WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – The State Department’s No. 2 diplomat suggested on Wednesday that the AUKUS submarine project between Australia, Britain and the U.S. could help deter any Chinese move against Taiwan. The project, unveiled by the three countries in 2023, involves Australia acquiring nuclear-powered attack submarines as part of the allies’ efforts to…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s state media said security forces were able to release hostages taken by gunmen Thursday following clashes in three separate areas in southeastern Iran that left 18 militants and 10 troops dead. The fighting erupted overnight in Sistan and Baluchistan province when gunmen opened fire on Revolutionary Guard posts…
Boris Pistorius voiced the necessity for the military to become ‘war-capable’ in light of potential Russian threats Germany’s defense minister on Thursday announced a plan to streamline and reorganize the country’s military command as part of efforts to make the armed forces of NATO’s most populous European member “war-capable.” Chancellor Olaf Scholz set in motion…
Rescue efforts are under way in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the island’s eastern coast, killing at least nine and injuring more than 900. Some 127 people are trapped in collapsed tunnels and on mountainous roads along the rugged coastline. The epicentre was 18km (11 miles) south of Hualien city, but strong tremors…
KYIV, April 3 (Reuters) – Finland’s president on Wednesday signed a 10-year security deal with Ukraine in Kyiv where President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he believed Russia planned to mobilise 300,000 new troops for its war by June. But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Russian news agencies, said the Ukrainian president’s assertion about a new…
Chickens at a plant in Texas’ panhandle have tested positive bird flu resulting in the slaughter of 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets (young hens). The largest supplier of eggs in the United States halted production after chickens at a Texas plant tested positive for the highly contagious bird flu – the latest in a…
Putin aide says Moscow is engaging Taliban in conversation as they are Afghanistan’s ‘de factor authority Russia is considering removing the Taliban from its list of designated terrorist organisations, officials in Moscow said on Tuesday as Vladimir Putin eyes support from the hardline Islamist group in central Asia. The Russian president’s close aide and Kremlin…
BALTIMORE (AP) — Crews opened a second temporary channel on Tuesday allowing a limited amount of marine traffic to bypass the mangled wreckage of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which had blocked the vital port’s main shipping channel since its destruction one week ago. Work is ongoing to open a third channel that will…
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. The head of the White House Office of…
April 1 (UPI) — The price of gold on Monday hit a new high of $2,250 per ounce. Financial experts are pointing to inflation and a pause in interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve as reasons why the the price of gold has risen. But opinions are mixed as to whether it will keep going up or…