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US to release emergency aid for Ukraine energy infrastructure
The United States is expected to announce "substantial" financial aid to Ukraine on Tuesday to help it deal with the damage caused by Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, senior US officials said. The United States will call on the other member countries to strengthen their aid in this area, according to the US official.
Japan PM wants defence budget to reach 2% of GDP by 2027
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his cabinet to increase defence spending to two percent of GDP by 2027, up from a longstanding level of around one percent. "We'll take budgetary measures to increase spending on defence and other outlays to two percent of current GDP by 2027," Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters after talks with Kishida.
Congress must step in to prevent 'devastating' US rail strike: Biden
US President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene urgently to prevent a strike by railroad workers that he warned would "devastate our economy." A strike was narrowly averted in September after Biden and his top aides intervened in marathon negotiations.
Musk signals Twitter going to 'war' with Apple
Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform. To be allowed on the Apple and Google app stores, social networking services must have effective systems for moderating harmful or abusive content.
US charges three for supporting Cameroon separatists
The US Justice Department announced charges Monday against three men who allegedly helped fund separatist fighters in Cameroon and supported the 2020 kidnapping of Catholic cardinal Christian Tumi. The funds also supported kidnappings by the separatists, including of Tumi and Sehm Mbinglo, a traditional chief in the troubled region.
Canada to summon Russian envoy over 'hateful' LGBTQ tweets
Canada's foreign minister on Monday ordered her officials to summon Russia's ambassador in Ottawa, Oleg Stepanov, over a series of "hateful" anti-LGBTQ tweets including one aimed at an openly lesbian federal minister. Minister Joly has directed Global Affairs Canada to summon the Russian ambassador to tell him as much," she said.
'Neymar haters': Brazil political divide spills over to World Cup
Normally, it would be horrible news to football fans anywhere that their team's star player was injured. He's a great player.
Foreign plane bombs C.African troops, Russian allies: govt
An aircraft flew in from a neighbouring country overnight and bombed Central African Republic (CAR) troops and their Russian paramilitary allies, but caused only material damage, the government said Monday. "The explosives caused major material damage," the government said.
Talks kick off on global plastic trash treaty
Despite decades of effort, plastic pollution is only getting worse -- a gloomy fact that representatives of almost 200 nations meeting in Uruguay Monday are determined to change. The meeting in Uruguay will last for five days, and is only a first step in the negotiations process.
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