Ukraine’s Top General Becomes a Target of Protesters’ Anger – The New York Times

  1. Ukraine’s Top General Becomes a Target of Protesters’ Anger  The New York Times
  2. From military success to political strife: Ukraine consumed by clash between wartime leaders  NBC News
  3. Zelensky Faces Pressure to Remove Ukraine’s Top General  The New York Times
  4. Ukrainian soldiers criticise removal of popular defence minister  BBC
  5. Ukrainians protest for second day, call to replace army chief  Reuters
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Japan ‘cannot avoid’ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says – The Japan Times

  1. Japan ‘cannot avoid’ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says  The Japan Times
  2. Japan Breaks 70-Year Nuclear Taboo: Koizumi Warns Tokyo 'Cannot Avoid' Nuclear Weapons Debate Amid China, North Korea Threat  Defence Security Asia
  3. Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said that Japan should also discuss nuclear weapons-relate..  매일경제
  4. Tokyo Considers Nuclear Deterrent Options As Regional Security Threats Grow  Menafn
  5. Japan should not ignore prevailing trend on nuclear issues, FM says amid local assemblies’ push to uphold non-nuclear principles  Global Times
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Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing – AP News

  1. Rescuers in China search the rubble for survivors of landslide that killed 8 and left 34 missing  AP News
  2. Chinese rescuers use explosives to clear boulders trapping landslide victims  Reuters
  3. China Blasts Through Boulders to Reach Landslide Victims  Yahoo
  4. At Least 8 People Dead, 34 Others Remain Missing After Devastating Landslide Buried Residential Buildings  People.com
  5. Rescuers race to find survivors after landslide in southwest China's Chongqing  CNA
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São Tomé and Príncipe heads to polls in tense presidential election

Incumbent Carlos Vila Nova hopes to defeat his former party and secure second term as independent

Voters in São Tomé and Príncipe go to the polls for a presidential election on Sunday as one of Africa’s least populous countries seeks to burnish its democratic credentials.

According to the National Election Commission, about 142,000 people are registered to vote in the tiny African state’s elections, approximately 15% of whom live in the diaspora.

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Man dies after cross-border police pursuit ends in NSW northern rivers

Car chase began in Queensland after report of armed man on Gold Coast late on Saturday, police say

New South Wales police have declared a “critical incident” after a man died following a police pursuit in the northern rivers area, hours after the same man allegedly evaded Queensland police while armed with a gun.

The 25-year-old from Queensland was found unconscious at the wheel of a vehicle, which had driven down an embankment south of Murwillumbah, about 2am on Sunday, NSW police said.

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