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Taiwan test-fires rockets in China’s direction from US-supplied mobile launching system

Taiwan test-fires rockets in China’s direction from US-supplied mobile launching system

Taichung, TaiwanAP —  Taiwan’s military fired rockets in China’s direction from “shoot-and-scoot” mobile launchers on Wednesday in a demonstration of how…
Multiple attackers kill 12 in late-night mass shooting in South Africa

Multiple attackers kill 12 in late-night mass shooting in South Africa

Johannesburg, South AfricaAP —  Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a late-night mass shooting in Johannesburg,…
Trump wanted to star at the World Cup, but politics may spoil the party

Trump wanted to star at the World Cup, but politics may spoil the party

Donald Trump thought he’d miss out on the chance to stride the globe’s biggest sporting stage, lamenting in 2018, when…
Wealthy nations’ oil inventories fall to 23-year lows

Wealthy nations’ oil inventories fall to 23-year lows

Oil stockpiles in the world’s wealthiest nations haven’t been this low since George W. Bush was in the White House,…
Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon, where distrust and suspicions of loyalty are rampant

Inside Hegseth’s Pentagon, where distrust and suspicions of loyalty are rampant

It was the beginning of April and the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, had decided it was time…
Protests over a US Ebola facility in Kenya highlight Africa’s growing resistance to Trump-era deals

Protests over a US Ebola facility in Kenya highlight Africa’s growing resistance to Trump-era deals

“Kenya is not an American colony!” That was the chant echoing through Nairobi and other Kenyan cities last week as…
Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea

Why China’s Xi wants a ‘brighter’ future with North Korea

Beijing/Seoul —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first visit to North Korea in seven years wasn’t just loaded with rhetoric hailing historic…
Deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines

Deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines on Monday, according to the United States…
Ukraine’s deadly strikes are bringing the war home to Russians, and discontent is bubbling up

Ukraine’s deadly strikes are bringing the war home to Russians, and discontent is bubbling up

Zelenograd and Khimki, Russia —  When Elena Vladimirovna woke up around four am to the sound of loud buzzing over her…
5 things to know about the Ebola outbreak

5 things to know about the Ebola outbreak

Whenever you hear about an outbreak of Ebola, it is frightening, and the current one in the Democratic Republic of…
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