Hong Kong: China is pushing ahead with the largest-ever expansion of its nuclear arsenal, modernizing the atomic deterrent with an eye on any future conflicts with the United States, experts say. The SIPRI think tank estimates that China has a stockpile of around 350 nuclear warheads
London: The UK government has said that it had so far evacuated more than 300 British and other foreign nationals from the violence in Sudan, after it began civilian airlifts late Wednesday. Those evacuated, the majority UK passport holders and their dependents, were flown out of
Washington: The U.S. Air Force has suspended two commanders from the National Guard unit where accused classified intelligence leaker Jack Teixeira served, a USAF spokesman said on Thursday. Teixeira, 21, was arrested by the FBI on April 13 at his home in Massachusetts and charged with
Moscow: Russia said on Thursday it had appointed a new head of its peacekeeping force in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, as tensions rise again between Armenia and Azerbaijan. No reason for the change was given, but it was announced by the defence ministry hours after a
Sydney: Australia proposed on Thursday overhauling its immigration system to speed up getting highly skilled workers into the country and smoothening the path to permanent residency. The federal Labor government said the current system used to select skilled migrants — the points test — will be
London: Britain’s home secretary has been accused of double standards after she said the situation in Sudan was “very different” to Ukraine and that the government had “no plans” to open up safe and legal routes for Sudanese refugees. Suella Braverman said: “The situation is very
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country. Beijing has previously avoided involvement in conflicts between other countries but appears to be trying to assert itself as
United Nations: The UN Security Council is set to vote on Thursday to condemn a ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and call upon the Taliban administration to "swiftly reverse" its crackdown on the rights of women and girls. The resolution
Dubai: The UAE is to launch a new Moon mission after a spacecraft carrying its Rashid exploratory rover was thought to have crashed during an attempted lunar landing. Japanese company iSpace, which had been hoping to complete the first landing on the Moon’s surface by a
Washington: President Joe Biden and South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a new plan to counter North Korea’s nuclear threat, with the US leader issuing a blunt warning that such an attack would “result in the end of whatever regime” took such action. The new nuclear