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Could the China-India border dispute trigger a military conflict?
The Ministry of External Affairs said all Indian activities were carried out on its side of the border, asserting that India has always taken a very responsible approach towards border management. China's behaviour is more aggressive this time, backed up by a fairly large number of troops, which is not typical of this border where troop levels tend to be low on both sides. [Full Article...]
USA accuses Russian Federation of 'unsafe' Mediterranean intercept
The U.S. Navy released footage showing two Russian Su-35 fighter jets intercepting a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft from the U.S. 6thFleet, which oversees operations in the region. Actions like these increase the potential for midair collisions. It adds that the incident, extending a little over an hour, "follows two unsafe interactions in April, over the same waters". [Full Article...]
Indian officials capture Pakistani 'spy' pigeon carrying coded message
A Pakistani villager has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return his pigeon, now being held in India on charges of spying. Despite that, authorities are still trying to decipher the code and determine if the pigeon had been used to spy on India or if the tag simply represented someone's ownership of the bird. [Full Article...]
Unaware of owner’s death, dog waits at Wuhan hospital for three months
Earlier this year in February, a man in Wuhan, China had contracted the Covid-19 virus and was admitted to the hospital. The dog waited in the lobby of the hospital and searched for its owner every day. It was incredibly touching, and so loyal. "I first noticed the little dog when I returned to work in the middle of April", Wu said. After feeding it nearly every day, she took Xiao Bao to h... [Full Article...]
Japan approves second stimulus package amid COVID-19
The extra budget is to help finance an emergency economic package worth about one trillion dollars. It would be world's largest stimulus package - $2.18 trillion - for a coronavirus-hit economy as Tokyo has already spent almost $1 trillion to ameliorate the effects of the pandemic . [Full Article...]
Trump denies interest in moving Republican National Convention to Doral property
He has repeatedly said he wants to go forward with a traditional large-scale event, while Democrats are openly contemplating a significantly scaled-back version of the meeting to avoid the health risks posed by the pandemic. "Upon debating whether or not the virtual conference would be suitable, the Rev. Leah D. Daughtry, who headed the 2008 and 2016 Democratic conventions, told Larry Sabato's ... [Full Article...]
DOJ closing insider-trading investigations of Loeffler, Feinstein and Inhofe
Dianne Feinstein over stock trades made as the novel coronavirus struck the USA and roiled the economy, a person familiar with the matter said. The US Department of Justice is closing probes into three US senators over stock trades made shortly before the coronavirus market turmoil, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. [Full Article...]
Beijing Opposes All US Restrictions on Chinese Airlines, Foreign Ministry Says
The order said Air China , China Eastern Airlines Corp, China Southern Airlines Co, Hainan Airlines Holding Co and their subsidiaries must file schedules and other details of flights by May 27. Qihoo 360 said the sanctions would cause it some problems but would not have a major impact on daily operations as its R&D is independent of its core security operations. [Full Article...]