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In controversial vote, Venezuelan opposition moves to end Guaidó’s interim government

Venezuela’s opposition-led interim government, recognized as the legitimate government by dozens of countries, including the United States, may cease to exist as early as next week, after legislators voted this week to get rid of the institution led by Juan Guaidó during a National Assembly video session.

Miami Herald · Dec 24, 2022

Chinese ambassador says Ukraine crisis has hurt relations with EU -report

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put China in a "very difficult position" for its bilateral relations with the European Union, Fu Cong, the Chinese ambassador to the EU, was quoted as saying in an interview with the South China Morning Post published on Friday.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

Kishida keen to visit U.S. for Biden talks 'early next year'

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hopes to visit the United States in January for a summit meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, and he "isn't considering" dissolving the House of Representatives soon for a general election, Kishida said in an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Thursday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 23, 2022

Editorial: Ballot for all: Let Puerto Rico have a binding vote on its status

We talk a lot in these pages about self-determination, whether it be for the people of Iran, China, Ukraine or elsewhere where the preferences of ordinary folks are made secondary to grander designs by self-appointed leaders (including certain U.S. leaders who would like to choose their voters as opposed to…

Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022

Japan to hike annual defence budget by a quarter to buy Tomahawks and other weapons

Japan on Friday said it will hike defence spending by more than a quarter next year including $1.6 billion to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles that will be part of its biggest military build-up since World War Two.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

COVID Alert: Indian Army Issues Advisory For Its Personnel On Covid-19

The Indian Army on Friday issued an advisory asking its personnel to take all protective measures like using face masks etc. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 23, 2022

North Korea fires ballistic missile as Kim Jong-un ramps up tests over Christmas

Earlier this month, North Korea said it tested a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" for a new strategic weapon, a development that could allow it to possess a harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles

Daily Mirror · Dec 23, 2022

South Korea condemns North Korean arms sales to Russian military company

South Korea's foreign ministry said on Friday it condemns North Korea's arms shipment to a private Russian military company, the Wagner Group, adding it supports the United States' push to raise the issue at the U.N. Security Council.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

U.S. must stop 'bullying', suppressing China's development, foreign minister says

The United States must stop suppressing China's development and should not continue the "old routine of unilateral bullying", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

China sanctions US individuals over action on Tibet

China has sanctioned two U.S. individuals in retaliation for action taken by Washington over human rights abuses in Tibet

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022