China is sharply increasing its nuclear arsenal and could have up to 700 deliverable warheads by 2027 and at least 1,000 by 2030, as the Communist giant aims to surpass US global power by the middle of the 21st century, the Pentagon has warned in a new report. Advertisement ... "The US is using this report to hype up the "China nuclear threat" theory ... .
The Lebanese judge leading investigations into last year's Beirut port blast was forced to stop work Thursday over a lawsuit filed by an ex-minister he had summoned for interrogation ... .
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa could fall within "months if not weeks", an Oromo group allied with Tigrayan rebels told AFP Wednesday, as the fighters advanced southwards ... Earlier on Wednesday OLA spokesman Odaa Tarbii said his group intended to topple Abiy's government, calling his removal "a foregone conclusion" ... Image. Section ... Right .
Police forces in England and Wales have recorded the highest number of rapes and the second highest number of sexual offences in a 12-month period, figures show ... They included 17,285 between April and June – the highest quarterly figure ... He added ... Most Read ... .
TAIPEI--The European Parliament’s first official delegation to Taiwan said on Thursday the diplomatically isolated island is not alone and called for bolder actions to strengthen EU-Taiwan ties as Taipei faces rising pressure from Beijing... “We came here with a very simple, very clear message. You are not alone ... .
When the Taliban took power in Afghanistan they instructed girls and young women to stay home from school. With no resolution in sight, one member of the Afghan diaspora decided to act. Angela Ghayour's online school now has nearly 1,000 students and more than 400 volunteer teachers ... And aged just 13, she realised she had a calling ... .
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PresidentVladimir Putin says Russia's navy is to begin taking delivery of the country's trademark Zircon hypersonic missiles, whose tests are nearing completion, in 2022 ... He said that in testing, the missile had successfully hit both ground and sea targets when fired from under water or from surface ships ... Kremlin ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk.
Mexican PresidentAndres Manuel Lopez Obrador Wednesday slammed participants in a major UN climate summit for their "hypocrisy," accusing them of failing to address the root causes of the crisis and pointing to their use of private jets ... "And then they arrive in private planes." "Enough hypocrisy and fad ... ....
Britain’s regulator became the first in the world to approve Merck & Co.’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, describing the treatment as safe and effective following a swift review. The drug, molnupiravir, ... .
International talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear program will resume on Nov. 29 in Vienna after a five-month hiatus, the Iranian government and other participants confirmed Wednesday ... The talks are aimed at a U.S ... and international sanctions. Former president Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions ... ... 29 meeting ... A U.S ... .
Facebook has introduced new promotional links to enable creators to offer their subscriptions outside of Apple's native payment system. This will allow creators to evade the 30 cut that Apple takes... .