4 d. ago Kim Jong Un’s Armored Train Journey to Beijing Military Parade

Kim Jong Un’s Armored Train Journey to Beijing Military Parade  Букви

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5 d. ago ‘Gaza not for sale’: Hamas condemns Trump’s plan for US takeover

Hamas denounced on Monday a plan reportedly being considered by US President Donald Trump for the United States to take control of the devastated Gaza Strip and for its population to be relocated. Almost two years since Israel began its campaign in Gaza after Hamas militants’ October 7, 2023 attack, swathes of the Palestinian territory have been reduced to rubble and the vast majority of its population has been displaced at least once. The Washington Post reported on Sunday that the White House...

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5 d. ago ‘Gaza not for sale’: Hamas denounces reported plan for US takeover

Hamas denounced on Monday a plan reportedly being considered by US President Donald Trump for the United States to take control of the devastated Gaza Strip and for its population to be relocated. Almost two years since Israel began its campaign in Gaza after Hamas militants’ October 7, 2023 attack, swathes of the Palestinian territory have been reduced to rubble and the vast majority of its population has been displaced at least once. The Washington Post reported on Sunday that the White House...

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5 d. ago SMIC to take full control of chip foundry as China’s fab industry consolidates

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest contract chipmaker, said it planned to buy all of a foundry it controls as the nation’s fab industry undergoes a wave of consolidation. In a statement last week, the company said it planned to buy the remaining equity interest in Semiconductor Manufacturing North China (Beijing) Corporation (SMNC), a subsidiary that is currently 51 per cent owned by SMIC. The chipmaker said it would buy the stake from state-owned...

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5 d. ago Lagarde warns Trump’s Fed meddling poses ‘serious danger’ to world economy

The US Federal Reserve losing its independence would pose a “serious danger” to the world, according to European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde. But Lagarde told Radio Classique in an interview on Monday that US President Donald Trump would find it “very difficult” to take control of the US central bank, citing legal precedents that prevent the removal of Fed governors. “If he did manage to do so, I think it would pose a very serious threat to the US economy and the global...

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1 week ago Malaysia’s king fires off a royal rebuke to ‘nonsensical’ defence deals

When two helicopters collided in Malaysia last year, killing 10 naval officers, it served as a wake-up call for a military that for too long has been dependent on ageing equipment. Though the aircraft involved in that crash were relatively new, many others are not. Now, the king himself has intervened, calling out “nonsensical and unacceptable” procurement practices and forcing the cancellation of a deal for a fleet of 35-year-old Black Hawks. At an event last Sunday, Sultan Ibrahim, Malaysia’s...

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2 w. ago Rail treat: Malaysia’s king takes control on inaugural electric train journey

Beaming, Malaysia’s king welcomed passengers on a special train from the capital of Kuala Lumpur to the historical railway town of Kluang – and back – marking the launch of the long-delayed southern stretch of the electric train service (ETS). Saturday’s ride was a royal treat for the guests who sat back while the king, an avid train aficionado, took the controls, driving the six-car train for the entire six-and-a-half-hour return journey. “Hi everybody! Welcome, welcome, welcome,” Sultan...

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2 w. ago Malaysia’s king takes the controls on inaugural electric train journey

Beaming, Malaysia’s king welcomed passengers on a special train from the capital of Kuala Lumpur to the historical railway town of Kluang – and back – marking the launch of the long-delayed southern stretch of the electric train service (ETS). Saturday’s ride was a royal treat for the guests who sat back while the king, an avid train aficionado, took the controls, driving the six-car train for the entire six-and-a-half-hour return journey. “Hi everybody! Welcome, welcome, welcome,” Sultan...

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2 w. ago South China Sea: Beijing asserts ‘control measures’ against Philippine ships

China says it has taken “control measures” against two Philippine vessels near the Sierra Madre, a warship grounded on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, as tensions re-emerge in the contested waters of the South China Sea. In a short statement on Friday morning, Gan Yu, a spokesman for the China Coast Guard, accused the two Philippine ships of “deliberately engaging in provocative collisions” when approaching the China Coast Guard after being deployed from the Sierra Madre. He did not specify...

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4 w. ago Beijing expresses ‘serious concern’ over Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City

Beijing expresses ‘serious concern’ over Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City  The Times of Israel

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