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[ad_1] Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday issued a direct threat against NATO after he called on Moscow to push Western defenses outside of Ukraine and across “the borders of Poland.” Medvedev, the current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, made several radical claims against the U.S., its NATO allies …

[ad_1] A diplomat with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with a US consul over remarks lamenting Hong Kong’s future under the Chinese Communist Party. U.S. Consul General Gregory May said last month that he was concerned about Hong Kong’s status as a business hub without the guaranteed freedoms …

[ad_1] A Dutch parliamentary inquiry released a damning report Friday into the government’s handling of lucrative natural gas extraction that caused a string of earthquakes in the northern province of Groningen, saying that authorities put profits before people. “The interests of the people of Groningen have been structurally ignored in …

[ad_1] A Yale professor’s recently surfaced suggestion that Japan’s elderly commit mass suicide was “inappropriate” but understandable given the social burdens the country’s aging population has caused, a Japanese political commentator told Fox News. “Our frustration piles up and the frustration is real,” Yoko Ishii, a YouTuber, told Fox News. …

[ad_1] Police in Nigeria arrested a lawmaker who allegedly was carrying nearly $500,000 in cash in a battleground state a day before the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections, raising fresh concerns Friday about the influence of money in the vote. Chinyere Igwe, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, was …

[ad_1] The Philippines and Taiwan sounded alarm bells after detecting dozens of suspected Chinese vessels and aircraft across the South China Sea on Friday.  “To undermine the Taiwanese public’s faith in the ability of the armed forces to protect the island’s sovereignty, China’s near-daily aerial and naval incursions will probably …

[ad_1] Police in Wroclaw, Poland, are reportedly disputing a young woman’s claims that she may be missing Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared from a family vacation in Portugal in 2007. The Polish woman, Julia Faustyna, who also goes by Julia Wendlet, has been claiming on Instagram and TikTok …

[ad_1] A rebel group linked with neighboring Rwanda seized more territory Friday, threatening supply routes to the regional capital, as fighting intensified in conflict-ridden east Congo, local residents and aid workers said. As M23 rebels captured the village of Mushaki in North Kivu province after more than two days of …

[ad_1] TikTok accused the European Commission on Friday of failing to consult it over a decision to ban the Chinese short video sharing app from staff phones on cybersecurity grounds, a move subsequently followed by another top EU body. The app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is facing …

[ad_1] Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua province, police said on Friday. The riots began Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country’s easternmost province, amid reports of a child kidnapping. Local police who had …