59-year-old Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko becomes the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, alongside NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and compatriot Nikolai Chub.
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After crackdown on Hong Kong, overseas communities carry the torch to keep Tiananmen memories alive
Prominent scholar Rowena He flies between the US, Britain, and Canada to speak out for those unable to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown, a taboo […]
Continue readingFrench PM under fire for ‘manterrupting’ EU poll candidate
Russia bots target Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video
Russia, facing a ban on its athletes competing under the national flag at the Summer Olympics, has directed its anger towards the Games and the […]
Continue readingAus military to recruit non-citizens in a bid to boost troop numbers
The Australian military is set to start recruiting certain non-citizens to increase its troop numbers, the government announced on Tuesday. This initiative will be open […]
Continue readingSunak & Starmer set for first debate face-off as disruptor Farage roils UK election waters
The two main contenders for Britain’s next prime minister, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, faced off in a televised debate. Nigel Farage’s announcement to run […]
Continue readingBiden: ‘Every reason’ to believe Bibi prolonging war for political survival
US President Joe Biden addressed concerns about whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might be extending the conflict in Gaza to remain in power. Biden […]
Continue readingBiden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up
President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement that could […]
Continue readingIn another blow to PM, Brexit champion to stand in UK polls
Nigel Farage, a key figure in advocating for Britain’s exit from the EU, announced on Monday his intention to run in next month’s election. Farage, […]
Continue readingMI6 turned two China govt staff to spies: Beijing
China has accused the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 of recruiting two employees from undisclosed Chinese central state organs to work as spies for the […]
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