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CIA director explains why China is ‘carefully’ studying Ukraine

Chinese President Xi Jinping is “unsettled” by the West’s reaction to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, and is looking “carefully at what lessons [he] should draw” and apply to a potential invasion of Taiwan, CIA Director William Burns told a conference on Saturday.

Speaking at a Financial Times conference in Washington DC on Saturday, Burns told his audience that his agency figures that Russia’s advance through Eastern Ukraine and the scale of the West’s response may be influencing Beijing’s plans for Taiwan.

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UK promises more military aid to Ukraine
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The new pledge nearly doubles Britain’s previous spending commitments to Kiev

The UK pledged a further £1.3 billion ($1.6 billion) in military support and aid to Ukraine on Saturday. The British government said the move nearly doubles London’s previous spending commitments to Kiev, and is the country’s highest rate of spending on a conflict since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“Putin’s brutal attack is not only causing untold devastation in Ukraine – it is also threatening peace and security across Europe,” Prime Minister Boris Johnston said in a statement, as quoted by Reuters.

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Taiwan reveals why it sanctioned Russia despite minimal trade ties
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The island’s foreign minister hopes the West would sanction Beijing in a similar way if it attacked Taipei

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu hopes the world would impose sanctions on Beijing if it attacked Taipei, similar to those faced by Moscow over its offensive in Ukraine. China stated that it would not be intimidated by talks about sanctions and isolation, warning against ‘copy-pasting’ the Ukraine crisis into the Asia Pacific.

On Friday, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry, which had previously joined Western countries in sanctioning Russia, announced restrictive measures against Belarus. Spea...

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In bird flu-hit France, Fois Gras is vanishing from hotel menus
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Foie Gras, considered one of the crown jewels of French culinary tradition is finding it hard to retain its position on hotel menus.

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Argentina detects eight cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children
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Eight cases of severe hepatitis of an unknown origin have been detected in children in the Argentinian city of Santa Fe.

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Pho­tos: Pro-abor­tion rights pro­test­ers ral­ly in US cities
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‘Ex­trem­ist politi­cians’ chal­lenged in ma­jor Amer­i­can cities over Roe v Wade case.
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Sau­di King Salman ad­mit­ted to hos­pi­tal for med­ical exam
Eighty-six year-old monarch was tak­en to a hos­pi­tal for un­spec­i­fied tests in the Red Sea city of Jed­dah.
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Official U.S. Government data suggests Fully Vaccinated Americans are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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Why Vaccinating Pregnant Women Can Be Dangerous to the Foetus

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US activists fear rolling back abortion rights can act as threat to gay marriage
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Activists in the United States have expressed concern that rolling back abortion rights can act as a threat to gay marriage.

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Is­rael cap­tures Pales­tini­ans who killed 3 in stab­bing at­tack
The two Pales­tini­ans were found near a quar­ry af­ter a three-day man­hunt fol­low­ing the at­tack in Elad near Tel Aviv.
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Canadian sniper ‘terribly disappointed’ with military reality in Ukraine

Once lauded by the international media, a Canadian sniper known as ‘Wali’ has returned from Ukraine to Quebec, telling local media that his experience there was a “terrible disappointment.” He claimed there was inadequate weaponry, poor training and heavy losses, as well as profiteering and desertion in the ranks.

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CIA director weighs possibility of Russian nuke in Ukraine

CIA Director William Burns told a Financial Times conference on Saturday that the US’ intelligence agencies haven’t seen any “practical evidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously claimed that Putin could use such weapons.

“We don't see, as an intelligence community, practical evidence at this point of Russian planning for the deployment or even potential use of tactical nuclear weapons,” Burns said at the conference in Washington DC, repeating a similar assessment he made at the beginning of April.

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Lawmaker takes heat for ‘putting up with racism’ comment
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Ahead of Australian election, a ruling coalition lawmaker has been accused of “tone deafness” on issue of anti-Chinese sentiments

A senator from Australia's ruling coalition has been criticized two weeks before the May 21 federal election, after he thanked the Chinese-Australians for “putting up with racism.”

Addressing participants at the Chinese Australian Forum on Friday, the Liberal Party senator for New South Wales Andrew Bragg admitted that, amid the coronavirus pandemic and tensions in bilateral relations with Beijing, his country has seen an increase in the number of racist incident...

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Merkel's party on track to win regional elections in North Germany
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In a boost to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democrats (CDU) have taken big lead in regional election in north Germa

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China eyes AI powered 3D-printed dam on Tibetan plateau: Report
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According to reports, China is building a dam on the Tibetan plateau using artificial intelligence while ensuring there is no human intervention.

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Mysterious ‘phantom island’ keeps appearing and disappearing on Google Maps, scientists stumped
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For several years, scientists have been left baffled by a strange phenomenon occurring on Google Maps.

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‘Suf­fered far too long’: 12.3 mil­lion Syr­i­an chil­dren need aid
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Unit­ed Na­tions warns dwin­dling funds are af­fect­ing much-need­ed as­sis­tance and adding to chil­dren’s strug­gles.
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Sri Lankan prime min­is­ter heck­led by pro­test­ers as cri­sis deep­ens
It was Prime Min­is­ter Ra­japak­sa’s first out­ing since protests erupt­ed amid the coun­try’s worst-ever eco­nom­ic cri­sis.
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