ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE TINDAL, Australia — Deep in the outback, a flurry of construction by Australia and the United States is transforming this once quiet military installation into a potential launchpad in case of conflict with China. Runways are being expanded and strengthened to accommodate the allies’ biggest airplanes, including American B-52 bombers. […]
The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the United States now have comparable export-control regimes, a significant step needed to facilitate technology sharing and allow the trilateral AUKUS defense pact to move ahead. AUKUS, formed in 2021 to address shared worries about China’s growing power, is designed to […]
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will be the chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule. Mr Yunus was appointed to the post by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin after he held meetings with student leaders and chiefs of the […]
President Xi Jinping underlined on Monday the necessity for China and France to uphold independence and autonomy and jointly fend off a new Cold War or bloc confrontation, during talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The two sides should jointly uphold mutual benefits and oppose decoupling and the building […]
Details: The news outlet reported that over 116,000 people have become targets of repression over the past 6 years, including 11,442 people prosecuted under felony charges and about 105,000 brought to administrative responsibility for expressing their views and participating in rallies. Journalists of the Russian news outlet Proekt (Project) have estimated that more people have been […]
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza makes a humanitarian cease-fire more urgent with every passing hour. The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity. The intensifying conflict is shaking the world, rattling the region and, most tragically, destroying […]
Washington: Millions of Americans will be left without pay, travellers could face airport chaos and families may struggle to access much-needed services when government funding is expected to run out this weekend due to infighting in the US Congress. With only one day left to strike a deal to keep federal funding flowing, hardline Republicans loyal […]
For one week in 2022, the world thought Yevgeny Prigozhin was dead. The oligarch known as “Putin’s chef” had finally admitted he owned the fearsome mercenary group Wagner and was photographed at its base in Ukraine, head to toe in tactical gear, shaking the hands of troops. But the photo op also unwittingly gave away […]
Snatched by grave robbers or traded by settlers as macabre curiosities, the remains of New Zealand’s Indigenous people are slowly being brought home after centuries overseas. After British explorer Captain James Cook arrived in New Zealand in 1769, some European settlers developed a grim fascination with the remains of Indigenous Māori people and Morioris, who […]
A renowned Titanic expert, a world-record-holding adventurer, two members of one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world’s most famous shipwreck are facing critical danger aboard a small submersible that has gone missing in the Atlantic Ocean. The submersible Titan was reported overdue on Sunday night about […]
