China says it put its navy and air force on alert as U.S. Navy vessels passed through the Taiwan Strait this week. A ...

The Iranian military has the capability to blockade the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, says Iran's naval commander.

Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait this week in the first such mission since President Donald Trump took office last month, drawing an angry reaction from China, which said ...

Stubborn consumer price growth was bothering much of the world even before he entered the White House. With this week’s measures against China offering the first concrete evidence that Mr Trump ...

Struggling to manage hunger crises sweeping the developing world even before US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, the international famine monitoring and relief system has ...

Joint air training has been enhanced by the People’s Liberation Army command that oversees the Taiwan Strait, allowing different ... and trends from around the world? Get the answers with ...

'The two leaders reiterated their strong opposition to any attempts by China to change the status quo by force or coercion in the East China Sea. The two leaders reaffirmed their strong opposition ...

Two U.S. Navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait this week as China’s People Liberation Army shadowed the first warship ...

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

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