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China blasts US and UK over criticism of Hong Kong activist bounties

BEIJING, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - China lashed out at Britain and the United States Friday after they condemned Hong…

Snowy weather blamed for Beijing metro train collision, 102 passengers injured

BEIJING, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - An evening rush-hour accident on the Beijing metro left 102 people with fractures after…

Israeli army recovers body of French-Israeli hostage

JERUSALEM, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - The Israeli army said Friday it had recovered and returned to Israel the body…

Venezuela and Guyana pledge non-violence over oil-rich Essequibo territorial dispute

CARACAS, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks on Thursday not to…

ASEAN, Japan to bolster security ties with China in mind

TOKYO, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - Leaders from Southeast Asia and Japan will hold talks this weekend on boosting security…

Meta rolls out Twitter rival Threads in the EU

By Raziye Akkoc BRUSSELS, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - Facebook owner Meta's text-based app Threads arrived in the European Union…

Hong Kong offers bounties for 5 activists accused of security crimes

  By Holmes CHAN HONG KONG, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - Hong Kong police on Thursday offered HK$1 million bounties…

Denmark says arrests foiled terror attack

COPENHAGEN, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - Danish authorities said on Thursday they prevented a terror attack, after three arrests in…

Newly-confident Putin vows victory in Ukraine

MOSCOW, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin talked up Russia's offensive in Ukraine Thursday as he staged a…

Seoul scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian warplanes approach

SEOUL, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - South Korea's military said Thursday it scrambled fighter jets as two Chinese and four…

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