Trump won't rule out use of force
Still two weeks away from taking office, the US President-elect has begun outlining an aggressive foreign policy with little regard to diplomatic considerations or the concerns of US allies
FLORIDA, Jan 07 (Reuters): US President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue...
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51 killed in 24 hours in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Red Cross urges unhindered aid access to flood-hit and freezing Palestinian areas
GAZA, Jan 08 (AFP): The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Wednesday that 51 people were killed in the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 45,936.The ministry also said in...
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Impeached Yoon holds out in capital 'fortress'
SEOUL, Jan 08 (AFP): Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence has been turned into a "fortress", with layers of barbed wire and vehicle blockades protecting the elusive leader.Yoon avoided an arrest attempt last week after his bungled December 3 martial law decree plunged South Korea into its worst...
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Glass of milk a day cuts bowel cancer risk
LONDON, Jan 08 (BBC): A large UK study has found further evidence that people with more calcium in their diet - equivalent to a glass of milk a day - can help reduce their risk of bowel cancer.The researchers analysed the diets of more than half a million women over...
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Austria's FM to take over as caretaker chancellor
VIENNA, Jan 08 (AFP): Austria's foreign minister (FM) Alexander Schallenberg will take over as caretaker chancellor from Friday, as the far right seeks to form a government with the conservatives, the presidential office announced.Wednesday's statement came after conservative Karl Nehammer said over the weekend he would step down as chancellor...
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Spanish PM says Musk 'stirs up hatred'
MADRID, Jan 08 (AFP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday that X owner and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk "openly attacks our institutions" and "stirs up hatred".Musk, who is set for a role in US President-elect Trump's administration, has provoked fury across Europe with a string of attacks on...
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