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Facebook, TikTok inaccessible as Gabon shuts down social media
LIBREVILLE (Gabon), Feb 18 — Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon today, AFP journalists confirmed, hours after the media regulator announced their suspension because of the risk of “conflict-inducing excesses”. Gabon’s media regulator yesterday announced the suspension
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Takaichi formally reappointed Japan PM following historic election victory
TOKYO, Feb 18 — Japan’s lower house formally reappointed Sanae Takaichi as prime minister today, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory. Takaichi, 64, became Japan’s first woman premier in October and won a two-thirds majority for her party
Read MoreSon of former PM Tarique Rahman sworn in as new leader after landslide election victory
DHAKA, Feb 17 — Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister today, marking a decisive political shift in the South Asian nation after his party’s sweeping parliamentary election victory. Rahman, 60, son of former
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China warns US against ‘plotting’ on Taiwan, says move could trigger confrontation
MUNICH, Feb 14 — Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi warned the United States today against “plotting” on Taiwan, saying it could lead to a “confrontation” with China. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Foreign Minister Wang said that in
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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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