The chief of US naval operations AdmiralJohn Richardson was bluntly warned Tuesday by a senior Chinese military official in Beijing the US Navy should not interfere in support of Taiwan’s independence, Agence FrancePresse reported ...The US remains the island's most powerful ally, as well as its main arms supplier.– WN.com, Jack Durschlag....
China is on the cusp of fielding some of the world’s most advanced weapons systems – and in some cases already has surpassed its rivals, a Pentagon assessment found ... .......
A Belarusian model, who claimed she had proof of Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win office, appeared in court Tuesday for the expected start of her trial over running a “sex training course” in Thailand... Vashukevich looked sombre as she arrived at the court alongside her seven co-defendants, who are on trial for multiple... ....
Irish fast food chain Supermac's announced Tuesday it had won a European Union battle against global giant McDonald's over the use of the Big Mac and Mc trademarks. Supermac's asked the European Union Intellectual Property Office to cancel McDonald's use of the trademarks in certain fields ... Supermac's managing director Pat McDonagh said ... ....
Reports now say four people were reportedly killed and 14 injured after al-Shabab terrorists launched a bomb and gun rampage at the upscale DusitHotel in the Westlands district of Nairobi, Kenya, The Sun reported Tuesday ...Officials said the incident began shortly after 3 p.m. local time when gunfire and explosions were heard, the newspaper reported....
A witness at the U.S. trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman testified Tuesday on a previous occasion he told U.S. authorities Guzman paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican PresidentEnrique Pena Nieto, Reuters reported ... Attempts by Reuters to reach Pena Nieto for comment were unsuccessful, the reports said....
Immediately after her historic Brexit deal loss by 230 votes, Prime MinisterTheresa May said the "scale and importance" of the defeat indicated she would allow a no-confidence vote over her government on Wednesday, according to The Guardian. Jeremy Corbyn immediately confirmed Labour would do so after Parliament delivered the crushing loss....
A new report released on Tuesday said one-third of United Nations staff and contractors experienced sexual harassment in the past two years, according to Reuters ... Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a letter to staff which said the response rate as “moderately low.”. “This tells me two things ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
(CNN)The Saudi teenager who fled her family and was granted asylum in Canada said Tuesday that she was fortunate to have escaped. But many other young women in Saudi Arabia like her are not able to get away and take control of their lives, Rahaf Mohammed, 18, said at a press conference Tuesday. "I am one of the lucky ones ... Rahaf al-Qunun ... Read More ... ....
Kenya's security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 "innocent lives," the country's president said Wednesday ...DigitalAccessFor Only $0.99 ... ....
A Russian court ordered eight of the 24 Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia last fall off the coast of Crimea to be kept in pre-trial detention until April 24 on Tuesday, according to Euronews. It's uncertain what the fate of the other 24 sailors will be ... There has been no date set for the trial so far ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
SarahSlater. January 16 2019 2.30 AM. 0 Comments Pregnant women warned drinking tea may be bad for their unborn baby's health. Independent.ie. Drinking tea while pregnant may be bad for the unborn baby's health, a new study shows ... https.//www.independent.ie/incoming/article37716245.ece/a5d0d/AUTOCROP/h342/61Cup%20of%20tea%20with%20t.jpg. Email ... ....