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Lawyer accused of being Chinese spy loses legal case against UK intel agency
Britain's MI5 security service issued an alert in January 2022, warning that London-based lawyer Christine Lee was knowingly engaged in ‘political interference activities in the UK’
Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewable energy by 2040
Nuclear power to account for 20% of Japan's 2040 energy supply
Japan, India startups to study laser-equipped satellite to tackle space debris
Orbital Lasers and InspeCity to collaborate on in-space services
Russia sells out of vast Kazakh uranium deposits to China
Kazatomprom said that Rosatom unit, Uranium One Group, had sold its 49.979% stake in the Zarechnoye mine to SNURDC Astana Mining Company Limited, whose ultimate beneficiary is China's State Nuclear Uranium Resources Development Company
France to impose nighttime curfew on 'devastated' Mayotte
According to the latest official toll, 21 people are confirmed to have been killed by Cyclone Chido, but authorities fear that hundreds, and possibly even thousands, were killed, once the true scale of the toll is revealed
Taipei mayor calls for reduced tensions during rare visit of Chinese officials
'More olive branches of peace, less sour grapes of conflict', mayor says
Political strife erupts over South Korean court as it is set to determine fate of impeached Yoon
The country’s liberal opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach Yoon last Saturday over his short-lived Dec. 3 martial law imposition, suspending his presidential powers until the Constitutional Court determines whether to uphold or overturn the decision
Israel’s defense minister envisions Israeli post-war security control in Gaza
US has said war must bring end to Hamas control, but with Israeli forces leaving too
US hits North Korea and Russia with new sanctions, Treasury says
Sanctions target North Korean banks, generals, Russian trade firms shipping oil
South Korean authorities make new attempt to raid presidential office, Yonhap reports
President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on Saturday over his martial law decree and suspended from his presidential duties
Iran says awaiting 'necessary conditions' to reopen Syria embassy
The diplomatic mission was vandalized following the ouster of Tehran ally Bashar al-Assad
Bomb kills senior Russian general in Moscow
Igor Kirillov led the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces
UN expresses hope for ‘ambitious’ boost in humanitarian support for Syrians
French, German diplomats engaging with Syrian transitional leaders following Assad ouster
President-elect Trump gives first press conference since election
President-elect Donald Trump gives first press conference since election. Families are returning to Aleppo, even as their future is uncertain. During fighting, more than 60,000 Israelis fled their homes near the border with Lebanon; now, as a ceasefire appears to be holding, some are returning. A look at Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a deadly storm in the Indian Ocean, and yet another school shooting in the United States.
Suspected abduction of Lao rights advocate remembered on 12-year anniversary of disappearance
Sombath Somphone was last seen at a police checkpoint in the capital, Vientiane, in 2021
Western nations agree to 'disrupt, deter' Russian shadow fleet
Objective is to prevent sanctions breaches and increase the cost to Moscow of the war in Ukraine, Estonia's government says