WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US PresidentJoe Biden said on Tuesday (Oct 5) that he has spoken to Chinese PresidentXi Jinping about Taiwan and they agreed to abide by the Taiwan agreement, as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing. "I've spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree we'll abide by the Taiwan agreement," he said ... More on this topic.
China warned that World War Three could be triggered 'at any time' on Tuesday after it sent dozens of warplanes into Taiwan's airspace ... It claimed that the people of China were ready to back all-out war with the US, which backs Taiwan, warning the island nation against 'playing with fire' ... Pictured ... RELATED ARTICLES. Previous 1 Next ... Share this article.
Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan's defence minister said on Wednesday, days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island's air defence zone ...Just one incursion was reported on Tuesday ... China says Taiwan should be taken by force if necessary ... U.S ... -- Reuters. . .
In a reversal of Trump administration policy, the State Department on Tuesday disclosed the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. stockpile. It said this will aid global efforts to control the spread of such weapons ... .
Human rights groupAmnesty International said Tuesday that the Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras the day the U.S. officially withdrew from Afghanistan. Among the dead are 11 members of the Afghan national security forces and two civilians, including a 17-year-old girl, a report released by Amnesty has found ...Share to Facebook Facebook ... ....
Australia is to stop sending asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea (PNG), marking an end to its controversial detention regime in the nation. PNG is one of two Pacific countries paid by Canberra to detain asylum seekers and refugees who attempt to reach Australia by boat. Australia said its arrangement with PNG would conclude by the end of the year ... .
Donald Trump had one pressing concern with Russian presidentVladimir Putin, according to one of his former national security advisers ... The biggest thing was the ability to manipulate because what Vladimir Putin likes to do is find out what buttons he can push, you know, people's vulnerabilities ... 10 05 2021 06 56 24 www.youtube.com .
More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned today, urging leaders to seize the initiative at the COP26 summit. Already in 2018, 3.6 billion people had inadequate access to water for at least one month per year, said a new report from the UN's World Meteorological Organization... .
Bitcoin initiated another leg up in the past 24 hours resulting in a new monthly high just shy of $52,000. Most alternative coins have stalled once again, but Shiba Inu continues to perform well as it has entered the top 20 tokens by market cap. Bitcoin’s New Monthly High... This became its highest price tag since September 7th ... BTCUSD. Source ... ....
Police are carrying out large-scale raids in three German states in connection with a suspected money-laundering network that reportedly funneled millions to Turkey and Syria... .
The possibility of a US default and a debt crisis in China are negatively impacting investors’ appetite, as evident in monitoring of raw materials, especially oil prices in global markets, on Wednesday ... .