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South Carolina state on lockdown after gunfire at Hugine Suites residence
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 — Gunfire killed two people and wounded last night at a university in the southern United States, officials said, as the facility remained on lockdown. South Carolina State University said the campus went into lockdown at 9:15 pm
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Obama warns Trump repeal of key climate finding will leave Americans ‘less safe, less healthy’
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 — Former US president Barack Obama on Thursday warned that Donald Trump’s decision to repeal a landmark scientific finding underpinning climate regulations would leave Americans “less safe, less healthy.” The endangerment finding, issued under the Obama administration,
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Former South Korean interior minister jailed 7 years for role in failed martial law bid
SEOUL, Feb 12 — A South Korean court today sentenced former Interior Minister Lee Sang-min to seven years in prison for his role in ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s botched attempt to place the country under martial law in December 2024.
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Seoul says North Korea leader has entrenched daughter Ju Ae as ‘designated successor’, intelligence tells lawmakers
SEOUL, Feb 12 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has entrenched his daughter as heir apparent ahead of a landmark party conference, a South Korean lawmaker said today after a briefing from Seoul’s main intelligence agency. The Kim family
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Hong Kong convicts father of wanted activist over handling of funds
HONG KONG, Feb 11 — A Hong Kong court convicted the father of a wanted pro-democracy activist today for handling money belonging to his daughter overseas, the first such verdict issued under the city’s homegrown national security law. Authorities in
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Australia charges two Chinese nationals with foreign interference
CANBERRA, Feb 11 — Australian police said today they have charged two Chinese nationals with foreign interference, accusing them of spying on a Buddhist group at the behest of police in China. The pair—a 25-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman—have
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Trump refuses to apologise for video showing Obamas as monkeys
WASHINGTON, Feb 8 — President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, though he said he condemned the post as the White House shifted the
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Trump signs order preparing for tariffs on Iran’s trade partners
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 — US President Donald Trump yesterday signed an executive order threatening tariffs on Iran’s trade partners, after he pledged a further round of talks with Tehran next week. The order, effective from today, called for a fresh
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Pentagon, in statement, to cut academic ties with Harvard
WASHINGTON, — Feb 7 — The Pentagon is to cut all academic ties with Harvard University, ending military education, fellowships and certificate programs, it said in a statement yesterday. The move is the latest in the Trump administration’s battle with
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China overturns death sentence for Canadian in drug case
TORONTO, Feb 7 — China has overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official told AFP yesterday, in a possible sign of a diplomatic thaw as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to boost trade ties with
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