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U.S. President Joe Biden gets into the car upon arrival at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 26, 2021.

23:15 GMT 04 March 2021 / updated: 23:15 GMT World

Biden Halted Second Syria Strike After Intel Revealed Woman, Children Were Near Target Site - Report

This screengrab provided via AFPTV and taken from a broadcast by Myawaddy TV in Myanmar on February 8, 2021 shows Myanmar military chief General Min Aung Hlaing making an announcement on the nationwide demonstrations being held in protest over the military coup.

US Adds Myanmar's Defense Ministry, Home Affairs Ministry, MEC And MEHL to Entity List

Magnitude 8.0 Earthquake Occurs Off Coast of New Zealand, Triggering Tsunami Warning

Members of the United Nations Security Council, with visiting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, convene a meeting on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at U.N. headquarters

Iran's Zarif Calls for Renegotiating UN Charter to Remove US' 'Abused' Veto Power Amid JCPOA Impasse

Buildings destroyed during the fighting in the northern town of Ariha, in Idlib province

Russia, Syria Say US Embolden Terrorist Groups in War-Torn Syria

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Military & Intelligence
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Even before former US President Donald Trump opened a slew of new nuclear weapons programs in 2018, the US was already slated to spend more than $1.2 trillion on updating its existing warheads and delivery systems over the next several decades.
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World
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Biden administration should push ahead with significant arms sales to Taiwan to enable the island to defend itself against any military threat from China, Indo-Pacific Command head Adm. Philip Davidson said.
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Middle East
US Welcomes Decision by E3 to Drop IAEA Resolution Rebuking Iran
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States welcomes the decision by European nations to refrain from submitting a resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that would have rebuked Iran for restricting the agency's inspection activities, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
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US
Billionaire Catsimatidis May Run for NY Governor Amid Cuomo's Scandals - Report
Catsimatidis donated to former President Clinton during his years in office and was generally considered to be a supporter of the Democrats until he decided to run for New York City mayor as a Republican candidate in 2009, the first of his several bids for the mayor's office. In recent years, he has also been a vocal Trump supporter.
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Society
McEnany Slams Biden's 'Neanderthal' Remark, Compares it to Hillary Clinton’s ‘Deplorables' Comment
US President Joe Biden drew criticism from GOP lawmakers this week after he called it a “big mistake” and “Neanderthal thinking” for states like Texas and Mississippi to lift COVID-19 restrictions like mask mandates and begin to operate at full capacity.
Last update: 21:30 GMT 04.03.2021
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Tech
China’s Tianwen-1 Mars Orbiter Sends Back Stunning High-Definition Photos of Red Planet’s Surface
China’s space program is gearing up for a big year, not just with its first Martian probe, but also the anticipated construction of a large new space station.
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US
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The mastermind behind Trump’s peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jared Kushner once played a rather high-profile role in the process of decision-making in the White House during his father-in-law’s presidential term. But where is he now?
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Society
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