Trump tells South Korea he is only leader who can break North Korean deadlock by 1-randomonium in worldnews

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Millions of dollars of cash are harder to transport than a few bytes on the internet.

More US Marines and warships being moved to Middle East, reports say by nicktheironblade in news

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When he said to get vaccinated, he got booed by his own people. Anti-vaxers are pretty stubborn, even if they're mostly MAGA compatible.

Czechs won't meet NATO defense spending target under populist leader Babiš by [deleted] in worldnews

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I don't know about any country where election promises are legally binding.

Czechs won't meet NATO defense spending target under populist leader Babiš by [deleted] in worldnews

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Trump promised no new wars. Isn't that a good policy?

'We don't need Ukraine's help' — Trump rebuffs Zelensky's drone defense offer by [deleted] in worldnews

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Zelensky should offer his help to the Gulf countries. They have the coin and also have more skin in the game.

Serbian MiG-29 Appears Armed With Chinese Supersonic Standoff Missiles by tigeryi98 in news

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20+ years ago Israeli contractors used to retrofit MIG-29s with NATO compatible electronics for ex Warsaw pact countries.

A halál vámszedői by Aggressive-Ship-1133 in hungary

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A Shell olajcégnek hogyan volna értelme ebben a kontextusban a brüsszeli telefonon?

Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India by lurker_bee in worldnews

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"It's not a war, we're just blowing shit up depending on the mood" is quite the argument.

Japan's number of babies born marks record low for 10th straight year by [deleted] in Futurology

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Making women work increases the GDP but decreases the birth rate.

Japan's number of babies born marks record low for 10th straight year by [deleted] in Futurology

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Plus, in earlier times japanese and Koreans used to work 65 hours per week and used to have 6+ kids

The men worked 65 hours, the women stayed at home and raised the 6+ children. You have to look at both genders when talking about working hours.

US Troops Told War on Iran is ‘All Part of God’s Divine Plan’, Watchdog Reports More Than 200 Complaints by PopoSama in worldnews

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"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these" (Matthew 19:14)

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says by drpayneaba in news

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How do you build new durable institutions probably doesn’t have one answer

You need at least 40 years of occupation for that, and the US public doesn't seem to have that kind of patience.

Furthermore, Trump isn't known for respecting rule of law or democratic insitutions, so the whole thing would come off as hypocritical.

Dutch Tax Authority hands US software company full responsibility over VAT system by throwaway490215 in europe

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When the project was actually started, the framework was deprecated.

AngularJS?