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‼️China will do everything to reunite with Taiwan peacefully - Foreign Ministry
China will try to unite with Taiwan peacefully but the military solution remains an option for deterrence, Chinese Foreign Ministry Arms Control Department Director General Fu Cong told Sputnik.
"We will try our best to unite our country in a peaceful way. The reason why we do not give up the option of a military solution is because we need to deter those potential separatists and so that they will not go too fast," he said on Tuesday on the margins of the 10th Review Conference on the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations.
Fu added that Beijing believes "there may be more conflicts" in the near future on account of the "world situation" being "quite tense."
China will try to unite with Taiwan peacefully but the military solution remains an option for deterrence, Chinese Foreign Ministry Arms Control Department Director General Fu Cong told Sputnik.
"We will try our best to unite our country in a peaceful way. The reason why we do not give up the option of a military solution is because we need to deter those potential separatists and so that they will not go too fast," he said on Tuesday on the margins of the 10th Review Conference on the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations.
Fu added that Beijing believes "there may be more conflicts" in the near future on account of the "world situation" being "quite tense."
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🚨JUST IN | US Congress passes veterans health bill for service members exposed to toxic burn pits
The US Senate cleared legislation late Tuesday that would expand lifesaving health benefits for service members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and were exposed to burn pits.
The vote came down 86 to 11 after Republicans ultimately caved to pressure from dozens of veterans groups that rallied outside the federal grounds. The legislation, which had already cleared the US House of Representatives, now heads to the president’s desk.
The US Senate cleared legislation late Tuesday that would expand lifesaving health benefits for service members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and were exposed to burn pits.
The vote came down 86 to 11 after Republicans ultimately caved to pressure from dozens of veterans groups that rallied outside the federal grounds. The legislation, which had already cleared the US House of Representatives, now heads to the president’s desk.
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🔥 Death count in Northern California wildfire zone rises to 4
Two more bodies were found within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire, raising the death toll to four in the state’s largest blaze of the year, authorities said Tuesday.
Search teams discovered the additional bodies Monday at separate residences along State Route 96, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Two bodies were also found found Sunday inside a charred vehicle in the driveway of a home near the tiny unincorporated community of Klamath River.
Scientists have said climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.
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Two more bodies were found within the burn zone of a huge Northern California wildfire, raising the death toll to four in the state’s largest blaze of the year, authorities said Tuesday.
Search teams discovered the additional bodies Monday at separate residences along State Route 96, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Two bodies were also found found Sunday inside a charred vehicle in the driveway of a home near the tiny unincorporated community of Klamath River.
Scientists have said climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.
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‼️China reportedly suspends sand exports to Taiwan from Wednesday
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🚨JUST IN | Chinese Foreign Minister: Attempts to use Taiwan to contain China doomed to fail
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☀️ At least 14 heat deaths in Oregon after hot spell
Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14. Temperatures neared the triple digits nearly all of last week in the Portland area, prompting officials to open emergency overnight shelters and cooling stations.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for both the Portland and Seattle regions lasting through late Sunday evening. Temperatures started to cool off on Monday as colder air from the Pacific blows in.
About 800 people died in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia during that heat wave, which hit in late June and early July of 2021. Climate change is fueling longer heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, a region where weeklong heat spells were historically rare, according to climate experts.
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Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14. Temperatures neared the triple digits nearly all of last week in the Portland area, prompting officials to open emergency overnight shelters and cooling stations.
The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for both the Portland and Seattle regions lasting through late Sunday evening. Temperatures started to cool off on Monday as colder air from the Pacific blows in.
About 800 people died in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia during that heat wave, which hit in late June and early July of 2021. Climate change is fueling longer heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, a region where weeklong heat spells were historically rare, according to climate experts.
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‼️ China to impose sanctions against two foundations in Taiwan for separatism - Authorities
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‼️ Taiwan Defense Ministry: China's live-fire exercises suggest officials seek to solve issues through force - not peacefully
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➡️ LIVE UPDATES ‼️ New US Anti-Russian sanctions additionally shatter global markets - Ambassador Antonov
New US sanctions against Russia are further shattering global markets already suffering from supply chain disruptions, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.
On Tuesday, the US expanded sanctions on Russia, including 13 individuals and more than 30 entities on the restrictive list.
New US sanctions against Russia are further shattering global markets already suffering from supply chain disruptions, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.
On Tuesday, the US expanded sanctions on Russia, including 13 individuals and more than 30 entities on the restrictive list.
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➡️ LIVE UPDATES ‼️ New US Anti-Russian sanctions additionally shatter global markets - Ambassador Antonov New US sanctions against Russia are further shattering global markets already suffering from supply chain disruptions, Russian Ambassador to Washington…
"The 'sanctions machine' initiated by Washington continues to 'stamp out' restrictions against Russian business in an attempt to crowd Russia out from global markets. To take the vacant positions at the expense of banal blackmail, and not fair competition. Moreover, many sanctions are duplicated. Apparently, the bureaucracy can't come up with anything new anymore," Antonov said in response to a media question.
"Such 'diligence' of the American authorities further undermines global markets, which are already suffering from significant supply chain disruptions. Hence the risks of further price increases and problems with obtaining the necessary products. The most painful damage will be inflicted on developing countries," he said.
"Such 'diligence' of the American authorities further undermines global markets, which are already suffering from significant supply chain disruptions. Hence the risks of further price increases and problems with obtaining the necessary products. The most painful damage will be inflicted on developing countries," he said.
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‼️ Pelosi meets Taiwanese President Tsai Ing Wen
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‼️ Pelosi: US delegation came to Taiwan to make clear we will not abandon promises to Taiwan
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‼️ Pelosi: US delegation came to Taiwan to make clear we will not abandon promises to Taiwan
Moments after officially meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing Wen, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offered praises for Tsai’s leadership, and for being the island nation’s first female president before underscoring the US Congress’ support for Taiwan.
“[The US delegation] came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear that we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and we’re proud of our enduring friendship,” Pelosi remarked during a brief speech, noting how the Taiwan Relations Act serves as the foundation to maintain US-Taiwan relations.
The California Democrat went on to describe Taiwan as an “island of resilience” before stating she also came to to Taipei to learn and participate in Asia Pacific affairs so to create more possibilities for Taiwan.
“[The US delegation] came to Taiwan to make unequivocally clear that we will not abandon our commitment to Taiwan and we’re proud of our enduring friendship,” Pelosi remarked during a brief speech, noting how the Taiwan Relations Act serves as the foundation to maintain US-Taiwan relations.
The California Democrat went on to describe Taiwan as an “island of resilience” before stating she also came to to Taipei to learn and participate in Asia Pacific affairs so to create more possibilities for Taiwan.
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🗳 Kansas Voters Reject Amendment to Strip State Abortion Rights
By nearly a 2-1 margin, Kansas residents heading to the polls Wednesday declined to reverse a 2019 ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court establishing the right to abortion.
The vote is a major repudiation of recent legislative moves curtailing reproductive rights – most notably the Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
One middle-aged woman who brought her 16-year-old daughter to the polling station reportedly told the AP that she wanted her child “to have the same rights [her] mother has had most of her life.”
The proposed amendment was sponsored by Value Them Both, a coalition led by Kansans for Life, the Kansas Catholic Conference and Kansas Family Voice. One of the lawyers responsible for crafting the failed constitutional amendment reportedly described the measure as an attempt to keep Kansas from becoming an “unlimited destination for abortion.”
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By nearly a 2-1 margin, Kansas residents heading to the polls Wednesday declined to reverse a 2019 ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court establishing the right to abortion.
The vote is a major repudiation of recent legislative moves curtailing reproductive rights – most notably the Supreme Court’s June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
One middle-aged woman who brought her 16-year-old daughter to the polling station reportedly told the AP that she wanted her child “to have the same rights [her] mother has had most of her life.”
The proposed amendment was sponsored by Value Them Both, a coalition led by Kansans for Life, the Kansas Catholic Conference and Kansas Family Voice. One of the lawyers responsible for crafting the failed constitutional amendment reportedly described the measure as an attempt to keep Kansas from becoming an “unlimited destination for abortion.”
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