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Musk leaves China after Tesla factory visit, govt meetings

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's private jet departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wrapped up a visit to China, the world's largest market for electric vehicles.. Musk's jet took off from Shanghai's Hongqiao airport just after 11 am (0300 GMT) on Thursday, according to data from Umetrip, which is backed by China's major state-owned airlines.

NATO debates 'security guarantees' for Ukraine

NATO foreign ministers meeting in Oslo Thursday debated providing security guarantees to Ukraine after its war with Russia ends, as the alliance looks to narrow divisions over Kyiv's push to join the bloc.  . "Therefore we need to have in place frameworks to provide guarantees for Ukrainian security after the end of the war." 

Turkish support in Germany for Erdogan fuels integration debate

Strong backing for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan among Turks in Germany in last weekend's historic election has sparked renewed soul-searching about whether Berlin's attempts to integrate the minority are failing.. Despite the worries triggered by the weekend election results, some argue that the backing for Erdogan in Germany should not ring alarm bells. 

Famed Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case

One of Australia's most decorated soldiers lost a landmark defamation case against major newspapers Thursday after a bruising trial that saw accusations of murder, domestic violence, witness intimidation and war crimes.. The case became one of Australia's longest-running defamation trials, with 40 witnesses providing often harrowing evidence about the behaviour of Australia's special forces.

US says ready to resume Sudan mediation once parties 'serious'

The United States said Thursday it will only be ready to mediate a truce between Sudan's warring parties when they get "serious", after the army left negotiations and the latest ceasefire unravelled.. The attacks came two days after United States and Saudi mediators said the warring parties had agreed to extend by five days the initial week-long humanitarian truce.

No alternative to risky oil tanker salvage in Yemen, UN says

Transferring more than a million barrels of oil from an abandoned tanker anchored off the shore of Yemen comes with "palpable risks" -- but doing nothing could lead to a devastating oil spill, a senior UN official said Wednesday.. "The oil... could actually be sold so that that revenue could be used to help people in Yemen who are desperate, fighting for their survival."

Elon Musk's jet leaves Shanghai as tycoon wraps up China visit: flight tracker

A jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in the world's largest market for electric vehicles.. The mercurial tycoon, one of the world's richest men, is wrapping his first trip to China in more than three years.

N. Korea will 'correctly' put spy satellite into orbit soon, Kim's sister says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said Thursday that Pyongyang would "correctly" place a spy satellite into orbit soon, a day after their first attempt crashed.. "It is certain that the DPRK's military reconnaissance satellite will be correctly put on space orbit in the near future and start its mission," she said Thursday, referring to North Korea by its official name.

'Unfortunate' that Chinese counterpart declined talks: Austin

Beijing's decision to decline a meeting between US and Chinese defence chiefs is "unfortunate", particularly given recent "provocative" Chinese behaviour, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.. In Tokyo on a brief trip before his arrival in Singapore, Austin called that decision "unfortunate."

'Unfortunate' that Chinese counterpart declined talks: Austin

Beijing's decision to decline a meeting between US and Chinese defence chiefs is "unfortunate", particularly given recent "provocative" Chinese behaviour, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.. Speaking in Tokyo on a brief trip before his arrival in Singapore, Austin called Beijing's decision "unfortunate."