Politics
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May- 2024 -15 May
Erdogan Says Israel Will ‘Set Sights’ on Turkey if Hamas Defeated
President Erdogan claimed that Israel would "set its sights" on Turkey if it succeeded in defeating Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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13 May
Putin Removes Defense Minister Shoigu
Russian President Putin moved to replace Defense Minister Shoigu in a major shake-up to Russia's military leadership more than two years into its Ukraine offensive.
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10 May
UN Agency Says Closing East Jerusalem HQ After Arson by ‘Israeli Extremists’
UN agency for Palestinian refugees said it was shuttering East Jerusalem headquarters after "Israeli extremists" set fire to the perimeter.
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1 May
Vienna Conference Urges Regulation of AI Weapons
The world should establish a set of rules to regulate AI weapons while they're still in their infancy, a global conference said, calling the issue an "Oppenheimer moment" of the time.
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1 May
New Zealand Says No Quick Membership of AUKUS Tech Pact
New Zealand's foreign minister ruled out quickly joining a landmark defense technology pact between Australia, the UK, and the US but lampooned critics as "out of date."
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Apr- 2024 -26 April
America Must Confront a New Axis of Opposition in the South Pole
To safeguard US national security interests, the Pentagon must assume the lead role in managing operations in Antarctica.
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22 April
US Lawmakers Pass $61B New Ukraine Aid After Costly Delay
US lawmakers have approved new funding to provide Ukraine with desperately needed military aid, but their months-long delay in doing so was costly, undermining Kyiv's fight against invading Russian forces.
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16 April
US House to Vote on Long-Delayed Ukraine, Israel Aid
US House Speaker Johnson said his Republican-controlled chamber would vote this week on separate aid bills for Ukraine and Israel, after stalling for months over pressure from his party's right wing.
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16 April
Biden, Iraqi PM Agree on Talks for US-Led Coalition Withdrawal
US Presiden Biden and Iraq's Prime Minister al-Sudani said they would keep working towards the withdrawal of a US-led anti-jihadist coalition in the country.
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15 April
Marcos Rules Out Giving US Access to More Philippine Military Bases
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said the United States would not be given access to more Philippine military bases.
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