Taiwan-China military tensions peak. Thirty-five Chinese warplanes have violated Taiwan’s air defense borders. Inside were four H-8 warplanes capable of carrying out atomic bombings. Taiwan has deployed missile systems along its borders in response to Chinese military provocations. The BBC reported on Saturday. On Saturday, Taiwan’s Premier Tus Tseng Chang
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U.S. President Biden Announces Nine New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys
President Biden is announcing nine new nominees to serve as U.S. Attorneys across the country, officials who will be indispensable to upholding the rule of law as the top federal law enforcement officials for their districts. These individuals were chosen for their devotion to enforcing the law, their professionalism, their
More than 3.5 million people killed in 10-year war in Syria: UN
At least 350,000 people have been killed in Syria’s 10-year war. The casualties ranged from members of various forces involved in the war to civilians, even women and children. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Friday. News Qatar-based Al-Jazeera. Michelle Bachelet, the UN High
World News Roundup: Haitian migrants on the move weigh jobs in Mexico after clearout; Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites and more
Following is a summary of current world news briefs. Haitian migrants on the move weigh jobs in Mexico after clearout Many Haitians who are heading for the U.S. border as thousands of their compatriots were cleared out of a frontier camp are giving thought to finding work in Mexico if
Haitian migrants at US border: ‘We’ve been through 11 countries’
Even in late summer, few migrants attempt to cross into the United States from the Mexican border town of Mexicali. The temperatures are brutal, consistently in the mid-40C. And beyond the neighbouring US town of Calexico, lie many miles of inhospitable desert. Attempting the journey in the searing heat would
Kim Yo-jong says North Korea open to ending war if conditions met
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says they are willing to resume talks with the South if it ends its “hostile policies”. Kim Yo-jong was responding to a renewed call from the South to officially declare an end to the Korean War. The conflict, which split the
US closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians
Hoping to stop the flow of migrants, the United States on Sunday tried to block the Mexican border at an isolated Texas town where thousands of Haitian refugees have set up a camp, but the migrants quickly found other ways to cr Hoping to stop the flow of migrants, the
Afghanistan: Life under Taliban rule one month on
At Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan a cargo train rolls over a bridge and into the newly created “Islamic Emirate”. The Taliban’s white and black flag flutters next to the Uzbek one. Some traders have welcomed the group’s return to power. The driver of a truck being loaded with wheat tells
Indonesia Increase Patrols After Foreign Vessels Detected Near Natuna
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian navy has increased patrols around its Natuna islands in the South China Sea after Chinese and U.S. vessels were detected nearby in international waters, despite saying there were no disturbance from the vessels, a navy official said on Thursday. Five navy vessels, assisted by an air
Forcing Covid-19 close contact children out of school ‘probably unnecessary’ – Reid
The rule forcing schoolchildren to stay home and isolate for 14 days as close contacts of Covid-19 cases was “probably unnecessary”, HSE chief executive Paul Reid has said. The National Public Health Emergency Team are meeting on Thursday to consider the spread of the Delta variant and Covid-19 cases in school and