Taiwan launches annual war games as tensions simmer with China
Taiwan has launched its annual Han Kuang military exercises aimed at simulating real-life combat. China has been conducting regular military drills around Taiwan for four years in an attempt to force Taipei to accept its territorial claims over the island. The five-day military drills will run alongside the Wan’an civil defence exercise, which simulates a […]
Tensions with Secret Service simmer at RNC days after Trump’s near assassination
MILWAUKEE — Security at the Republican National Convention is on edge following the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on Saturday night, with a security official at the convention site acknowledging “a clear lack of confidence in the Secret Service.” “If I was a member of the Secret Service, I would be embarrassed. I would […]
US destroys Houthi-linked drones as Red Sea tensions simmer
The United States shot down at least 11 Houthi drones late Friday, some of them preparing to launch over the Red Sea and others already in flight. US Central Command announced late Friday afternoon that it had attacked US forces against four Houthi “unmanned aerial vehicles” that were “preparing to launch.” X Announced on Saturday. […]
Blinken scrambles as Israel, Hezbollah tensions simmer
Amid growing concerns that the Israel-Hamas war is escalating into a broader regional crisis, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Saturday spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the fourth time in just three months. He began an emergency visit to the Middle East. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the two men […]