General Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of the US Air Force in the Pacific, said North Korea’s possession of such a weapon was especially unsettling because, unlike other powers, Pyongyang did not consider nuclear arms to be strictly deterrents – kept but never used. “They’ve threatened to use those weapons against theirContinue Reading
FORT MYERS, Fl: A resurgent Storm Ian barreled toward South Carolina on Fri (Sep 30), a day after carving a path of damage across the Florida peninsula, washing away homes, destroying a causeway and stranding thousands along the state’s Gulf of mexico Coast. There have been reports of at leastContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday (Sep 30) said it will challenge a move by the heirs of a former Southeast Asian sultan to seize its Dutch assets as part of the descendents’ efforts to enforce a US$15 billion arbitration award against the Malaysian state. The heirs of the former SuluContinue Reading
South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has vowed to boost trilateral security cooperation with the United States and Japan to better counter the North’s evolving weapons threats. The exercises brought together the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the 9,800-ton guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville, theContinue Reading
BEIJING: The Indonesian food and drugs agency (BPOM) said on Thursday night (Sep 29) it has approved the emergency use of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Walvax Biotechnology. It is the first authorisation for the China-developed COVID shot based on the novel mRNA technology, which Pfizer-BioNTech and ModernaContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Heirs of a late Southeast Asian sultan on Thursday (Sep 29) asked a Dutch court for permission to seize Malaysian assets in the Netherlands, their lawyer said, seeking enforcement of a US$15 billion arbitration award granted to them against Malaysia’s government. The petition in The Hague Court ofContinue Reading
In an exclusive interview with CNA, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says the relationship with China is dependent on Beijing “fully” subscribing to the implementation of global rules.Continue Reading
SEOUL: US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in South Korea on Thursday (Sep 29) to strengthen Washington’s alliance with Seoul, a day after nuclear-armed North Korea tested more ballistic missiles. Harris, who landed at Osan airbase after a trip to Tokyo to attend the state funeral of assassinated former JapaneseContinue Reading
Harris is within the region to direct an US usa president delegation to the funeral of former Western Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday. “Nearly 70 years because the Korean Armistice, the visit will emphasize the strength of the “alliance” between Seoul and Washington “in the face of any risksContinue Reading
MOSCOW: The ussr said on Mon (Sep 26) this had detained a Japanese diplomat located in the eastern city of Vladivostok for carrying away espionage-related work and declared the official person non grata, information agencies reported. “A Japan diplomat was detained red-handed while getting classified information, in exchange forContinue Reading