Hague and the connection with final version of Worn out is obvious.” ... .
