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'Emperor Xi'? -- China gambles on return to lifetime rule![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2018 China's Communist Party has handed President Xi Jinping an open path to indefinite rule - a move analysts warn carries enormous risks by abandoning a succession model that brought stability after turbulent decades under Mao. Xi, who has concentrated power, accumulated titles and purged potential rivals since becoming head of state in 2013, could remain president for life after the party proposed abolishing a rule limiting the top leader to two five-year terms. But giving all the levers of power ... read more |
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![]() Washington (AFP) Feb 25, 2018 Russian military spies hacked hundreds of computers used by Winter Olympics organizers and tried to make it look like the work of North Korea, the Washington Post reported Sunday, quoting US intelligence sources. ... more ![]() ![]() Tehran (AFP) Feb 26, 2018 Iran's supreme leader has signalled a decisive shift in favour of relations with China and Russia, indicating that patience is running out with efforts to improve ties with the West. ... more ![]() ![]() Seoul (AFP) Feb 25, 2018 North Korea on Sunday slammed the latest US measures against it as an "act of war", after US President Donald Trump announced the "heaviest sanctions ever" on the nuclear-armed regime. ... more ![]() ![]() United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 25, 2018 The UN Security Council on Sunday was considering two draft resolutions on Yemen after Russia put forward a rival text aimed at blocking action against Iran over missiles sent to the country's Huthi rebels. ... more |
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![]() Taipei (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 Taiwan replaced its China affairs chief Friday, promoting a minister associated with pro-independence politics in what it said was a bid to forge a "new phase" in relations with rival Beijing. ... more ![]() ![]() Beirut (AFP) Feb 26, 2018 Air strikes on the last pocket of Islamic State jihadists in eastern Syria have killed at least 25 civilians, including seven children, a monitor said on Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() Douma, Syria (AFP) Feb 26, 2018 Desperate civilians trapped in one of the most ferocious assaults of Syria's civil war awaited aid and medical help Monday after regime air strikes pounded rebel-held Eastern Ghouta despite UN ceasefire demands. ... more ![]() ![]() Seoul (AFP) Feb 24, 2018 Angry relatives of sailors killed in the 2010 sinking of a South Korean warship protested Saturday against the impending visit to the Winter Olympics of a North Korean general blamed for the attack. ... more ![]() ![]() United Nations (AFP) Feb 24, 2018 The United States is seeking to have the United Nations ban 33 vessels from ports worldwide and blacklist 27 shipping businesses for helping North Korea circumvent sanctions. ... more |
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![]() ![]() Three more Iranian environmentalists arrested ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2018 US President Donald Trump has rolled out fresh sanctions against North Korea-linked shipping assets, hailing the package as the "heaviest sanctions ever" levied on the Pyongyang regime. ... more ![]() |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) Feb 25, 2018 Beijing has protested against Washington's decision to impose sanctions against Chinese companies accused of conducting illicit economic deals with North Korea, the foreign ministry said. ... more ![]() ![]() Brussels (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 EU President Donald Tusk warned Poland on Friday against "anti-semitic excesses" and other behaviour that risked ruining Warsaw's global standing. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2018 Northrop Grumman has been awarded two contracts for production and support on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye program. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2018 United Technologies Aerospace Systems was awarded $2.5 billion for aviation-related spare parts and related services. ... more ![]() ![]() Vienna (AFP) Feb 22, 2018 Iran is still sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord, a UN atomic watchdog report showed Thursday, four months ahead of US President Donald Trump's deadline to fix its "disastrous flaws". ... more |
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U.S., Israel test Arrow 3 missile system Washington (UPI) Feb 20, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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State Department approves potential $3.2B missile sale to Sweden Washington (UPI) Feb 22, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Lockheed Martin Launches software to simultaneously control multiple UAV types anywhere on Earth Calgary, Canada (SPX) Feb 21, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Studies prove superior performance of HTS for Government customers McLean VA (SPX) Feb 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Russia tested 'over 200 new weapons' in Syria: MP Moscow (AFP) Feb 22, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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BAE profits fall, counts on government defence spend London (AFP) Feb 22, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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EU's Tusk warns Poland against 'anti-semitic excesses' Brussels (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Nanomushroom sensors: One material, many applications Onna, Japan (SPX) Feb 26, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Yazidi survivor won't return to Iraq for fear of new 'genocide' Geneva (AFP) Feb 23, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Trump announces 'heaviest ever' sanctions on North Korea Washington (AFP) Feb 24, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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HSBC profits surge as CEO departs London (AFP) Feb 20, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Brazil's senate approves military intervention in Rio Bras�lia (AFP) Feb 21, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China speeds up research, commercialization of space shuttles Beijing (XNA) Feb 26, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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China rules out arson in Tibetan temple fire Beijing (AFP) Feb 22, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Iraq court convicts 'duped' IS foreign widows Baghdad (AFP) Feb 18, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Navy orders laser weapon systems from Lockheed Martin Washington (UPI) Jan 29, 2018 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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