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Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers
A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s customs
China says launches probe into EU foreign subsidy investigations
Beijing said Wednesday it is kicking off a formal probe into EU practices after the bloc launched an anti-subsidy investigation of a range of Chinese
Iran president-elect to be sworn in on July 30
Iran's reformist president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian will take the oath of office in parliament on July 30, a member of the legislature's presiding board,
37 Chinese aircraft skirt Taiwan on way to drill: Taipei
Taiwan's defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island Wednesday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft
‘Russian proxies’ behind terror alert at US bases in Europe – CNN
Intelligence that Moscow had marked US military bases for attacks by proxies triggered the security alert in Europe last month, CNN claims
Merkel would have prevented Ukraine conflict – Orban
The Ukraine conflict would not have escalated if Angela Merkel were still in power, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban claims
Microsoft gives up OpenAI board seat amid regulator scrutiny: letter
Microsoft has ditched plans to take up an observer seat on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as antitrust
NATO chief reveals ‘greatest’ risk for bloc
NATO’s secretary general has called a Russian victory in Ukraine the greatest risk for the bloc and urged members to boost aid to Kiev
Hawaii airport evacuated over Japanese man’s grenades: police
A Hawaii airport was briefly evacuated after a Japanese man was found with two inert grenades in his hand luggage, police said following his arrest.
UK finances worst since 1945 – new chancellor
The British economy is in the worst shape since WWII thanks to Tory “chaos,” the new Labour chancellor has said
NATO makes ‘historic’ Ukraine air defense pledge
NATO has promised to deliver “dozens” of air defense missile systems to Ukraine
Biden wants to serve until 2029 — White House
Joe Biden is committed to staying in office for a full second term, regardless of calls by some Democrats to make room for someone younger
Parkinson’s specialist says Biden has ‘classic features’ of the disease: report
Dr. Tom Pitts, a clinical neurophysiologist based in New York, told NBC News on Monday that President Joe Biden displays “classic features” of Parkinson's
Saudis ‘threatened’ G7 over Russian assets – Bloomberg
A “veiled threat” from Riyadh may have been why the G7 chose not to confiscate Russia’s frozen sovereign funds for Ukraine
Biden would serve full second term if elected: spokeswoman
US President Joe Biden is committed to serving a full second term if reelected in November, the White House said Tuesday, as the 81-year-old fights for
Zelensky announces arrival in Washington for NATO summit
President Volodymyr Zelensky had arrived in Washington to attend the NATO summit, the leader announced on Tuesday in a video statement, saying he would