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The interception of a US spy plane by two Chinese jets over the Yellow Sea was “legal, necessary, [and] professional,” Beijing said, adding that such flights by Washington threaten China’s national security. “Close-in reconnaissance by US aircraft threatens China’s national security, harms Sino-US maritime and air military safety, endangers the personal safety of both sides’ […]

Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received General Joseph Votel, Commander of US Central Command, who is currently on a visit to the UAE. Shaikh Mohammad and Gen Votel discussed bilateral relations and ways to develop […]

Government and aid agencies scale up efforts as hospitals overflow with patients, with dengue cases topping 100,000. The worst-ever outbreak of dengue fever has killed nearly 300 people in Sri Lanka, with aid agencies warning against further spread of the mosquito-born viral disease. The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society and the International Federation of Red […]

North Korea appears to be preparing for another missile test, with related signs seen at the Kusong test site, CNN reported Monday (local time). Citing a U.S. defense official, CNN said the test of another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or intermediate range missile would take place within six days. “Transporter vehicles carrying ballistic missile launching […]

Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has rejected claims that Russia is sponsoring anti-fracking groups in a bid to maintain its own fossil fuel profitability, after Republican senators demanded a probe into links between environmental organizations and the Kremlin. “This is false information. We have no knowledge of the sources of it, or who is reporting it,” said the […]

A homosexual couple were forced to cancel their holiday at a Calabrian guesthouse after the owner told them, via Whatsapp, that gays and animals are not allowed. Massimo Arcangeli was clarifying details of the couple’s stay with the owner of the family-run guesthouse in Santa Maria, a hamlet near the beach resort of Tropea, via […]

Sweden is preparing to hold what it calls the “first and largest” exercise of its kind in over 20 years involving all of its military branches as well as troops from several NATO countries, to boost its deterrence capabilities, the Swedish military said. The exercise, Aurora 17, which is scheduled for September, is designed to […]

High-ranking officials from Iran’s rail industry signed a major deal with the French rail car manufacturer Alstom to produce subway cars. The agreement was signed in a ceremony in Tehran in which Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammadreza Nematzadeh was also present, Tasnim News Agency reported. Officials from Alstom — a multinational company […]

Locals in southwestern France have built a wall around the entrance to a disused hotel in protest against plans to turn it into a migrant centre. Protesters in a town in southwest France have built a nearly-two-metre-high wall around the entrance to a disused hotel to try to prevent it being turned into a migrant […]

Hezbollah said its forces seized a strategic valley on Monday, the latest advance in an offensive to oust militants from their last foothold along the Syria-Lebanon border. Hezbollah said it had advanced from several directions in the Wadi al-Kheil valley in Juroud Arsal, a barren mountainous border zone that has served as a base for […]