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Philippines protests China's sanctions against its defense chief as 'an unfriendly act'
The Philippine government says China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilber
Japan's struggling flagship H3 rocket returns to flight with the debut of a low-cost variant
Japan’s H3 rocket has returned to flight with the debut of its new low-cost variant
Ukraine says it will cut Crimea off from Russia ‘in near future’
Ukraine says it will cut Crimea off from Russia ‘in near future’
Steven Spielberg finally answers burning question ET fans have been asking for 44 years
The movie starred Henry Thomas as a 10-year-old boy called Elliott who develops a fast friendship with a space alien aba
Unearthed DOJ emails expose turmoil over Biden-era memo urging crackdown on parents
Internal DOJ emails reveal officials allegedly called Garland's 2021 school board memo "stupid" and warned it would look