German ambassador to China dies two weeks into the job
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-ambassador-china-dies-federal-foreign-office-2021-09-06/
BEIJING, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Germany's ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, who was a former foreign policy adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has died suddenly, less than two weeks after taking up his post.
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Former UK PM Blair warns West should prepare for bio-terrorism threat
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/former-uk-pm-blair-warns-west-should-prepare-bio-terrorism-threat-2021-09-06/
LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Islamism remains a "first order" security threat and the West should prepare for potential use of biological weapons by extremist groups, former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday.
The Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan last month as the United States withdrew its troops after a 20-year war, and Britain fears the group's return and the vacuum left by the West's chaotic withdrawal will allow militants from al Qaeda and Islamic State to gain a foothold there.
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