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Wednesday, 28 June 2023 17:23 WIB

The United States on Tuesday accused companies in the United Arab Emirates, the Central African Republic and Russia of engaging in illicit gold deals to help fund the mercenary fighters of Russia's Wagner Group. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it has sanctioned four companies linked to Wagner and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, that it alleged were used to help pay the paramilitary's forces fighting in Ukraine and undertaking operations to support Russian interests in Africa. "The Wagner Group funds its brutal operations in part by exploiting natural resources in countries...

RECENT NEWS
China, Hong Kong Resume High-Speed Rail Link after 3 Years of COVID Curbs
Monday, 16 January 2023 10:58 WIB | Global

China resumed on Sunday high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, as it dismantles travel curbs after Beijing scrapped quarantine for arrivals a week earlier. The re-opening comes amidst a massive wave of infections nationwide and a day after authorities said nearly 60,000 people with COVID had died in hospital, following last month's abrupt U-turn on "zero-COVID" policy in the wake of historic protests. Despite the infections, some passengers voiced excitement and relief about being able to more easily...

Journalists Say Elon Musk Needs to Reinstitute Monitoring of Twitter
Friday, 13 January 2023 11:06 WIB | Global Twitter

Concerns linger over Twitter's stance on free expression and safety since Elon Musk took over the platform in a $44 billion deal. Since taking ownership in late October, Musk has instituted changes including dissolving an oversight review channel, laying off a large portion of the team focused on combating misinformation, and suspending the accounts of several U.S. journalists. Two media advocacy groups on Wednesday called on Musk to reverse course and implement policies to protect the right to legitimate information and press freedom. In a joint letter to Twitter, Reporters Without...

US Lawmakers Move to Reevaluate US Policy Towards China
Thursday, 12 January 2023 10:10 WIB | Global china

A congressional reassessment of American policy toward China is expected to get under way in earnest early next month. In a 365-65 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday creating a special Select Committee on China. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has tapped Republican Representative Mike Gallagher to chair the committee's work. "A lot of people are interested. I spoke to the Republican caucus this morning, and a lot of people have expressed interest. I'm optimistic that we're going to have a pretty serious group of members with a broad range of experience that's...

China Snubs US Military Outreach Ahead of Expected Blinken Visit
Tuesday, 10 January 2023 12:25 WIB | Global

China has turned down a U.S. offer to hold military de-confliction talks after an unsafe air encounter involving Chinese and U.S. aircraft over the South China Sea last month. According to U.S. diplomatic sources who spoke on background when discussing the sensitive issue, the proposed call on Friday between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe was canceled after Beijing declined to participate. After the Pentagon was asked about Austin's contacts with his Chinese counterpart, Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners told VOA, "The last time Secretary...

NASA Satellite Falling From the Sky Soon
Monday, 9 January 2023 10:26 WIB |

A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky. NASA said Friday the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is "very low." Most of the 5,400-pound (2,450-kilogram) satellite will burn up upon reentry, according to NASA. But some pieces are expected to survive. The space agency put the odds of injury from falling debris at about 1-in-9,400. The science satellite is expected to come down Sunday night, give or take 17 hours, according to the Defense Department. The California-based Aerospace Corp., however, is targeting Monday morning, give or take 13 hours, along a track...

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POLITICS
North and South Korea Restore Hotline After A Year
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North and South Korea have restored a communication hotline that was cut off by Pyongyang last June. According to the South's presidential office, the leaders of both countries have agreed to...

SECURITIES
Drone Strikes Hit Critical Infrastructure Facilities in Kyiv Region
Thursday, 13 October 2022 14:20 WIB

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