China Plays Down Blinken’s Canceled Visit Over Balloon
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China played down the cancellation of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after a large Chinese balloon suspected of...
Over 10,000 Bamboo Scripts, Seal Impressions Unearthed in China’s Yunnan
KUNMING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 10,000 bamboo scripts, among which about 1,300 with written characters, and 837 seal impressions dating back to...
Pentagon: Chinese Spy Balloon Spotted Over Western US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days, but...
N. Korea Warns of ‘Overwhelming Nuclear Force’ to Counter US
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday it’s prepared to counter U.S. military moves with the “most overwhelming nuclear force” as it warned that the expansion of the United States’ combined military exercises with rival South Korea is pushing tensions to an “extreme red line.”
Australia Is Removing British Monarchy From Its Bank Notes
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes.
Scientists find evidence of lunar tide effects in Earth’s plasmasphere
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A team of Chinese scientists and their overseas counterparts have for the first time discovered evidence of a lunar...
Taiwan Activates Defenses in Response to China Incursions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan scrambled fighter jets, put its navy on alert and activated missile systems in response to nearby operations of 34 Chinese military aircraft and nine warships that are part Beijing's strategy to unsettle and intimidate the self-governing island democracy.
Myanmar Resistance Steadfast Against Army Rule 2 Years Later
BANGKOK (AP) — The prospects for peace in Myanmar, much less a return to democracy, seem dimmer than ever two years after the army seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, experts say.
France Doesn’t Rule Out Sending Warplanes to Ukraine
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that France doesn’t exclude sending fighter jets to Ukraine, but laid out multiple conditions before such a significant step might be taken.
Death Toll From Pakistan Mosque Suicide Bombing Rises to 83
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani hospital spokesman says the death toll from the previous day's suicide bombing at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar has risen to 83.
