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WASHINGTON, Jan 11 — The US State Department yesterday urged Americans in Venezuela to leave the country “immediately,” citing risks from armed militias searching vehicles for US citizens at roadblocks. “The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid,” the department said
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Why online calls in China for a swift Taiwan takeover clash with military reality
TAIPEI, Jan 11 — Some Chinese online users are calling for a lightning Venezuela-style snatch of Taiwan’s leaders in a prelude to taking over the island, but analysts, scholars and security officials say China’s modernising military is still far from
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‘Horror movie come to life’: US man charged after more than 100 sets of human remains found in home, storage unit
ANKARA, Jan 10 — A 34-year-old man in the US state of Pennsylvania has been charged with more than 450 criminal counts after authorities allegedly discovered more than 100 full or partial sets of human remains in his home and
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Japan’s first woman PM mulls snap election to secure stronger majority
TOKYO, Jan 10 — Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering calling a general election in the coming weeks to capitalise on strong public support for her government, media reports said Saturday. Takaichi was appointed Japan’s first woman prime minister
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Musk under fire as Grok’s AI image tool sparks deepfake nudes scandal despite paywall update
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 — European officials and tech campaigners on Friday slammed Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok after its controversial image creation feature was restricted to paying subscribers, saying the change failed to address concerns about sexualised deepfakes. Grok has
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Nasa astronauts to return early from ISS after first-ever medical evacuation in station history
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 — Nasa crewmembers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) could return to Earth as soon as Thursday, the US space agency said, after a medical emergency prompted the crew to return from their mission early. “Nasa and SpaceX
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Victoria declares state of disaster as bushfires destroy homes and forests amid heatwave
SYDNEY, Jan 10 — Australian authorities declared a state of disaster today after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country’s southeast. Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria this week, with
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Minneapolis mayor urges state role in ICE killing probe, warns Trump administration ‘pre-judged’ case
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 10 — The mayor of Minneapolis called yesterday for state investigators to be allowed to join the federal probe into the killing of a US woman by immigration enforcement, accusing the Trump administration of pre-judging the case. Minnesota officials
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Trump urges US oil firms to invest in Venezuela but CEOs warn country is ‘uninvestable’
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 — US President Donald Trump pressed top oil executives yesterday to invest in Venezuela’s vast reserves, but was met with a cautious reception—with one major CEO dismissing the country as “uninvestable” without sweeping reforms. Trump told the
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‘It’s scary, you don’t want to get shot’: Residents fear protesting under Trump after Minneapolis killing
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 9 — The snow-lined street in the midwestern city of Minneapolis where Renee Nicole Good was gunned down by an immigration agent Wednesday lies less than a mile from the site of another slaying that shook Americans. In 2020,
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