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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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

DAMASCUS, April 1 (Reuters) – Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and Tehran said the strike killed seven military advisers including three senior commanders. … Read More

Google has agreed to delete billions of records and submit to some restrictions on its power to track users, under the terms of a proposed legal settlement. The deal aims to resolve a class action lawsuit brought in the US … Read More

Greetings from Tyler,    Today is good Friday.  Dad used to ask, “What’s good about it?”  The Christian world is set to face the East on account of Easter.  If you read the encyclopedia entries on this subject, you’ll realize … Read More

Jordanian security forces arrest around 200 activists, who say they will not stop their protest until the war in Gaza ends Mohammed al-Abssi is one of thousands of Jordanians who have been surrounding the Israeli embassy in Amman for the … Read More

United Nations CNN — Russia on Thursday vetoed a United Nations resolution that would renew an independent panel of experts investigating North Korea’s violations of Security Council sanctions, at a time when Pyongyang has become a key supplier of munitions for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. In … Read More