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Trump's push for Greenland shakes up Arctic island's politics

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:44
The road south from Greenland's capital, Nuuk, runs out at the tip of a blizzard-scoured peninsula stretching into the Labrador Sea. Icebergs drift beyond the sea ice toward the open ocean, carved off the glacier some 100 kilometers away at the head of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord.
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Freeze to US aid hits Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar hard

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:44
On the Thai-Myanmar border, sick patients are being sent home from hospital. In Laos, school meals have been interrupted. And in Cambodia, hundreds of staff at the agency responsible for clearing land mines have been furloughed.
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Cambodian gov't official denies role in Bangkok shooting of opposition critic

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:43
A top Cambodian government official on Wednesday denied involvement in the fatal shooting of a former opposition lawmaker in Bangkok earlier this month.
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At Serbian Protests, 'Generation Vucic' Finds Its Voice

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:43
As fireworks lit up the night sky to welcome in the new year, thousands of people in Serbia's capital stood in complete silence, many with their mobile phones raised skyward.
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Secretary Rubio's Call with Belgian Foreign Minister Quintin

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:43
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit ECOWAS

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:43
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS has formally recognized the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The latest development marks a significant shift in regional diplomacy.
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WHO warns polio progress in Afghanistan, Pakistan at risk due to US funding cut

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:42
A senior World Health Organization official cautioned Wednesday that the eradication of polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the only countries where the paralytic virus persists, is threatened by the suspension of funding from the United States.
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Somali general confident of defeat against IS

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:42
For almost a month, security forces in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland have been advancing on the mountainous hideouts of Islamic State militants.
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African Union demands halt to fighting in eastern DR Congo

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:42
The African Union and other regional bodies on late Tuesday called for an immediate halt to fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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UN: Fighting eases in DR Congo's Goma as rebels gain 'upper hand'

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:42
The United Nations said Wednesday that there is relative calm in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, following several days of intense fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the Congolese army for control of the city.
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NAVFAC Southeast Awards $72.4 Million Contract for Airfield Repairs at NAS Key West

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:42
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded a $72.4 million firm-fixed-price construction contract on January 17 to Head/Diaz 2022, of Columbus, Ohio, for comprehensive airfield repairs at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet Navy Reserve Public Affairs Summit: Training to be the Strategic Advantage and Enabling Effective Communication in the Indo-Pacific Region

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:42
Forty Sailors from six Navy public affairs reserve units supporting Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) attended a reserve public affairs summit Jan. 9 to 11, 2025, focused on rapidly developing and sustaining their warfighting readiness skills.
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DR Congo crisis: A public health 'nightmare' is unfolding, warns WHO

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:41
As UN agencies reported "relative calm" on Wednesday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), humanitarians warned that the chaos caused by advancing M23 rebel forces could fuel a region-wide health emergency.
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UNICEF launches urgent appeal for $22 million to provide emergency assistance to 282,000 children in eastern DR Congo amid spiralling violence

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:41
UNICEF is gravely concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo resulting from the recent intensification of conflict and surging numbers of displaced people.
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Emergency Humanitarian Waiver to Foreign Assistance Pause

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:41
"To carry out President Trump's Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, yesterday I approved an additional waiver of the pause for life-saving humanitarian assistance during the period of the review."
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PH, New Zealand start negotiations on visiting forces deal

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:40
The Philippines and New Zealand have officially started negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), the Department of National Defense (DND) announced Wednesday.
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A look at the Defence news 20 - 26 January

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:40
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DND optimistic of continued growth of PH-US defense ties

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:40
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday expressed optimism that the defense alliance between the Philippines and the United States will further grow under the administration of President Donald J. Trump.
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PH, US Air Forces agree to bolster interoperability

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:40
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday announced that it is sees more high-level interactions with the US Pacific Air Force (PACAF).
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Trump admin. pressuring Egypt to push Hamas out of Gaza

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 08:39
The administration of US President Donald Trump is pressuring Egypt to push the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas out of the besieged Gaza Strip.
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