China says it tailed a US spy plane through the sensitive Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese warplanes tailed a U.S. military aircraft through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, China’s military said.
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North Korea has again launched suspected trash-carrying balloons across the border, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has detected suspected trash-carrying balloons launched by North Korea, in the latest round of a Cold War-style psychological warfare between the war-divided rivals.
AP PHOTOS: Beijing’s imperial palace bustles with throngs of visitors in Qing dynasty costumes
BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams of visitors wearing historical costumes pose for portraits, in a fashion of centuries gone by.
New Zealand’s Māori King dies after 18-year reign
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — New Zealand’s Māori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died Friday at age 69, days after the celebration of his 18th year on the throne.
South China Sea: how will Manila answer as Beijing shifts tactics from water to sky?
Analysts said Manila must urgently establish clear rules of engagement and bolster its air force capabilities to manage potential future conflicts. However, they did not believe it would lead to the country invoking its Mutual Defence Treaty (MDT) with the United States, as that might escalate the situation into a direct military conflict, which the treaty is meant to deter.
Seoul says North Korea has flown more trash balloons toward South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid tensions between the war-divided rivals.
Time for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia to end war
Before the invasion, Ukraine had a generating capacity of 36 gigawatts (GW) of electricity. In late 2022, Russia began targeting Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure, resulting in the loss of half of that capacity due to occupation, destruction or damage.
Mysterious pile of human bones could hide evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say
Depending on who you ask, the bones that have been sitting in a Tokyo repository for decades could be either leftovers from early 20th century anatomy classes, or the unburied and unidentified victims of one of the country’s most notorious war crimes.