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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary does not want NATO to become an "anti-China" bloc, and will not support it doing so, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday. In comments on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Washington, he also said Ukraine's admission to the military alliance would weaken unity in the group.

Hungary will not support NATO becoming 'anti-China' bloc, minister says

Fox News

After it was labeled a "decisive enabler" of the war in Ukraine, China accused NATO of posing an "enormous danger" as divisions between the West and authoritarian regimes mount.

China says NATO poses ‘enormous danger’ after alliance labels it an ‘enabler’ of Russia’s war

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats expressed their anxieties over the weekend about the risk of an “emerging arms race” in the region, as tensions between global powers persist with ever more countries seeking to throw their hats into the Indo-Pacific ring. Self-restraint, adherence to international law and dialogue-led...

Southeast Asia expresses concern over ‘arms race’ in region

The Independent

 Zlatko Kokanović does not want a lithium mine in his backyard and he will do anything he can to stop it from opening. “All of us here, we are ready to lose our lives," the 48-year farmer told The Associated Press. "They can shoot. That is the only way they can open the mine.”At stake is a lush farming valley in western Serbia that holds one of Europe's richest deposits of lithium, a precious metal that is used to make batteries for electric cars and is crucial for the global transition to green energy.Whether there should be a mine...

Residents of Serbia's lithium-rich region vow to block EU-backed mining

The Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s newly elected president said his government will create “balance in relations with all countries” in line with national interests and the prerequisites for peace but stressed to the United States that his country “will not respond to pressure.”. Masoud Pezeshkian...

Iran’s new president vows balance with all countries but warns US his country won’t be pressured

Business Insider

Dozens of residents filmed an appeal to Putin, saying that they were stranded by the fighting, which is fiercer than authorities are letting on.

Kursk residents recorded a video for Putin, saying Russia's military chiefs are lying that Ukraine's attack is 'under control'

Latin Times

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum defended the decision to invite her soon-to-be Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to her inauguration in October, following backlash and the Ukrainian embassy's request for the country to detain him upon arrival given the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against him. "They are diplomatic letters normally sent...

Mexican president-elect defends inviting Putin to inauguration while Ukraine asks for his detention

CBS News

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be calling former President Donald Trump after he was shot at at a campaign rally over the weekend, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday, as the Russian government accused the Biden administration of creating an atmosphere that led to the attack."We do not at all think or believe that the attempt to eliminate presidential candidate Trump was organized by the current government, but the atmosphere that this administration created during the political struggle, the atmosphere around candidate Trump provoked what America is faced with today," Peskov said on Sunday.On Sunday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson...

Russia, China and other foreign powers react to Trump rally shooting

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ABC News

Those opposing the bill say it threatens protesters from expressing their views anonymously and poses a health risk with COVID-19 on the rise.

Wearing masks in public is now illegal in this New York county, with exceptions

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West.

Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis

 Germany and the Philippines agreed Sunday to rapidly finalize a defense pact that would allow joint military training and possible sale of German weapons to address security threats, including China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea, which Manila’s defense chief said was “the sole cause of tensions” and conflicts in the disputed waters.China has long claimed much of the entire seaway, a key global trade and security route, and vowed to defend its territorial interests at all costs.Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the proposed Arrangement on Defense Cooperation that he and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius discussed in...

Germany and the Philippines agree to rapidly finalize a defense pact to address security threats

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean authorities on Thursday were questioning a suspected North Korean resident who crossed into the South, according to South Korea’s military. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters that South Korean soldiers secured an unidentified individual who was...

South Korea media says North Korean resident crossed border waters to defect

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since October because of the war in Gaza and said the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process said.

Turkey blocks NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war, sources say

Mediaite

After issuing an ultimatum to Kamala Harris over a Fox News debate, Trump is reportedly open to returning to ABC or proposing a new debate with NBC News.
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JUST IN: Trump Has ‘Apparently Changed His Mind’ on Fox News Debate Ultimatum, Per Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey

 North Korea’s much-speculated seventh nuclear test could happen around the US presidential elections in November, South Korea’s defence minister has warned.Shin Wonsik arrived in Tokyo on Sunday to lock a deal with Japan and the US for the tracking of North Korean missiles and share real-time data among the three countries.Concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear programme have grown in recent years as the North performed a slew of provocative missile tests and openly threatened to use nuclear weapons preemptively in potential conflicts with its adversaries.South Korean intelligence agencies have been claiming that North Korea has finished all preparations to conduct a...

North Korea’s rumoured seventh nuclear test could happen during US elections, South Korea says

Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain is still being questioned for the 20-minute incident.

Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

TIME

Netanyahu's address to Congress is a reminder that the embrace of Israel is core to decades of flawed U.S. Middle East policy.

It's Time to Rethink the U.S.-Israel 'Special Relationship'

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NewsNinja

One Walmart shopper is issuing a warning against buying meat at the massive retail chain—but the reason why isn’t strictly tied to Walmart. It seems that customers at stores such as Walmart believe it's acceptable to grab perishable items, such as meat or dairy, and then place them on any available shelf if they decide they no longer want them.

Walmart customer shares why they will never shop for meat at the store leaving viewers torn

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Bucks County Beacon

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

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China files WTO complaint against EU over tariffs on electric vehicles

BEIJING -- The Chinese government said Friday it has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over European Union tariffs on electric vehicles made in...

China files WTO complaint against EU over tariffs on electric vehicles

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