China stages new military drills after US lawmakers’ Taiwan visit
Beijing carries out ‘combat drills’ and renews ‘prepare for war’ rhetoric after bipartisan US delegation visits Taipei China has staged a new round of military...
Month : August 2022
Japan ministers visit controversial war shrine as South Korea calls for end to historical tensions
Japan PM Fumio Kishida sends offering but stays away from Yasukuni, which honours class A war criminals Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, sent a ritual...
Australia news live: Albanese seeking legal advice after reports Morrison swore himself in to ministerial roles
Bill Shorten said this morning he was unfamiliar with any precedent justifying the former PM’s ‘unorthodox’ approach Man charged with firearms offences after Canberra airport...
At least 41 people killed in Egypt church fire, say officials
Security sources say majority of dead are children after blaze breaks out at Coptic Abu Sifin church in Giza A fire sparked by an electrical...
Police chief quit after abuse by British colonial troops in Kenya covered up
Documentary reveals how Britain was not only involved in rape and torture but tried to suppress evidence A former police commissioner resigned after attempts to...
Tropical storm Meari unleashes heavy rains on Japan
Warnings of floods and mudslides on Honshu island south-west of Tokyo as storm heads towards the capital Tropical storm Meari unleashed heavy rains on Japan’s...
Mali’s prime minister, Choguel Maïga, ‘ordered to rest’ by doctor
Politician’s office says move comes after ‘intense exertion’, while adviser denies reports of a stroke The prime minister of Mali, Choguel Maïga, has been ordered...
Kenya presidential election: Raila Odinga slightly ahead in early results
Odinga has 52.54% of the vote against 46.76% for William Ruto, as country waits for final count Kenya’s one-time opposition leader Raila Odinga is slightly...
Xi Jinping faces stumbling blocks, as crucial Communist party meeting looms
At a time when he wants to project stability, China’s president is grappling with a long-term crisis over Taiwan, a faltering economy and ongoing Covid...
Mexico prison cartel clash spills on to streets of border city leaving 11 dead
Four radio station employees among dead as alleged gang members rampaged through Ciudad Juárez A prison confrontation between members of two rival cartels spilled on...
