The United States said on Monday it will send over 5,200 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, a far larger-than-expected deployment as President Donald Trump hardens his stance on immigration ahead of Nov. 6 mid-term elections. The deployment will create an active-duty force comparable in size to the ... Read More »
Around 300 people involved in search which has recovered no bodies so far An Indonesian plane carrying 189 people crashed into the sea and sank minutes after taking off from the capital, Jakarta. The Lion Air flight, JT610, lost contact with ground officials 13 minutes after takeoff, Indonesia’s search and ... Read More »
Defence Secretary James Mattis expected to sign order sending the military to provide logistical support to border agents At least 800 troops are expected to be sent to the US-Mexico border after a request from Donald Trump – who says he is “bringing out the military” in response to a ... Read More »
Japan’s prime minister travels to Beijing on Thursday for his first formal bilateral summit with Chinese leaders in seven years as the Asian rivals seek to build on a thaw in ties against a backdrop of trade friction with Washington. China has stepped up its outreach to Japan and others ... Read More »
The installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Turkey will begin in October 2019, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet newspaper on Thursday. Akar also said that personnel would be sent to Russia to receive training at the start of 2019, according to ... Read More »
‘European countries… must understand that they are putting their own territory at risk of a possible counterstrike,’ says Russian president Russia would immediately target any European nation that agreed to deploy US missiles on their soil, Vladimir Putin has said, following the announcement from Washington that it would withdraw from ... Read More »
Attempt to separate Taiwan from China and Chinese armed forces will ‘take resolute action’, warns defence minister. China vowed it will never give up an inch of its territory – whether it’s the self-ruled island of Taiwan it claims as its own or in the disputed waters of the South ... Read More »
A United Nations investigator voiced concern about human rights being sidelined during U.S. and South Korean talks with North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, warning on Tuesday: look at what happened in Myanmar. Tomas Ojea Quintana is the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea, who reports on ... Read More »
The European Commission rejected Italy’s draft 2019 budget on Tuesday, saying it brazenly broke EU rules on public spending, and asked Rome to submit a new one within three weeks or face disciplinary action. Italian bond yields jumped on the unprecedented move by the EU executive which was exerting for ... Read More »
British Prime Minister Theresa May will address Conservative Party lawmakers at a private meeting in parliament on Wednesday after anger at her Brexit negotiating strategy prompted some of them to discuss toppling her. May asked to address her divided party’s powerful “1922 Committee” where she can expect questions from lawmakers, ... Read More »
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