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New Chinese Aircraft Carrier Passes Taiwan Strait for First Time
The ministry said that it was monitoring the passage of the Shandong and its escorts as they made their way north through the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Presidential Office said on Thursday that both Taiwan and China shared the responsibility of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the region. [Full Article...]
Digvijaya responds to Army Chief on CAA violence
NEW DELHI: Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Thursday condemned the severe violence carried out by students protesting against the newly-introduced Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA ) in various parts of the country. Congress MP Manish Tewari tweeted, "Since when have Army Chief's started commenting about internal affairs.It undermines Civil-Military Relations whose cornerstone is that Armed ... [Full Article...]
Japan to deploy warship and planes to Middle East
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters that Japan will send a destroyer to the region for intelligence activities along with two P3C patrol aircraft. The Middle East supplies more than 80% of Japan's oil needs. Middle East tensions have soared since early this year, when Iran was accused of attaching mines to several tankers off Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and then ... [Full Article...]
Princess Charlotte melts hearts as she embraces well-wishers during Christmas Day walkabout
During their walk - the prince and princess were gifted with tokens of admiration from royal fans. Charles, William and George are in line to follow the Queen to the throne. "It made my day", Ms Clark added. Queen Elizabeth II celebrated the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing in her annual Christmas message to the world on Wednesday (Dec. [Full Article...]
Bek Air flight with 100 onboard crashes in Kazakhstan
The airport said there were survivors and emergency services were working at the site. The plane lost its altitude near Kyzyl Tu village and crashed into a two-storey building there. In a statement on its Facebook page, the airport said there was no fire and a rescue operation got underway immediately following the crash. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev expressed his condolences to the fr... [Full Article...]
Magnitude 5.1 quake strikes near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
However, the Bushehr nuclear power plant was created to withstand much stronger earthquakes. In the past 10 days, there have been six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater centered nearby. [Full Article...]
Britain rescues at least 15 suspected migrants off Kent
Sky News showed people, some wearing life jackets and others wrapped in blankets, being escorted by border force officials to the shore in the port of Dover in southeastern England. HM Coastguard said it had been co-ordinating the response to a "number of incidents" off the Kent coast. Those who seek to come to the United Kingdom illegally and the ruthless criminals who facilitate journeys are all... [Full Article...]
Remains of U.S. soldier Michael Goble killed in Afghanistan return to US
Support from politicians and local officials came in from across the country, including a Senator from Oklahoma, a presidential candidate, and the New Jersey State PBA. Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians and members of the security forces, and more than 3,000 worldwide military personnel, have been killed in fighting since the war in the country began in 2001. [Full Article...]