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By Angie Teo and David Lague TAICHUNG, Taiwan, June 10 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding counter strikes. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its …
PARIS, June 10 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will chair a video conference on Thursday involving G7 countries and China over how to address global trade imbalances, the Elysee said on Wednesday. “This conference shows a new willingness on the part of China, the United States and Europe over taking part in coordinated economic …
A strange and what some call disturbing sight in Grant Park on Tuesday — a burning cross. Chicago police spent about three hours investigating the cross burning earlier in the day. Though much information about the incident was not released, the sight here in the public park stirred emotions and shocked many. The flames from …
Johannesburg — Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting near the South African city of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday. Police believe more than 10 suspects were dropped off in a minibus in an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg late Tuesday night and started …
ATLANTA (AP) — Two congressional Republicans from Georgia have introduced impeachment resolutions against a federal judge in Atlanta who was disciplined after an investigation found she had sex with a police officer in her chambers, attended a partisan political event and lied to investigators looking into the alleged misconduct. U.S. Reps. Clay Fuller and Andrew …
Fans who hear the whirring sound of a drone over a stadium might see it as a nuisance but law enforcement has long viewed those aircraft as a potential weapon of mass destruction. With the World Cup about to kick off, security is heightened and there’s a zero-tolerance policy for drones over or near stadiums …
(Corrects keyword used by media subscribers to PAPUA-VOLCANO/PUMICE instead of PAPUANEWGUINEA-VOLCANO/PUMICE) By Lucy Craymer and Seoyun Kang WELLINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – Thick rafts of volcanic pumice ejected by an undersea eruption in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea have blocked boats, damaged fishing grounds and fuelled fears of food shortages, the leaders of remote coastal …
JOHANNESBURG, June 10 (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed and nine injured on Tuesday evening when gunmen opened fire at an informal settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, police said on Wednesday. Police said in a statement that they had launched a manhunt for more than 10 suspects following the attack at the …
By Nolan D. McCaskill June 9 (Reuters) – Marty O’Donnell, backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary on Tuesday for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District, a Las Vegas-area battleground that could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. media projected. (Reporting by Nolan D. McCaskill; Additional reporting by …
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine others in a late-night mass shooting in the South African city of Johannesburg, police said Wednesday. Police believe more than 10 suspects were dropped off in a minibus in an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg late Tuesday night and …