Web Stories Monday, December 23

BEIJING: The Chinese government protested on Sunday (Dec 22) the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire”. On Saturday, US President Joe Biden authorised the provision of up to US$571 million in Defense Department material and services and in military education and training for Taiwan. Separately, the Defense Department said on Friday that $295 million in military sales had been approved. A…

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TEL AVIV: Israel’s military said on Saturday (Dec 21) that it had failed to intercept a “projectile” launched from Yemen that landed in Tel Aviv, with the national medical service saying 16 people were lightly wounded. Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have repeatedly launched missile attacks against Israel since the war in…

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When Krystle Dullas’s close friend left their city for an extended cross-country road trip in 2022, they vowed to stay in touch. But as life got busier, their long telephone conversations and video exchanges slowly dissipated, Dullas said. In January, when she saw on social media that her friend visited…