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 Challenges to Xi Jinping, grow from Party, people and PLA
Hong Kong, January 21 (ANI): Chairman Xi Jinping once looked supreme, unimpeachable and irreproachable. He was perched high upon a pedestal he and the Chinese Communist P... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) Beijing News
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 Friend or foe? Trump’s threats against ‘free-riding’ allies could backfire
Donald Trump is an unusual United States president in that he may be the first to strike greater anxiety in allies than in adversaries. | Take the responses to his pre-in... (photo: White House / Tia Dufour) Asiatimes
Donald Trump Photos Trumpism US tariffs Wikipedia: Second inauguration of Donald Trump |
 How Trump has already changed the world
(CLOCKWISE from top) Former US president Barack Obama greets former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton; incoming Sec... (photo: AP / Photo/Hiro Komae) Dawn
Inauguration Day Photos Trumpism United States Wikipedia: Trumpism |
 UK ‘second most attractive country for investment’, survey finds
The UK is the second most attractive country for investment behind the US, signalling a climb up the rankings, according to an annual survey of global business leaders by... (photo: European Community / EC) The Observer
London City Photos United Kingdom WEF 2025 Wikipedia: Country attractiveness |
 TikTok resumes US services amid uncertainty over long-term deal
TikTok restored US services after Donald Trump pledged to delay enforcement of a ban. Yet it’s not clear whether the app’s Chinese parent is able — or willing — t... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer) Hindustan Times
Donald Trump Photos TikTok United States Wikipedia: TikTok |
 Biden saves Fauci’s skin and issues pre-emptive PARDON for lockdown chief in his final act ...
JOE Biden has pardoned lockdown chief Anthony Fauci in his final act before Donald Trump takes office. | Fauci, 84, was the face of the US government’s response to ... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite, Pool) The Sun
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 TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump
<p>Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Jan, 2025) TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banni... (photo: Creative Commons) Urdu Point
Donald Trump Photos TikTok United States Wikipedia: TikTok |
 TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban
TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect. | The app was no longer avail... (photo: AP / Photo/Andy Bao) AOL
Censorship Photos TikTok ban US Congress Wikipedia: Restrictions on TikTok in the United States |
 Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over ... (photo: AP / Photo/Azneal Ishak, Pool) Hong Kong Standard
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 Presidential office criticizes formal arrest of Yoon
A Ministry of Justice transport vehicle carrying President Yoon heads to the Seoul Detention Center leaving the Seoul Western District Court where he attended an arrest w... (photo: AP / Photo/Lee Jin-man) Korea Times
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 Wall Street finishes its best week since Trump’s election with a rally
U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months. The S&P 500 rose 1% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.8%, and the Nasdaq compo... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Boston Herald
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 India and Russia planning timeline for Putin visit New Delhi
The Russian leader was invited to visit the South Asian nation by his counterpart Narendra Modi last year | India and Russia are working on finalizing a timeline for Russ... (photo: AP / Sputnik) Beijing News
Narendra Modi Photos Russian Vladimir Putin Wikipedia: Narendra Modi |
 Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels to discuss India-EU FTA, boost trade ties
In a bid to further boost trade and investment ties with the European Union (EU), Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is slated to visit Brussels, Belgiu... (photo: European Community / Lukasz Kobus) International Business Times
Brussels India-EU Photos Piyush Goyal Wikipedia: Piyush Goyal |
 Taiwan carries out first execution in five years
Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years and the first under President Lai Ching-te, upsetting rights groups and the European Union. ... ... (photo: WN / RTayco) Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Death penalty Lai Ching-te Photos Taiwan Wikipedia: Capital punishment in Taiwan |
 Japan foreign minister to highlight defence spending, investment at Trump inaugural
Japan's foreign minister said on Friday he would highlight the economic and national security value that the United States' key Asian ally offers during his visit... (photo: AP / The International Institute for Strategic Studies) Hong Kong Standard
Donald Trump Japan Photos Takeshi Iwaya Wikipedia: Takeshi Iwaya |
 Arrested South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol stays silent as detention deadline looms
Lawyers say impeached president will not attend questioning, with investigators expected to seek warrant to extend his detention | South Korea’s arrested president, Yoo... (photo: AP / (Korea Pool) The Guardian
Democracy Photos South Korea Wikipedia: Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon Suk Yeol |
 China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the worl... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) Moosejaw Today
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 US allegations, reports of cyberattacks rejected
Chinese diplomats on cyber affairs, in conversation with their United States counterparts, have firmly rejected U.S. allegations of cyberattacks, sources said. | The alle... (photo: Creative Commons / N509FZ creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en) China.dot.org
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 Tulip Siddiq and the fall of Bangladesh’s most powerful family
The UK’s anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq, has resigned from the government after being named in several corruption investigations in Bangladesh. The allegations ... (photo: AP / Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool, File) Asiatimes
Bangladesh Photos Sheikh Hasina Tulip Siddiq Wikipedia: Corruption in Bangladesh |
 Thai premier avoids AI-induced voice scam that posed as foreign leader
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she nearly fell victim to an artificial intelligence (AI)-induced voice scam that impersonated a foreign leader amid the g... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit) Anadolu Agency
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