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Taiwan says blockade would be act of war as China holds more drills 

23 October 2024

Taiwan’s defence chief has warned that a Chinese blockade would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences fo...

US election: 13 days left — What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to 

23 October 2024

Voters in Hawaii, Missouri, Utah, and Wisconsin started casting their ballots on Tuesday, joining several other states t...

Global warming worsening deadly flooding in Africa, warn scientists 

23 October 2024

Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scie...

Photos: Exact moment Israeli missile strikes building in Beirut 

23 October 2024

Taking cover behind a large tree, a photographer from The Associated Press news agency pointed his camera towards an apa...

Ukraine’s army readies for high-stakes fight against Russia as winter nears 

23 October 2024

The coming winter will be a real test for an exhausted Ukrainian population in its third year of war. Russia has steadil...

Why are the Central Park Five suing Donald Trump? 

22 October 2024

In 1990, five Black and Latino teenagers — Kevin Richardson (14), Raymond Santana (14), Antron McCray (15), Yusef Sala...

Youngest son of Singapore founder claims asylum in the UK 

22 October 2024

The youngest son of Singapore‘s late founding father has declared that he is now a political refugee in the United Kin...

How India and China pulled back from a border war 

22 October 2024

India and China have reached a deal to end a military standoff at their disputed frontier, four years after a deadly cla...

Russia’s Putin welcomes world leaders for three-day BRICS summit 

22 October 2024

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a s...

El Chapo’s sons discussing plea with US government: Lawyer 

22 October 2024

The sons of notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are in talks to cut a plea deal with United States pros...