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North Korea relaunches warship that suffered embarrassing failure during initial launch

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! North Korea has repaired and relaunched their 5,000-ton warship after a botched launch in May, according to North Korean state media. The second warship was once again upright in the water, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA. The communist country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, was in attendance to give a …

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Communist country dumps decades-old 2-child policy as birth rates plummet to alarming levels

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vietnam has ended its two-child policy in hopes of a resurgence of youth in an aging population. The communist country’s National Assembly passed a new amendment that nullifies families from having a two-child limit, according to state media. Vietnamese families are giving birth to fewer children and the birth rate has declined …

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Several feared dead in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several people were feared dead and many more injured in a stampede on Wednesday as crowds tried to make their way inside a cricket stadium in southern India’s Karnataka state. The crush happened as thousands of cricket fans gathered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city to celebrate the winners of …

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South Koreans cast votes for new president to succeed Yoon after his ouster over martial law declaration

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Millions of South Korean voters are casting their ballots on Tuesday for a new president in a snap election following the ouster of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. Yoon, a conservative, faces trial on rebellion charges over his short-lived martial law declaration in December. Pre-election surveys suggested Lee Jae-myung, Yoon’s liberal archrival, …

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China accuses Hegseth of espousing ‘Cold War mentality’ for labeling country as a threat: ‘Vilified’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday for his “vilified” remarks “filled with provocations” in which he said the Asian country poses a legitimate threat in the Indo-Pacific. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Hegseth touted a “Cold War mentality” when he delivered his speech on Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue …

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Hegseth says US will bolster defenses overseas to support Indo-Pacific allies against China

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday told allies in the Indo-Pacific that the U.S. has their back against increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. Hegseth said the U.S. will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon views as rapidly developing threats by China, particularly toward Taiwan, …

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Macron dismisses viral moment with wife as ‘joking around’ after disinformation claims backfire

French President Emmanuel Macron allegedly argued that video images showing his wife Brigitte pushing him away with both hands in the face on Monday were a pro-Russian disinformation campaign. “Brigitte’s hands #Macron brought to the PR’s face at #Hanoï : the Élysée initially denied the veracity of the images, suggesting a video generated by AI and relayed by pro-Russian accounts, …

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Philippine lawmaker criticizes US for new travel warning: ‘Unfair treatment from our number 1 ally’

A Philippine lawmaker on Sunday railed against the U.S. government for its updated travel advisory for the Asian country, with the politician arguing that the warning to American travelers is “unfair” coming from “our number one ally.” “This is an unfair shotgun warning,” Philippines House of Representatives member Rufus Rodriguez said. “There are certainly many places in our country that …

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