China’s Capital Beijing Battered By Heaviest Rainfall In 140 years
[NBC] China’s capital Beijing has been pummeled by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, leaving at least 20 dead. According to the Chinese authorities, the city…
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Taiwan Detains Army Officer Suspected Of Leaking Military Secrets To China
[AP] Taiwan has detained an army officer and several collaborators on suspicion of handing military secrets to China. The defense ministry said Wednesday that a…
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Danube Port, Sending Global Grain Prices Higher
[Reuters] Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramps up its…
Trump Faces Criminal Charges For Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election
[Al Jazeera] Former United States President Donald Trump has been criminally indicted for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, with prosecutors accusing the Republican…
Myanmar junta grants partial pardon to democracy champion Suu Kyi
[Reuters] Myanmar’s ruling military pardoned on Tuesday jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted…
British Man Convicted Of Killing His Ailing Wife “Out Of Love” Is Freed From Prison In Cyprus
[CBS] A Cyprus court sentenced a British man to two years in prison for killing his wife in their retirement home to spare her the…
Niger Crisis Deepens As France Plans Evacuation
[AP] France prepared to evacuate French and European nationals from Niger on Tuesday, telling them to carry no more than a small bag, after a…
Former US President Trump Has Spent $40 Million On Legal Fees
[Reuters] Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s political action committee is expected to report on Monday that it has spent about $40 million in legal fees…
Ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum Meets Chad’s leader
[BBC] Niger’s ousted president has been seen for the first time since the military detained him after staging a coup last week. Mohamed Bazoum met…
Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks, top official says
[Al Jazeera] Saudi Arabia is preparing to host a summit to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan for peace in his country amid the ongoing Russian invasion,…