Reunification with Taiwan is ‘inevitable’ – Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called the reunification of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland a “historical inevitability”
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“Israel Not In Position To Impose Options Over Lebanon Border”: Hezbollah
The deputy leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Sunday that Israel was “not in a position” to impose its preferences over the militant group’s presence in the border area while its war in Gaza rages.
Russia launches drone strikes on Ukraine in retaliation for Belgorod attack
The Ukrainian Air Force said on Sunday that it had shot down 21 of 49 drones launched by Russian forces overnight.
Moment Ukrainian bomb devastates Russian city as Vladimir Putin launches revenge strikes
Ukraine and Russia have traded devastating attacks well behind the war’s frontline – Vladimir Putin’s forces have vowed revenge and continued their relentless bombardment.
The scale of layoffs in the gaming industry in 2023 was far beyond a typical year, with an estimated 9,000+ workers losing their jobs globally (Ash Parrish/The Verge)
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The scale of layoffs in the gaming industry in 2023 was far beyond a typical year, with an estimated 9,000+ workers losing their jobs globally — Layoffs are an unfortunate reality of any industry, but the sc…
How a Cray-1 Supercomputer Compares to a Raspberry Pi
Roy Longbottom worked for the U.K. covernment’s Central Computer Agency from 1960 to 1993, and “from 1972 to 2022 I produced and ran computer benchmarking and stress testing programs…” Known as the official design authority for the Whetstone benchmar…
John Pilger, Australia-born journalist and filmmaker known for covering Cambodia, dies at 84
John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84.
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NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2023
There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.