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Tue, December 10, 2024
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
'Bela Act will be implemented': Siviwe Gwarube insists she wants to keep her government job
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
British wife of ousted Syrian leader Assad 'not welcome in the UK', Lammy says
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
SACP cabinet deployees remains safe despite uncertainty over alliance future
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
'I'll raise funds!' Tory donor given high-profile .. Reform UK role as Nigel Farage plots path to No10
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
Holly Valance's property tycoon husband Nick Candy to become Reform UK's treasurer
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
After T shirts and masks, Congress MPs don 'Modi-Adani' bags as Parliament showdown continues
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
Russia is protecting Syria's former strongman. But it's also talking to the rebels who ousted him
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - RTE Online
Formal government formation talks to begin between FF and FG
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
In counter to AAP's 'jhukega nahi', BJP drops Pushpa-style poster featuring Delhi unit chief
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - The Independent
Reeves warns ministers of cuts as 'every pound' of government spending to face review
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - Rolling Stone
Trump's Biggest Lies From His 'Meet the Press' Interview
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - The Press of Atlantic City
NJ Transit CEO stepping down
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
PA congressman reveals new details about suspect's arrest
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - Hindustan Times
SM Krishna: Man who played key role in transforming Bengaluru into global IT hub
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - Hindustan Times
SM Krishna, former Karnataka CM and Maharashtra governor, dies at 92
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - RTE Online
Formal government formation talks to begin between FG and FF
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Albanese, in a yarmulke, is all but swallowed in an election-like scrum
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
'Remarkable leader, prolific reader and thinker': .. di pays tribute to former Karnataka CM SM Krishna
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - Cyprus Mail
Netanyahu to take the stand in his corruption trial for the first time
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - This Day
Ghana: John Mahama's Return
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - LocalSYR
Here's how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria's upheaval
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
Map Shows China's Suspected Spy Bases in Cuba
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - Fox News
Heritage report offers roadmap to defeat Tren de Aragua, the mega-gang taking over US cities
[ Tue, Dec 10th 2024 ] - MSN
After second meeting with Hegseth, Ernst hints at whether she will or won't support confirmation
Mon, December 9, 2024
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Firstpost
What is the corruption case in which Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu will testify for the first time?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CNN
US charges two former Syrian officials for allegedly torturing Americans and Syrian nationals
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Newsweek
Prince William's Body Language With Donald Trump Goes Viral
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - timesnownews
Who Was SM Krishna? Former Karnataka CM Passes Away After Prolonged Illness
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Hindustan Times
SM Krishna passes away: The veteran's political career, legacy, and 'Brand Bengaluru'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Business Line
SM Krishna: A rare politician who excelled in state and national leadership roles
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Associated Press
Trump's Cabinet picks set off political chain reaction in Florida congressional races
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - PBS
What is birthright citizenship and could Trump end it?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - SheKnows
Prince William's Meeting With Donald Trump Showed the Royal Family Treading Softly in Politics
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - NBC News
Democrats and Republicans in Congress worried that Gabbard might leak to Assad regime
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - USA Today
Donald Trump names Mark Paoletta general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - News4Jax
US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - clickondetroit.com
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - ABC
Experts say Biden has a constitutional right to issue preemptive pardons
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - ABC
Gabbard's bipartisan congressional connections could be crucial to confirmation
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Click2Houston
Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Roll Call
Republicans start making immigration plans for next year
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Slate
The Moment Is Ripe to Push the Middle East in the Direction of Peace. What Will Trump Do?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
A Test for the System
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - National Post
Liberal government survives third Conservative non-confidence vote
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - USA Today
'Agent of transformation': GOP senators praise Donald Trump's FBI director pick, Kash Patel
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - USA Today
Can Trump use Jill Biden's image to sell perfume?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Fox News
Here is who is vying for power in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Yahoo
Syrian government services come to a 'complete ha .. ' as state workers stay home after rebel takeover
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
The Fall of Assad in Syria: How It Happened and What Comes Next
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Detroit News
Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
International Institute of St. Louis' CEO is out
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Buffalo News
And then there were 3: Council Member Rasheed Wyatt enters Buffalo mayor's race
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Smithsonian Magazine
'Polarization' Is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2024
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - AOL
Ghana becomes record fifth African nation to see opposition victory this year
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - BBC
Rachel Reeves signals wider reset of EU relations
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Journalist's Resource
If you report on US colleges and universities, get to know these 19 higher education databases
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Yahoo
Syrian PM says government still works, but UN official says public sector is at a 'complete halt'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
Supreme Court Turns Down Cases on Admissions, Gender Identity and Guns
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Voters back migration cuts as Dutton retreats on target
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mother Jones
How Kash Patel Became a Useful Idiot for Vladimir Putin
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CNN
'Someone who sees enemies everywhere': How Kash P .. t lawyer fueled his disdain for Washington elites
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Independent
Trump's controversial nominees Patel, Gabbard and .. apitol Hill in attempt to win over senators: Live
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - WESA
Meet Pennsylvania's 2024 electors and learn about the Electoral College
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Mirror
Downfall of 'rat of Damascus' Assad is a 'humiliation' for Russia and Iran, says David Lammy
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - London Evening Standard
Government accused of 'tinkering' with housebuilding permissions
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CNN
Who is the leader of Syria's rebels and what does he want?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Grio
Rep. Clyburn has a lot to get off his chest about Trump and the future of American democracy
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Wall Street Journal
Biden Is Ceding Presidential Influence to Trump, and Some Democrats Are Furious
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Associated Press
Advancing the power of facts
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Financial Times
Politics class: Keir Starmer to take aim at Whitehall with new UK 'mission' targets
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CNN
Trump lays out sweeping early acts on deportation .. rdons, says Cheney and others 'should go to jail'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - USA Today
Counselor to the president pick Alina Habba was scolded by judge in Trump's defamation trial
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Fox News
Democrat Ritchie Torres' torrent of attacks again .. own party fuels primary showdown buzz in New York
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - National Post
'Genuinely great' Lara Trump to step down as co-chair of Republican National Committee
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Atlantic
A New Bracero Program Is Not the Solution
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - USA Today
The world won't wait: Trump's foreign policy takeover begins, from Syria to Ukraine
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Atlantic
Even the Koch Brothers Weren't This Brazen
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sky
UK to reduce support for Georgia after 'shocking scenes of violence' at EU protests
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Hill
More Americans say health care is government responsibility: Gallup
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - RepublicWorld
How US President-Elect Donald Trump Is Reshaping The Federal Government
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The debate over Australia's energy future
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Slate
Why New Sanctuary City Laws Won't Be Enough
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Forbes
Trump's Cabinet And Key Jobs: Alina Habba Picked For Counselor To The President
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - RTE Online
FF-FG negotiating teams to begin talks on government formation
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
In promising to shake up in nation's capital, Trump is in a class of his own
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Australia fires Tomahawk missile for first time, spends $140m to China-proof Nauru
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - National Herald
Fix atmosphere: Sisodia attacks Centre over law and order concerns in Delhi
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Firstpost
What are BJP's charges linking Sonia Gandhi to George Soros?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Deccan Chronicle
Karnataka Winter Session Opens with Waqf Debate and Lingayat Protests
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Daily Telegraph
Rachel Reeves to warn EU that free movement demands risk harming growth
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - London Evening Standard
Former London MP Margaret Hodge made anti-corrupt .. n to target 'dirty money' in Britain and overseas
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Nigel Farage's Reform UK scoffs at suggestion of pact with 'broken' Tories
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Bulwark
Stay on the Road to Damascus
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - New York Sun
Greater Idaho Movement and Other Secessionist Groups Look to Trump 2.0 as Their Time
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - WLRN
Lara Trump steps down as RNC co-chair and addresses speculation about Florida Senate seat
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Bowen makes 'hypocritical' nuclear claims as Dutton accuses scientists of bias
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Trump's Border Czar Issues Warning to Democrats
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
'I did some exercise': Albanese returns serve over tennis photos
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Australia spends $140m to China-proof Nauru
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - NBC News
'It's like Game of Thrones': Inside the jockeying for Trump administration jobs
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Prime Minister of India
PM addresses the programme organised by Ramakrishna Math in Gujarat
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Business Standard
Who is George Soros, the man at the centre of political debate in India?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
Travel warning for Jewish visitors to Australia after synagogue attack
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - ABC12
Trump lays out sweeping early acts on deportation and January 6 pardons
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mother Jones
What Local Texans Pay to Subsidize New Gas Terminals: $4 Million Per Job
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Brisbane Times
The LNP MPs paid extra to lead scrutiny of the government's new laws
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - ABC
Biden says fall of Assad regime in Syria is a 'historic opportunity'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Ecostani: Why the landmark RTI act is moribund and who is to blame
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Fall of the House of Assad, with a billion-pound fortune and blood on their hands
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Chris Bowen and Ted O'Brien face off in live deba .. future, following release of CSIRO GenCost report
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch considers setting up party after 'getting taste' for politics
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Why Measles, Whooping Cough and worse could roar back under RFK's watch
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Starmer tells new Syrian leaders to renounce terror and violence
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Government extends analogue switch-off deadline to March 2025
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Auchincloss: Syrian government collapse is a 'potential win' but 'not uncomplicated'
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
From eye doctor to brutal dictator: The rise (and fall) of Syria's Bashar al-Assad
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Syrian premier says government still functioning but challenges loom
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Indian Express
Decode Politics: Who is 'Telangana Thalli', why there is a row over her statue
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The Mirror
Labour echoes Dominic Cummings' drive to recruit 'weirdos and misfits' into Whitehall
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
New York Times - Top Stories
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mediaite
'Wants to Protect His Child': Durbin Defends Bide .. n President 'Said Again and Again' He Wouldn't Do
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Associated Press
How some legislatures are undercutting their voters, plus Trump's negotiations with world leaders
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - The New York Times
A Century-Old Law's Aftershocks Are Still Felt at the Supreme Court
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Civil Service needs 'innovators and disrupters', McFadden says
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - CounterPunch
How Republics Succeed, Falter, and Fail
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - MSN
Why is HTS banned in the UK and will this change now it has control in Syria?
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
'The fear is palpable': Australian women and children trapped in Syria afraid for their lives
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Mises Institute
The Study Supporting California's $20 Minimum Wage is Just Politics as Usual
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Buffalo News
Movers and shakers: Report outlines Buffalo's power structure, offers guide for how to navigate it
[ Mon, Dec 09th 2024 ] - Government Executive
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Sun, December 8, 2024
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - World Socialist Web Site
Fluoridation of community water and the politics of disinformation
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Daily Star
Three pro-BNP bodies march towards Indian mission
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - ABC
Biden says fall of Assad regime a 'historic opportunity'
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Newsroom
Climate politics matures with Greens emissions plan
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Philadelphia Inquirer
Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a U.S. withdrawal from NATO is possible
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Reuters
Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the US illegally
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The West Australian
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The New York Times
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sky News Australia
Sydney Trains officials warn commuters of service .. ations on Monday after industrial action over pay
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - CNN
Trump previews immigration actions and January 6 pardons in first TV interview since election
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Cfr.org
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Charlotte Observer
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Newstalk ZB
Dr Leon Goldsmith: Bashar Al-Assad was 'vulnerable and exposed'
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Daily Express
Labour's 'dangerously misguided foreign policy' threatens special relationship with US
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Independent
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The West Australian
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Daily Express
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - CNN
Trump attends Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris
[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Yahoo
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Jefferson Public Radio
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - legit
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Reuters
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Independent
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Independent
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Seattle Times
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Sydney Morning Herald
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Mirror
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Mirror
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Shropshire Star
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Mercury News
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The New York Times
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Oklahoman
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Reuters
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Kyiv Post
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Des Moines Register
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - 7NEWS
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - MSN
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - The Age
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[ Sun, Dec 08th 2024 ] - Business Standard
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Australia fires Tomahawk missile for first time, spends $140m to China-proof Nauru


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Published in Politics and Government on Monday, December 9th 2024 at 10:20 GMT by Sydney Morning Herald   Print publication without navigation

  • China will be blocked from striking any security or telecommunications deals with Nauru in exchange for $140 million from Australian taxpayers.

The article from The Sydney Morning Herald discusses Australia's decision to allocate $140 million to enhance infrastructure in Nauru, a small Pacific island nation, as part of a strategic move to counterbalance China's growing influence in the region. This funding will support the construction of a new port, improvements to the airport, and other critical infrastructure projects. The initiative is seen as an effort to strengthen Australia's diplomatic and economic ties with Nauru, amidst broader geopolitical tensions where China has been actively expanding its presence through aid and investment in the Pacific. The article highlights concerns about China's potential military ambitions in the region, with Nauru's strategic location being of particular interest. This investment is part of Australia's broader strategy to ensure regional stability and maintain its influence in the Pacific, especially after Nauru's recent diplomatic switch from recognizing Taiwan to China.

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[ https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/australia-spends-140m-to-china-proof-nauru-20241209-p5kwu6.html ]

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