Greetings from Tyler, It has only been one year since the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Whether intended or not it was a pivotal moment in world events. For the United States to manage such a debacle after years of occupation, … Read More
ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities and hospital sources in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a powerful bomb blast ripped through a packed mosque in the capital, Kabul, during evening prayers, causing dozens of casualties. Khalid Zadran, a city police spokesman, told VOA … Read More
India has commissioned its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, Vikrant, at a ceremony in the southern state of Kerala. The BBC’s Jugal Purohit took a tour of the vessel ahead of its induction into the Indian navy. On Friday morning, the … Read More
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when the would-be assassin held a gun to her face and pulled the trigger. Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner survived an assassination attempt on Thursday night, after a … Read More
High-tech tracking tools haven’t deterred Black Sea smugglers from lining tankers up like cars at a gas station. Russia is exporting “more oil than ever” despite Western attempts to cut off one of Moscow’s economic lifelines and despite new tools … Read More
The U.S. government has put in place new restrictions to cut China and Russia off from high-end artificial intelligence chips, two of the U.S.’s largest chipmakers Nvidia and AMDreported late Wednesday. The measures are intended to restrict China’s and Russia’s … Read More
‘Gray zone’ tactics prompt response from Taiwanese military China has stepped up incursions since Nancy Pelosi’s visit Taiwan downed a civilian drone after weeks of complaints about incursions by unmanned aerial vehicles from China, a sign Taipei is pushing back … Read More
Poland’s top politician said Thursday that the government will seek equivalent of $1.3 trillion in reparations from Germany for the Nazis’ World War IIinvasion and occupation of his country. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Law and Justice party, announced the … Read More
In addition to those traumatized by the flooding, doctors are now treating people suffering from diarrhea, skin infections, and other waterborne ailments. Officials in Pakistan raised concern Wednesday over the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as … Read More
Taiwan’s military fired warning shots at drones from China flying over its outposts just off the Chinese coastline, underscoring heightened tensions and the self-ruled island’s resolve to respond to new provocations. Taiwan’s forces said in a statement that troops took … Read More