High winds hit the Anchorage Bowl on Thursday, knocking out power to thousands as the remnants of a tropical storm blow into Southcentral Alaska. The original forecast called for gusts…
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News Digest: Foreign Media on United States-Central Asia Cooperation, Kazakh-Iranian Ties and More
Biden meets five Central Asia leaders on UN sidelines President Joe Biden is turning Washington’s gaze to Central Asia – a region the West has long been accused of overlooking…
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The United States has poured more than a hundred billion dollars into Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion, spending far more than any other nation. But as President Volodymyr Zelensky…
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US and China to Launch Economy and Finance Working Groups to Stabilise Ties
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United States and China Launch Economic and Financial Working Groups with Aim of Easing Tensions
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxThe U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations. Led by Treasury…
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On the Sidelines of the 78th Session of the UNGA, SNHR Holds an Event Sponsored by Five Key World States
by Eli Barkerby Eli BarkerThe US, France, UK, Germany, Qatar reiterate that conditions for refugee’s safe and dignified return to Syria are nonexistent. Thursday, September 21, 2023: The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR)…
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Teo Boon Ching Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Large Scale Trafficking of Rhinoceros Horns
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeTeo Boon Ching, aka Zhang, Dato Sri, and Godfather, 58 of Malaysia, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to traffic hundreds of kilograms of rhinoceros horns worth…
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US Official Promises ‘Resolute Reaction’ if Taiwan is Attacked
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksTAIPEI — A U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan said Friday the U.S. would act if the island was attacked and promised to resolve the $19 billion backlog in its defense purchases…
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US, SKorea, Japan Imposing New Sanctions on NKorea’s Nuclear, Missile Programs
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — The United States, South Korea, and Japan are imposing new sanctions on individuals and companies that facilitate North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs,…
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NASA: New Moon Crater is ‘Likely’ Impact Site of Russia’s Failed Mission
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksThe U.S. space agency NASA says a new 10-meter-wide crater on the moon “is likely the impact site of Russia’s Luna 25 mission.” The Russian mission was aiming to pull…