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Taiwan official warns China, ‘We will never surrender our freedom’

Aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island Aug. 7, 2022. 

Defending Taiwan against China Taiwan Consul General James J.K. Lee tells Eric Shawn what his government is doing to defend the island nation from increasing belligerence from Beijing. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Taiwan counsel general is warning about a potential invasion of his country by China and is calling on the world’s democracies to support …

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Report finds Facebook violated Palestinian users’ freedoms

An Israeli airstrike hits a building in Gaza City, on May 17, 2021, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination, a report commissioned by the social media company has found. The report Thursday from independent consulting firm Business for Social Responsibility confirmed long-standing …

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Poland hands out iodine pills as fighting rages near Ukrainian power plant

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is Europe's largest nuclear station.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Poland began distributing iodine tablets to various regional fire departments Thursday over concerns about potential radioactive exposure from a nuclear power plant under occupation by the Russians in Ukraine.  There has been shelling near Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest plant during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces, and buildings near the plant’s six reactors …

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Inside Saudi Arabia’s role freeing American POWs from Putin’s prison

Andy Tai Ngoc Huynh, left, and Alexander John-Robert Drueke, two U.S. military veterans who disappeared in June while fighting with Ukrainian forces against the Russian invasion, have been released after three months in captivity, relatives said Wednesday.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Americans and eight other former prisoners of war from the Ukraine war have been freed by Russia, thanks to the intervention of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “It’s a fantastic result and shows the importance of continuing to work towards achieving results through engagement and dialogue,” said Saudi Foreign …

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El Salvador landslide kills at least 7 following 4 days of heavy rain

Salvadorian soldiers attempt to retrieve the bodies of five people who died in a landslide in Huizucar, El Salvador, on Sept. 22, 2022.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least seven people have been killed in landslides in El Salvador following four days of heavy rains across the country, Civil Defense authorities said Thursday. Two people died in Panchimalco about 11 miles south of the capital and a family of five perished in the municipality of Huizucar, also south of …

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6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico, killing at least 1

Residents stand in a street after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Mexico City on September 22, 2022.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico on Thursday morning, killing at least one person and damaging an unknown number of buildings. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) initially reported that the earthquake hit the Michoacán region in Southwest Mexico. However, Mexico City was also impacted over 100 mile away, where the …

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Iranian president speaks of ‘justice’ to UN as protests consume his country with demands for regime change

Women attend a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Park to demand regime change and protest Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's attendance at the U.N.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UNITED NATIONS, New York – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with talk of “justice” and “democracy” as protests outside the U.N. and within Iran itself call for an end to a regime that many citizens say does not represent their country. As protests continue in Iran, …

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Iran cuts off social media, internet services as President Raisi addresses UN amid widespread protests

FILE: Protesters chant slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranians were cut off from Instagram, WhatsApp, and other internet services Wednesday as protests, sparked by the death of a woman in police custody, rocked the country.  The near-total internet blackout came as Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday.  The woman, 22-year-old Mahsa …

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