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U.S. and China defense chiefs lock horns on Taiwan at Asia security summit

Both sides, however, emphasized the need to keep military-to-military ties open as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had his first face-to-face meeting with his Chinese counterpart since November 2022.
The US and Chinese defence chiefs will hold rare direct talks in Singapore on May 31, offering hopes for more military dialogue that could help prevent disputes over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues from spinning out of control.
The US and Chinese defence chiefs will hold rare direct talks in Singapore on May 31, offering hopes for more military dialogue that could help prevent disputes over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues from spinning out of control.
3h ago

A Jon Stewart video and a 'purge'? Bitter feud erupts over the heart of U.K. election favorite

Many U.K. progressives fear the opposition Labour Party’s decision to bar a number of candidates is the latest sign that it is lurching to the political right as Keir Starmer bids to oust Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Labour party leader Keir Starmer speaks at campaign event in Abergavenny, while on the General Election campaign trail, in Abergavenny, Wales, on May 30, 2024.
Labour party leader Keir Starmer speaks at campaign event in Abergavenny, while on the General Election campaign trail, in Abergavenny, Wales, on May 30, 2024.
14h ago

How Myanmar's civil war is fueling drug trafficking, terrorism and cybercrime around the world

The military government is battling to hold on to power as internal instability alarms neighbors and turns the Southeast Asian country into a global hub for organized crime.
Fighters from the Karen National Union are seen near the KNU Headquarters, Myanmar, in October 2023.
Fighters from the Karen National Union are seen near the KNU Headquarters, Myanmar, in October 2023.
15h ago

Person killed after getting trapped in airplane engine at Netherlands airport

The military police force investigated the incident, ruling it a suicide.
An airplane in the air.
An airplane in the air.
16h ago

Hundreds mourn gang killings of a Haitian mission director and a young American couple

Judes Montis, 47, leaves behind his wife, two children, ages 2 and 6, and a brother who was present the night of the killings.
Eunide Majeur Montis, the wife of slain mission director Judes Montis, after attending his funeral service in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Eunide Majeur Montis, the wife of slain mission director Judes Montis, after attending his funeral service in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
20h ago

John Lennon's lost guitar, featured on 'Help!,' sold for a record $2.8 million

The 12-string guitar, played by both Lennon and George Harrison during the making of “Help!” and “Rubber Soul” in 1965, had been missing for decades.
Martin J. Nolan holds John Lennon's acoustic guitar
Martin J. Nolan holds John Lennon's acoustic guitar

Iran opens presidential election registration after Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash

Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, 85, maintains final say over all matters of state, but in the past, presidents have moved Iran toward greater interaction or increased hostility with the West.
Iranian electoral officials.
Iranian electoral officials.
22h ago

Early results in South Africa's election show ANC on course to lose majority after 30 years

South Africans were set to wait with bated breath to see whether their country, Africa’s most advanced economy, was about to see momentous change.
South Africans vote on May 29, 2024 in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance.
South Africans vote on May 29, 2024 in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance.

Princess Kate won't attend upcoming military ceremony as she continues cancer treatment

The wife of heir-to-the-throne Prince William has not been seen in public since she revealed she had cancer in a video earlier this year.
The Princess Of Wales Delivers Keynote Speech At The Shaping Us National Symposium
The Princess Of Wales Delivers Keynote Speech At The Shaping Us National Symposium
23h ago

American hurdler will get gold medal in Paris after losing in 2012 to Russian who was doping

Lashinda Demus negotiated a deal to receive the medal on Aug. 9 at the Paris Olympics at the Champions Park in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
Natalya Antyukh, middle, holds the gold medal, Lashinda Demus, left, the silver medal and Zuzana Hejnova, the bronze medal during a ceremony for the women's 400-meter hurdles in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London
Natalya Antyukh, middle, holds the gold medal, Lashinda Demus, left, the silver medal and Zuzana Hejnova, the bronze medal during a ceremony for the women's 400-meter hurdles in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London
1d ago

North Korea fires missile barrage toward its eastern waters days after failed satellite launch

Thursday’s launches came after North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons toward the South.
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early May 30, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border to punish South Korea.
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early May 30, Seoul's military said, hours after Pyongyang sent hundreds of trash-filled balloons across the border to punish South Korea.

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