HONG KONG, Feb 24 - China's ongoing military corruption purges are leaving serious deficiencies in its command structure and are likely to have hampered the readiness of its rapidly modernising armed forces, a leading defence research centre said on Tuesday.
Blizzard shuts down museums in New York, Prince Andrew's arrest photo is hung at the Louvre, a beloved hand-drawn calendar in Los Angeles, and a biography of a mountain.
The White House is playing hardball in the battle over funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), suspending the Global Entry program for international travelers and threatening to do the same for TSA PreCheck. That has infuriated Democrats, who are accusing the
President Trump will step into the House chamber on Tuesday night to deliver the first State of the Union address of his second term. Trump, like most newly elected presidents, addressed a joint session of Congress last year, but it was not an official State of the Union. The
President Trump heads into his State of the Union address on Tuesday on the heels of a major blow to his tariff agenda by the Supreme Court, lower poll numbers and threatening Iran with a U.S. military attack. There stands to be an awkward moment when Trump is face-to-face with
Voters in pockets of Pennsylvania and Maine will head to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in on a handful of state House special elections that could offer clues on how Democrats will fare in the 2026 midterms. Allegheny and Lehigh counties in Pennsylvania will hold two special
President Trump on Tuesday will address a joint session of Congress, where he will reflect on the first year of his second term in the White House, report on the state of the union and lay out his vision for what’s ahead. The president closed out the year with significant
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that President Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed sweeping global tariffs last year has set the stage for a bitter internal Republican battle over how to respond to the landmark ruling. Trump’s staunchest allies, led by Sen. Bernie
Historians looking for a term to describe the second half of the 20th century in the United States could do a great deal worse than “the Television Age.” Calling it the Cold War Era sounds loftier, but overstates the importance of the U.S.-Soviet conflict in daily life.
Democrats are preparing a show of defiance during President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, with some skipping the speech entirely, others attending counter-events and many bringing guests to highlight the real-world impact of the administration’s policies. House
Punch's predicament has sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase with large crowds thronging Ichikawa City Zoo.
PETA called for Punch to be moved somewhere "he could live in a more natural environment”.
The Motion Picture Association is stepping up its overseas anti-piracy effort by appointing former Disney digital anti-piracy executive Thomas Limouzin-Lamothe in the newly created role of VP content protection across the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
The groundbreaking womb transplant from a deceased donor is the first of its kind in the country and only the third ever carried out in Europe.
The latest incident comes less than a week after an F-4 fighter jet crashed near Iran's western city of Hamedan, which killed one pilot.
GENEVA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The head of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday urged top contributor the United States to pay its fees in full after Washington made only a partial payment to the global body, amounting to less than 5% of the total amount owed. The United
DUBAI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - An Iranian Army helicopter crashed into a fruit market in the central province of Isfahan on Tuesday, killing the pilot, co-pilot and two merchants, state media reported. The helicopter came down in the city of Dorcheh, causing a fire that was put out
In their fight to block climate accountability cases, fossil fuel majors recently gained the ear of the highest court in the US.
[Nyasa Times] As Russia's invasion of Ukraine marks four years this week, political analysts, industry leaders, and economists warn that Malawi--like many African nations--has suffered profound economic fallout from disrupted wheat and fertilizer imports from the Black Sea
