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Majority of Americans see US in “wrong direction” under Biden

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Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans say the U.S is on right track, a new poll found. The recent surveys show US President Joe Biden’s approval rating is sinking amid several national crises.
Asia

Ankara summons 10 envoys over Turkish businessman detention

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Ankara has summoned the ambassadors of 10 countries, including the United States, Germany, France and Canada, over a joint statement criticizing Turkey’s compliance with ‘democracy’.
Americas

Seoul says North fired ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan

IFP Media Wire -
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed the launch of a ballistic missile by the neighboring North towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. In September, Pyongyang conducted a series of new missile tests.
Americas

US special envoy to Afghanistan resigns

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani -
The Biden administration’s top envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, is leaving his post, the US State Department has confirmed. It comes less than two months after the US messy and deadly withdrawal from the war-torn country.
Americas

Russia halts diplomatic ties with NATO

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Russia has announced the suspension of NATO information bureau in Moscow. The country says it will also halt the operations of its mission to NATO. It comes after the bloc expelled eight Russian diplomats for alleged ‘undisclosed espionage' at its Brussels headquarters.
Americas

Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, dies of Covid

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Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, has died from coronavirus complications. He had pushed faulty intelligence before the United Nations (UN) to advocate for the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Foreign Policy

Raeisi: Iran seeks to expand ties with Latin America

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Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says Tehran's policy is to develop relations with Latin American countries especially Venezuela.
Media Wire

NATO chief raises the alarm over ‘Rise of China’

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NATO secretary-general says countering ‘the security threats’ from the rise of China will be an important part of the alliance’s future rationale. Jens Stoltenberg has predicted Beijing rising will impact NATO’s security.
Americas

US says 2021 Ransomware attacks cost victims $590mn

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The Unites States has announced victims of Ransomware attacks have paid more than half a billion dollars to the perpetrators in the first six months of 2021.
Asia

China: US, Canada threatening peace and stability in Taiwan Strait

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The Chinese military has lashed out at the United States and Canada for sending warships through the Taiwan Strait. Beijing says the North American nations were threatening peace and stability in the region.
Americas

Pentagon: Army suicide fatalities outnumber Covid victims

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A Pentagon report reveals the number of the army staff died from suicide in the second quarter of 2021 is higher than that of the Coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
Media Wire

Turkey says in talks with US on purchase of F-16s

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The United States has offered selling F-16 aircraft to Turkey in return for its investment in the F-35 programme, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. Ankara was kicked out of the program after acquiring Russian S-400 missile defence systems.
Americas

Venezuela govt. halts negotiations with opposition

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The Venezuelan government has suspended talks with Washington-backed opposition in Mexico City. It comes following the extradition of a Venezuelan envoy to the United States on Saturday.
Media Wire

Several American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

IFP Media Wire -
A group of 17 American Christian missionaries and their families have been kidnapped by gang members in Haiti, a country said to be half-governed by the gang groups.
Local

Talks on Iran Nuclear Deal to Resume in Coming Days: Iranian MP

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An Iranian lawmaker says negotiations will resume in the coming days on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Crisis

Brazil president facing ‘criminal charges’ over COVID response

IFP Media Wire -
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro could face 11 criminal charges after the country’s Senate investigated the government’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to the senator in charge of the probe.
Americas

Bolton on Trump’s COVID negligence, Afghanistan exit, Iran regime change

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Former US national security advisor John Bolton has blamed the administration of Joe Biden over messy Afghanistan withdrawal as well as his former boss Donald Trump for coronavirus deaths in the US. He has once again called for the overthrowing of the Iranian regime.
Media Wire

Russia says allies against US military presence in Central Asia

IFP Media Wire -
All Moscow's Central Asian allies and neighbors are opposed to the deployment of American or NATO forces on their soil, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Media Wire

US planning to resume Afghanistan flights

IFP Media Wire -
The US State Department plans to resume evacuation flights from Afghanistan by the end of this year. The move would help American citizens, residents and some visa applicants leave the country.
Americas

WH sends grim holiday warning to Americans over supply chain

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White House officials have warned Americans may face higher prices and empty shelves at Christmas season. The dire warning comes as Washington is scrambling to relieve global supply bottlenecks choking U.S. ports, highways and railways.
Europe

Moscow warns Russia-US relationships could worsen

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Moscow-Washington ties may worsen further, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov cautioned after meeting with US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Moscow on Tuesday.
Americas

Cases of ‘Havana Syndrome’ reported at US embassy in Colombia

IFP Media Wire -
Several American employees at the US Embassy in Colombia and their family members have reported symptoms consistent with "Havana syndrome" in recent weeks. The incident comes as the US Secretary of State Tony Blinken is set to visit Bogota next week.
Media Wire

Survey shows Americans concerned about cyber-attacks

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The vast majority of Americans are concerned about cyber-attacks on financial and national security sectors, a new poll has found. According to the poll, over 90 percent of the respondents are also very concerned about their data being hacked.
Media Wire

U.S. Capitol Police accused of ‘failures’ during riot

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A whistleblower has accused US capitol police of failing to take appropriate measures to prevent the civilian deaths during last January riots in the Capitol complex. Five people were killed in the incidents.
Media Wire

Ex-Pentagon software chief: US has lost AI battle to China

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Pentagon’s former software chief has admitted China is heading for global dominance and ‘and control of everything’ because of its advances in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning as well as cyber capabilities.
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