China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation

China accuses Australia of deliberate provocation

The incident, in which Australia’s defence minister said a Chinese PLA J-16 jet released flares within 30 m (100 feet) of an RAAF aircraft, comes amid ties strained by navy and air force interactions that Australia has called dangerous.  Friday’s comments came a day after Australia flagged “unsafe and unprofessional” actions by the jet towards…

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Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right

Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right

At the start of his second term President Trump has positioned himself at the crest of a global wave of hard-line conservative populism, offering fuel and inspiration to surging nationalist parties in the European Union and beyond. Those parties are generally united by tough stances against immigrants, support for what they call “traditional” values in…

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