Friday, April 7, 2023

China announces military drills in Taiwan Strait April 07, 2023 at 04:26PM

China's military will take part in three days of drills in the Taiwan Strait designated as "United Sharp Sword" for "combat preparedness". According to the Peoples Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command, the processes will be conducted to the north and south of Taiwan, involving police patrols in the Strait and in the sea and airspace to the east.

China announces drills around Taiwan after US Speaker meeting April 07, 2023 at 03:43PM

One tourist killed, five injured in Tel Aviv attack April 07, 2023 at 03:03PM

An Italian tourist was killed and five other tourists were wounded in a Tel Aviv car ramming attack on Friday, Israeli and Italian officials said. An Israeli security source identified the assailant as an Israeli Arab from the town of Kafr Qassem.

Russia hits illegally annexed Ukraine areas from ground, air April 07, 2023 at 07:05AM

Russian forces used ground- and air-fired missiles, rocket launchers and weaponized drones to bombard the provinces of Ukraine it has illegally annexed but doesn't fully control, causing casualties, building damage and power outages Friday.The Ukrainian military said Russian forces launched 18 airstrikes, five missile strikes and 53 attacks from multiple rocket launchers between Thursday and Friday mornings.

Any Ukraine peace talks should be about 'new world order': Russia's Lavrov April 07, 2023 at 01:02AM

Moscow wants any Ukraine peace talks to focus on creating a 'new world order', Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on a visit to Turkey on Friday. He also threatened to abandon a landmark grain deal, which Turkey helped broker, if obstacles to Russian exports remain.

Pakistan's army says it has arrested Baluch insurgency chief April 06, 2023 at 11:07PM