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Trump uses assassination try to justify expanding spying powers

An exchange of gunfire between an armed suspect and law enforcement outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday came days ahead of a deadline for extending far-reaching government surveillance powers, and President Donald Trump wasted no time in claiming that the

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Germany's Merz says Iran is humiliating US as talks stall

BERLIN, April 27 - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday Iran's leadership was humiliating the United States and getting U.S. officials to travel to Pakistan and then leave without results, in an unusually abrupt rebuke over the conflict.

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Indonesia-US overflight debate misses the strategic point

When Indonesians hear the phrase military overflight, the image that often comes to mind is simple: foreign military aircraft freely crossing the skies without permission. It is a powerful image because it directly touches on sovereignty, one of the most sensitive elements of

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India turns to Russian missiles to counter China-backed Pakistan

India’s planned purchase of Russian ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles aims to counter Pakistan’s China-backed air network but exposes deeper integration and escalation challenges. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that India has signed a US$1.2 billion

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