China conducts live-fire drills in East China Sea
China began military exercises in the East China sea to the north of Taiwan on Tuesday, including live-fire exercises from warships, as the US and…
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NATO begins largest air exercise in its history
An air deployment exercise billed as the biggest in NATO’s history and hosted by Germany got underway on Monday. According to international media reports, the…
Driver charged after Australia’s worst bus accident in decades kills 10 wedding guests
A man was charged with dangerous driving on Monday after at least 10 wedding guests were killed when the bus they were travelling in crashed…
Silvio Berlusconi, billionaire media mogul and former Italian PM dies aged 86
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy’s largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on Monday aged 86….
Part of major US highway collapses after vehicle engulfed by fire
A portion of a major US highway collapsed in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire underneath it, city officials said on Sunday. Smoke billowed from…
Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Japan
A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake…
Taiwan sends up fighters as Chinese warplanes cross strait’s median line
Taiwan’s air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island’s…
China has used Cuba as spy base for years, says US official
China has been operating an intelligence unit in Cuba for years and upgraded it in 2019 as part of a global effort by Beijing to…
Colombian gang leaders announce talks to address urban violence
In the slopes overlooking downtown Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city, gun-toting gangs reign over vast stretches of neighbourhoods, overseeing the local drug trade, demanding extortion fees…
Several killed in hotel siege in Somalia’s Mogadishu
Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Al-Shabaab terror group at a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police said….