A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday after last week’s drills by China that practiced such a scenario. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the…
Growing unease over the United States’ inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is prompting some of Washington’s…
A massive fire is ripping through a protected wetland in New Zealand, threatening its delicate ecosystem and the rare…
The impact of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip could erase “over 69 years of progress” in the enclave,…
“La tasweer! La tasweer!” (“Don’t film! Don’t film!”) the general shouted, his eyes flashing with anger, his jaw clenched…
There is growing intelligence that North Korea has been readying itself for a more direct role in Russia’s war…
German police busted a pizzeria in the western city of Düsseldorf that also delivered a side order of cocaine…
Nearly three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw Moscow condemned by countries globally, leader Vladimir Putin is staging…
Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more than 1 million children missed their vaccination doses…