ABC News: The leak of U.S. secret documents about Ukraine continued on social media on Friday as an ABC News review found that dozens of documents were first posted on the internet in early March shortly after they were drafted and also included secret documents about Iran’s nuclear program, North Korea’s missile program, and other […]
Al Jazeera: A missing Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after objects appearing to be aircraft parts were spotted in the area, an official has said. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on Thursday afternoon while on a reconnaissance mission […]
BBC News: A research team in China has published analysis of samples taken more than three years ago from the market linked to the outbreak of Covid-19. The Huanan seafood and wildlife market has been a focal point in the search for the origin of the coronavirus. But this is the first peer-reviewed study of […]
Reuters: Seven civilians were reported killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes in Russian-controlled areas as the battle for Bakhmut, the devastated eastern city that has become a symbol of Kyiv’s defiance of Russia, raged with no end in sight. A top Russian official said there was no chance of peace talks this year as French President […]
Reuters: China has imposed further sanctions on Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the United States, prohibiting her and family members from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, state media reported on Friday. The sanctions, announced by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, also prohibit investors and firms related to Hsiao from cooperating with mainland […]
Reuters: OTTAWA, Two people died and more than a million were without power on Thursday after an ice storm hit Canada’s two most-populated provinces ahead of a holiday weekend, bringing freezing rain and strong winds that toppled trees and weighed down power lines. Just under a million people did not have power in Quebec and […]
Reuters: April 6 – Fierce fighting between the Myanmar military and armed ethnic rebels has forced about 5,000 people to flee across the country’s border into Thailand this week, officials and media said on Thursday. The clashes broke out when rebels in the southern Karen state attacked a military border guard outpost, according to reports […]
BBC News: A Nigerian court has ordered the slaughter of a rooster on Friday after a noise pollution complaint by neighbours, local media report. The court in the northern city of Kano declared the cockerel a nuisance to the neighbourhood after constant crowing that two neighbours said deprived them of their sleep, Premium Times news […]
BBC News: Kostroma is not a bad place to go looking for the effects of the Ukraine war on Russia. For this city is home to a celebrated regiment that bears its name and has been in the forefront of all the main battles in the Kremlin’s campaign against its neighbours. The 331st Guards Parachute […]
BBC News: Taiwan is caught in the middle of a dangerous love triangle. Last week Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen was welcomed to New York – now she’s held a face-to-face meeting in California with the speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy. Supporters waved Taiwan flags; after the two politicians entered the Ronald […]