Asia on edge as China launches air and sea military drills around Taiwan
Taipei accuses Beijing of imitating North Korea after firing missiles across part of island and disrupting flights and shipping China begins military drills: live updates...
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China begins live-fire military exercises in six zones around Taiwan, says state media – live
Beijing says large-scale drills around island have started; Taiwan defence ministry said its website suffered cyber attacks and went offline temporarily China to begin series...
Nancy Pelosi begins Asia trip but does not mention Taiwan
Reports that House speaker could visit Taiwan have riled China; analysts say she may yet do so in unofficial capacity The US House speaker, Nancy...
US airman who rescued film of A-bomb horrors is honoured at last
Cameraman Daniel McGovern copied footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastation to ensure lessons were learned The photograph shows devastation in Nagasaki after the atomic bomb:...
China conducts military exercises off Taiwan after warning Pelosi to scrap visit
PLA carries out ‘live-fire exercises’ after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told not to visit the island democracy China said it was conducting military exercises...
‘Logic of brute force’ is rising in Indo-Pacific, says Japan amid China concerns
Japan’s foreign minister tells Washington audience world at ‘historical crossroads’ and that Russian invasion of Ukraine must not succeed Japan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, has...
Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan in two-hour call
US president reiterates opposition to undermining peace in Taiwan amid tension over potential Pelosi trip The Chinese president has warned Joe Biden against “playing with...
Pelosi’s Taiwan trip plan apparently confirmed by US lawmakers
US-China tension rising as Michael McCaul and Anna Eshoo say they were invited to travel with House speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited senior lawmakers to...
Ancient sculptures found in storage box finally returned to Mexico
Consulate accepts a dozen small artworks amid worldwide movement to repatriate Indigenous items Small, ancient sculptures that have been gathering dust in an Albuquerque storage...
Weather tracker: Europe to cool down as western US holds on to heat
Jet stream will push heat away to south of Europe, while Pacific Northwest will see temperatures climb After weeks of intense heat and wildfires across...
