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Australia government seeks opposition support on immigration detention legislation // The Australian government on Wednesday urged the opposition to support legislation that would allow authorities to lock up former immigration detainees who were released after a landmark ruling by the country's top court.
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China's Wang stresses promoting stable, healthy Sino-US relations with Blinken // China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that promoting healthy, stable and sustainable China-U.S. relations is an important task, in a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as they meet at the State Department in Washington, U.S., October 26, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/ File Photo
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US Navy patrol plane flies over sensitive Taiwan Strait // China's military said on Wednesday it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that took place weeks before Taiwan holds elections.
FILE PHOTO: A P-8A Poseidon assigned to the "Skinny Dragons" of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Pacific Ocean August 29, 2017. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex Perlman/Handout via REUTERS/ File photo
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Trump: I won't be a dictator if I become U.S. president again // Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will not become a dictator if he becomes U.S. president again except "on day one", after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that America was in danger of becoming an autocracy if he wins the 2024 election.
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rallies with supporters at a "commit to caucus" event at a Whiskey bar in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S. December 2, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File photo
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G7 leaders to hold virtual meeting on Wednesday with Ukraine's Zelenskiy // Leaders of the Group of Seven countries will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday with Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelenskiy.
They will discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Middle East and artificial intelligence, Japan's chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at press conference.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with Moldova's President Maia Sandu and President of the European Council Charles Michel, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 21, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/ File Photo
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US and Sweden sign Defence Cooperation Agreement // The United States and Sweden on Tuesday signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement, the U.S. Department of State said, as the Nordic country strengthens military alliances while waiting for approval to join NATO.
FILE PHOTO: Swedish and NATO flags are seen printed on paper this illustration taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo
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Yellen says U.S. would be 'responsible for Ukraine's defeat' if aid fails in Congress // Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that the United States would be "responsible for Ukraine's defeat" if Congress fails to approve the Biden administration's latest multi-billion-dollar funding request for the war-torn country.
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 27, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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In southern Gaza, Israel mounts fiercest attacks so far in war against Hamas // Israel's military bombarded southern Gaza's main city in what it said was the heaviest fighting since it began a ground invasion to eliminate Hamas five weeks ago, while the United States again pressed Israel to allow fuel and vital aid into the Palestinian enclave.
A screen grab taken from a video posted on social media by the Palestinian Civil Defence on December 5, 2023, shows what they say are members of the Palestinian Civil Defence rescue team working in a collapsed building in a location given as Gaza. Palestinian Civil Defence/Handout via REUTERS
People react, as wounded Palestinians are brought into Nasser hospital, following Israeli strikes on Ma'an school east of Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
People stand next to a building which was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza today, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Ashkelon, Israel, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Wounded Palestinians are transported to Nasser hospital, following Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
A man points at damage inside a building at a site hit by a rocket fired from Gaza today, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Ashkelon, Israel, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
An Israeli artillery unit operates at the border with Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
A Palestinian woman stands in a destroyed room in a building as she inspects the site of Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot
Palestinian children carry items as they walk at the site of Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot
Smoke rises in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Washington Post journalists plan 24-hour strike amid prolonged contract talks // Unionized journalists at The Washington Post said they would stage a 24-hour strike on Thursday to protest staff cuts and what they call management's failure to bargain in good faith in contract talks that have stretched on for 18 months.
The newspaper's banner logo is seen during the grand opening of the Washington Post newsroom in Washington January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo
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Texas woman files lawsuit asking court to allow emergency abortion // A Texas woman on Tuesday asked a court to allow her to obtain an abortion despite the state's near-total ban on the procedure, saying her fetus was likely not viable and her continued pregnancy threatened her health.
Pro-choice stickers adorn staff desks at Houston Women's Reproductive Services in Texas, U.S., October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
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