ABC News: LONDON — Britain’s new king will make his debut on the world stage Wednesday, three days later and 550 miles (885 kilometers) northeast of where he had intended. Although King Charles III will be greeted with a hearty “willkommen” in Berlin rather than “bienvenue” in Paris, his goals remain the same: to cement […]
Al Jazeera: Russia has started exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system and several thousand troops in what is likely to be seen as another attempt by Moscow to show off its nuclear strength. “In total, more than 3,000 military personnel and about 300 pieces of equipment are involved in the exercises,” Russia’s […]
BBC News: China’s ambassador to the UK has accused Westminster of “overstretching the idea of national security” by prohibiting TikTok on official government devices. The UK government banned ministers from using the app on their work phones. Civil servants across the UK – including in Northern Ireland – have since been subjected to a similar […]
BBC News: Three children and three adults have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee. The attack took place at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged three to 11. Three of the victims were pupils aged eight or nine. Police […]
Reuters NANJING, China, March 28 – People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are ethnically Chinese and share the same ancestor, former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday at the start of a historic visit to China that Taiwan’s ruling party has criticised. Ma, in office from 2008-2016, is the first former or […]
March 28 (Reuters) – Russia’s navy fired supersonic anti-ship missiles at a mock target in the Sea of Japan, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday. “In the waters of the Sea of Japan, missile ships of the Pacific Fleet fired Moskit cruise missiles at a mock enemy sea target,” it said in a statement […]
Reuters: CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, March 28 – At least 10 people died after a fire at a migrant facility in Mexico’s Ciudad Juarez, near the U.S. border, two sources with the local government told Reuters. Volunteer rescue workers put the figure of deceased at 37, plus many more injured. Reporting by Jose Luis Gonzalez in […]
BBC News: North Korea has revealed small nuclear warheads, which it says can be fitted on to short-range missiles. The North has long claimed it has tactical nuclear weapons, capable of hitting targets in South Korea. But the photos published in its state newspaper on Tuesday are the first time it has provided evidence. However, […]
Reuters: KYIV, March 27 – Ukraine’s ground forces commander said on Monday Kyiv was planning its next move after Moscow shifted the focus of its offensive from a flagging assault on the eastern city of Bakhmut to another town further south, described as post-apocalyptic. The Ukrainian military aims to wear down Russian forces as much […]
BBC News: Leaders of India’s main opposition party Congress are holding nationwide protests against the disqualification of their leader Rahul Gandhi from parliament. Mr Gandhi was removed as an MP last week after he was sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case. He was convicted by a court for 2019 comments about […]