U.S. warship sails through strategic Taiwan Strait amid China tension
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it sent a Navy warship through the Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan from China, a move likely to anger China during a period of tense relations between Washington and Beijing.
North Korea fires missiles into sea, fresh nuclear talks in doubt
North Korea fired two short-range missiles early on Thursday from its east coast, South Korea’s military said, the first missile test since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive stalled denuclearization talks.
South Korea urges North to stop acts that are unhelpful for easing tension
North Korea should stop acts that are unhelpful for easing military tension, South Korea’s defense ministry said on Thursday after North Korea’s latest missile test.
Judge blocks Trump’s latest sweeping asylum rule
A federal judge in San Francisco on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new rule that aimed to bar almost all asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border.
North Korea fires suspected missiles into ocean, nuclear talks in doubt
North Korea fired at least two projectiles early on Thursday from its eastern coast, which Japanese government sources confirmed were short-range ballistic missiles, said Kyodo news.
Japan defense minister calls North Korean projectile launch ‘very regrettable’: Jiji
Japanese Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya said North Korea’s launch of a pair of projectiles on Thursday was “very regrettable”, Jiji news agency reported.
U.S. warship sails through strategic Taiwan Strait
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it sent a Navy warship through the Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan from China, a move likely to anger China during a period of tense relations between Washington and Beijing.
Japan says North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles: Kyodo
The two projectiles launched by North Korea early on Thursday were short-range ballistic missiles, a Kyodo report citing a Japanese government source said.
Tunisia president hospitalized after health scare: president’s son
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, was taken to a military hospital on Wednesday, the son of the president said, the second health crisis for the leader in a month.
U.S. Navy warship sails through strategic Taiwan Strait
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it sent a Navy warship through the Taiwan Strait, a move likely to anger China during a period of tense relations between Washington and Beijing.
