INTERNATIONAL

Japan vows bigger security role in region to tackle threats

Japan vows bigger security role in region to tackle threats

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  • Saturday, 11 Jun, 2022

SINGAPORE -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans on Friday to boost his country's diplomatic and security role in the Asia Pacific…

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Hezbollah leader threatens to hit Israels offshore gas rig

Hezbollah leader threatens to hit Israels offshore gas rig

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  • Friday, 10 Jun, 2022

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group threatened Thursday to strike a gas rig Israel is setting up in the Mediterranean Sea and that…

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Cyprus helps bust illicit sale of private data on Americans

Cyprus helps bust illicit sale of private data on Americans

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  • Friday, 10 Jun, 2022

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus police have seized servers that were used to sell social security numbers and other personal information stolen from…

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US wins case to seize Russian superyacht in Fiji sails away

US wins case to seize Russian superyacht in Fiji sails away

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  • Wednesday, 08 Jun, 2022

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The United States won a legal battle on Tuesday to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking…

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Ukraine wants to join the European Union. But it is not going to be easy

Ukraine wants to join the European Union. But it is not going to be easy

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  • Wednesday, 08 Jun, 2022

The European Union could be about to throw its support behind Ukraine becoming its newest member, but the process will not be easy: not only the country…

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Japan to open to tourists after two years of Covid-19 hiatus but conditions apply

Japan to open to tourists after two years of Covid-19 hiatus but conditions apply

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  • Wednesday, 08 Jun, 2022

TOKYO: Foreign tourists visiting Japan will be required to wear masks, take out private medical insurance and be chaperoned throughout their stay,…

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Ryanair Forces Afrikaans Test on South African Passengers

Ryanair Forces Afrikaans Test on South African Passengers

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  • Tuesday, 07 Jun, 2022

Budget airline Ryanair says it's forcing South African travelers to the U.K. to do a test in the Afrikaans language to prove their nationality in an…

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U.S. Seeks to Seize 2 Luxury Jets Linked to Russian Oligarch

U.S. Seeks to Seize 2 Luxury Jets Linked to Russian Oligarch

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  • Tuesday, 07 Jun, 2022

 U.S. authorities moved Monday to seize two luxury jets — a $60 million Gulfstream and a $350 million aircraft believed to be one of the…

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