China According to new rumors, China may start easing its strict COVID rules in early 2023, starting with an easing of restrictions at the border with Hong Kong. Asian stock markets jumped on the pro …

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Ethiopia Peace talks between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels unexpectedly yielded what seems like a real truce yesterday, ending their civil war just one day shy of its second anniversar …

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Ukraine Ukraine says Russia is planning to deploy Iranian surface-to-surface ballistic missiles in Ukraine for the first time and warned that its air defenses will have a hard time shooting them down …

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Iran The EU is reportedly considering designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, in response to their ultimatum ordering protesters to clear the streets.It sounds like whatever slo …

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Brazil Brazil's leftist ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (aka Lula) narrowly won yesterday's runoff against right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, despite reports that Bolsonaro supporters tried …

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Ukraine There are reports that Russian troops are joining tens of thousands of civilians fleeing Kherson, and Ukrainian forces are moving in to replace them. We're not hearing as much as we did befor …

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