TAIPEI - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday promoted a U.S.-educated senior security official as a new vice defence minister to help oversee military reforms and as the government pushes $40 billion in extra spending for the military.
The recent rise in car prices inside and outside Japan is driving automobile thefts, said an official.
By Jeff Mason and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A National Guard member died on Thursday after being shot near the White House in an ambush that investigators say was carried out by an Afghan national, an attack President Donald Trump blamed on
Multiple warnings were issued to the contractor on the need to adopt appropriate fire safety measures.
Flammable netting and foam boards may have fuelled the city’s deadliest blaze in nearly 80 years.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) opened up in a revealing Wednesday interview alongside his wife Kelly, sharing some of the challenges he has faced since taking the reins of the lower chamber amid Republicans' razor-thin majority. Johnson in an interview on The Katie Miller
Containers carried groups of Malaysians through the flooded areas, allowing authorities to bring them out of danger.
Police have arrested three construction company officials on suspicion of manslaughter for using unsafe materials, including flammable foam boards blocking windows.
The extreme weather is likely to persist as a cyclonic storm moves along the country's eastern coast.
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China has also tried to rally diplomatic support with a letter to the UN.
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The veteran executive, set to exit the company next year, plays a tiger weatherman named "Bob Tiger" in what is credited as his first acting role.
Cruise Industry News is reporting that The Polar Tourism Guides Association (PGTA), is looking forward to an upcoming inaugural AECO/IAATO Field Staff Conference (FSC), designed for guides and expedition leaders (ELs) in Arctic and Antarctic expedition tourism.
The Financial highlights of the Falkland Islands Holding Group, (FIH) indicate, despite a 4% increase in revenues to £18.9 million on the six months ending September 2025, that overall revenue was below prior year at £40.9 million (2024: £52.5 million).
U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard soldiers shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, has died. President Trump first made the announcement on Thursday night, describing Beckstrom, 20, as a “highly respected, young, magnificent person" who was
The country faces many deadly security challenges, leaving the army and police severely overstretched.
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong fire authorities said they expected to wrap up search and rescue operations after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years tore through a massive apartment complex on Friday, killing at least 94 people and leaving scores more missing.
Dutch firms are betting that hulls made with 3D printing machines will mean cheaper boats.
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Chinese ships and aircraft monitored the Aotearoa, with Chinese jets carrying out simulated attacks.
Companies have given the changes a thumbs-up but trade unions say the laws further weaken worker rights.
The UFC has unveiled the fight card for their first ever event on Paramount+. UFC 324, scheduled for Jan. 24, 2026 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will be headlined by a fight between lightweight powerhouses Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett (23-3-0) and former UFC interim
The Trump administration on Thursday said it would reexamine green cards linked to 19 countries after two National Guard members were shot outside of a metro station blocks from the White House. “At the direction of @POTUS, I have directed a full scale, rigorous reexamination
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OpenAI blames Adam Raine's suicide on a misuse of technology in new court documents filed in the California lawsuit brought by his parents on November 25.
Previous environmental laws were passed 25 years ago and were widely acknowledged as no longer fit for purpose
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The Israeli army and police said Thursday they were investigating the circumstances in which two Palestinians were shot dead in the occupied West Bank while seemingly surrendering to Israeli forces. The incident in Jenin in the northern West Bank, a stronghold of Palestinian
Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi claimed dual honors at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, with his Cannes Palme d’Or winner “It Was Just an Accident” (Un simple accident) taking home best film and best director. Japanese filmmaker Fujimoto Akio’s “Lost Land” (Harà Watan) received
Hallmark is bringing in country music royalty for their upcoming holiday film, “A Grand Ole Opry Christmas,” their first collaboration with the Opry as it celebrates its 100th year. But the cameos — by Pam Tillis, Megan Moroney and Brad Paisley, just to name a few — were only
The father of 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot near the White House the day before Thanksgiving, said that she has a “mortal wound." Beckstrom, along with fellow National Guard member 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe, were shot near the Farragut Square
He said most of the windows in his apartment were covered with thin foam as part of renovations to his building.
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The new London tower would also cover more space than JPMorgan's recently-completed 2.5 million-square-foot global headquarters on Park Avenue in Manhattan.
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Five native Thai cat breeds have been crowned national pet symbols, a move celebrated by breeders but met with both optimism and caution by rescuers confronting a growing stray-cat problem.
How lethal autonomous weapon systems are defined could determine whether existing weapons will be regulated or prohibited, says Liu Mei Ching from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
Once a fire takes hold, getting thousands of people safely down dozens of storeys becomes a race against time, say academics.
The London super embassy has become the biggest obstacle to the UK's hopes of a reset in relations with China, says Matthew Brooker for Bloomberg Opinion.
