HONG KONG, March 28 (Reuters) – China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing’s latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed. The deployment, which was not publicised by China, came ahead of U.S. Defense Secretary…
Israel launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militant group in November. Associated Press reporters in Beirut heard a large boom and witnessed smoke billowing from the area that Israel’s military had vowed to strike. Earlier Friday,…
The 7.7 magnitude quake toppled a high-rise that was under construction in Bangkok, more than 500 miles away from the epicenter. A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, damaging roads and bridges, and leaving more than 150 people dead. The 7.7 magnitude quake struck at midday about 10 miles from…
Greetings from Tyler, Can you believe it? Trump is running roughshod over all our tormentors. He’s going to change our whole outlook. The left has had control and screwed everything up, almost ruining the greatest country on earth. But now, at least a respite if not a total turnaround. They think they can do battle…
ANDONG, South Korea, March 27 (Reuters) – Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country’s worst natural fire disaster with at least 28 people killed and historic temples incinerated. More than 38,000 hectares (93,900 acres) have been charred or were still burning…
Germany has said it “will not give in” and that Europe must “respond firmly” as US President Donald Trump targets imported cars and car parts with a 25% tax in his latest tariffs. Other major world economies have vowed to retaliate, with France’s president branding the move “a waste of time” and “incoherent”, Canada calling…
PARIS (AP) — France and Britain will continue to forge ahead with plans to deploy troops in Ukraine to secure an eventual peace deal with Russia but only some other nations want to take part, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday after a summit of countries that have been mulling the proposal. “These reassurance forces…
Greetings from Tyler, Who knows what’s going on at Heathrow airport? They haven’t found any evidence of foul play yet, but 2,000 flights a day? The fire at Heathrow is going to disrupt people’s travel plans. We better not find out it was terrorism. Trump will not be pleased. It’s been an historic week. The…
Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, military sources have told the BBC. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. A statement from the separatist group said it had bombed the…
Ukraine said in joint statement with the U.S. on Tuesday that it is open to 30-day ceasefire in war with Russia, subject to Kremlin agreement. The announcements came as senior officials from Ukraine and the U.S. began talks in Saudi Arabia on ending Moscow’s three-year war against Kyiv, just hours after Russia downed over 300…