[ad_1] A Palestinian man who entered a settlement in the occupied West Bank armed with knives and explosive devices was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Friday, the Israeli military said. The shooting came just hours after a Palestinian gunman shot and wounded Israelis in downtown Tel Aviv. …
Read More »China holds ‘military advantage’ over US as Washington prepares for conflict over Taiwan: retired general
[ad_1] Concerns over a Chinese invasion of Taiwan continue to mount with Beijing now suspected of involvement in damaging some of the island nation’s undersea internet cables this week in another show of deliberate harassment. The disruption to Taiwan’s internet was not only a nuisance for the island’s inhabitants and …
Read More »Putin congratulates China’s Xi on third term, praises ‘strategic cooperation
[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, commending his re-election into a historic third term. In the letter, Putin called Xi his “friend,” and lauded the two nations’ “strategic cooperation” and “fruitful” relationship. CHINA’S XI DEMANDS RAPID MILITARY UPGRADE TO …
Read More »US sanctions Chinese network that sold drone components to Iran, says UAVs were used by Russia in Ukraine
[ad_1] The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions Thursday on a China-based network that sells aerospace components to Iran for manufacturing drones. The Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company manufactures the Shahed-136 drones and exports them to Russia, which has increasingly used them to bombard Ukraine in recent months. “Iran is …
Read More »Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason
[ad_1] Belarus’ authoritarian president on Thursday signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason. The amendments to the country’s criminal code endorsed by President Alexander Lukashenko envisage death sentences for officials and servicemen who caused “irreparable damage” to Belarus’ national security through …
Read More »China’s Xi Jinping unanimously elected to serve third term as president
[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping won an official third five-year term as president Friday, following a vote by the country’s mostly ceremonial legislature. The National People’s Congress voted 2,952 to 0 to re-elect Xi, who is 69, putting him on track to stay in power for life. Xi’s victory was …
Read More »UN agrees to buy stranded Yemeni tanker carrying 1M crude oil barrels
[ad_1] The United Nations announced Thursday it signed an agreement to purchase a very large vessel that can transfer more than 1 million barrels of crude now stranded in a rusting tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen. The deal is the first step in an eventual operation to evacuate …
Read More »Islamic extremists kill 25 fishermen in northeast Nigeria, 9 escape
[ad_1] Islamic extremists killed at least 25 fishermen during an attack in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state, the police told The Associated Press on Thursday, The rebels attacked the fishermen in the remote Mukdolo village of Borno where the years-long extremist violence is concentrated, said the local police chief Abdu Umar. …
Read More »Kim Jong-Un supervises artillery drill, simulated attack on South Korean airfield
[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire artillery drill simulating an attack on a South Korean airfield and called for his troops to be ready to respond to the enemies’ “frantic war preparation moves” — apparently referring to the U.S.’s largest military exercises with the South in …
Read More »German authorities: Shots fired inside church resulting in several fatalities
[ad_1] close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 9 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. One or more people opened fire in a church in the northern German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, authorities said, and local media reported that …
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