New US warship named after Trump
FLORIDA, Dec 23 (Reuters): President Donald Trump announced on Monday plans to build a new "Trump-class" of battleships - larger, faster and "100 times more powerful" than any before - aimed at cementing U.S. naval dominance, starting with two vessels as part of an expanded "Golden Fleet."He said the project...
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Myanmar junta using 'brutal violence' to force people to vote
GENEVA, Dec 23 (AFP): The UN said on Tuesday Myanmar's junta was using violence and intimidation to force people to vote in upcoming military-controlled elections, while armed opposition groups were using similar tactics to keep people away."The military authorities in Myanmar must stop using brutal violence to compel people to...
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Israel defence minister vows to stay in Gaza, establish outposts
JERUSALEM, Dec 23 (AFP): Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed Israel will remain in Gaza and pledged to establish outposts in the north of the Palestinian territory, according to a video of a speech published by Israeli media.His remarks, reported across Israeli media, come as a fragile US-brokered ceasefire...
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Massive Russian strikes hit Ukraine energy sites
KYIV, Dec 23 (AFP): Large-scale Russian strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine on Tuesday, officials said, as US-led talks to end the nearly four-year war faltered.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the pre-Christmas strikes showed that the Kremlin had no...
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Screams for help, panic
VIENTIANE, Dec 23 (BBC): It was supposed to be just another Thursday in Laos, where Anthonin's father was born.Instead, the 30-year-old French citizen found himself among more than 140 people, mostly tourists, on a ferry that capsized in the Mekong River. All but three are thought to have made it...
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