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China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after leader's US trip
China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said. It's retaliation for a meeting between the US House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory.
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Euroviews. Russia and China's abuse of Red Notices could wreck Interpol for good
The Interpol international alert system has been increasingly abused by repressive regimes who have worked out that it is the perfect means to attack their opponents overseas, Ben Keith and Rhys Davies write.
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US House leader McCarthy, Taiwan president meet as China protests
China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, which it considers a rogue province.
The United States meanwhile has long maintained a "strategic ambiguity" on the matter, trying to dissuade China from invading the island, while at the same time discouraging Taiwanese leaders from declaring independence.
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What is the role of the Global South in the new world order?
The war in Ukraine has accelerated a situation that has been developing for some time: A new world order in which the East and West confront each other more decisively than before. The decisive factor is countries that have hitherto been accorded too little importance: The Global South.
