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Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait median line as angry China starts drills

By Josh Arslan, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard FUZHOU, China/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Seventy-one Chinese military aircraft crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as China began drills around Taiwan in anger at President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. The three-day drills, announced the day after …

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Harris backs expelled Tennessee lawmakers, chides Republicans for ousting them

By Cheney Orr NASHVILLE (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Nashville on Friday in a show of support for Tennessee state lawmakers expelled for staging a rule-breaking demonstration for gun control on the statehouse floor after a recent school shooting. Republicans who control the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday expelled two young …

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Ukraine seeks to prevent military leaks after NATO assistance plans reportedly appear on social media

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s leaders discussed ways to prevent leaks of military information on Friday after secret documents detailing U.S. and NATO efforts to help the country plan a counter-offensive against Russia’s invasion reportedly appeared on social media. The New York Times said on Thursday, citing senior U.S. officials, that classified war documents …

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University of Oklahoma campus deemed safe after ‘active shooter’ report

(Reuters) -The University of Oklahoma said late on Friday that its Norman campus was safe and no threat had been found after police investigated a suspected shooting on the premises. University officials said on social media a comprehensive search had been conducted and no danger was detected and authorities issued an “all clear” notification. “There …

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North Korea conducts another underwater nuclear drone test

By Heekyong Yang and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has conducted another test of a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, its state media reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of its military capabilities as it faces off against the United States and South Korea. North Korea tested a nuclear-capable unmanned underwater attack weapon called “Haeil-2” …

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China imposes sanctions on Taiwan’s US envoy, US institutions

By Liz Lee and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China has imposed further sanctions on Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the United States, prohibiting her and family members from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, state media reported on Friday. The sanctions announced by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office also ban investors and firms …

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Russia charges Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Federal Security Service investigators have formally charged Evan Gershkovich with espionage but the Wall Street Journal reporter denied the charges and said he was working as a journalist, domestic news agencies said on Friday. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on March 30 it had detained Gershkovich in the …

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Biden Afghanistan report mostly blames Trump for chaotic US withdrawal

(This April 6 story has been corrected to say that 124,000, not 100,000, people were flown out of Kabul in paragraph 18) By Nandita Bose and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday released a summary of classified reports that mostly blamed the chaotic August 2021 U.S. pullout from Afghanistan on …

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