WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a meeting in Iraq years ago. Officials who have served with Caine described him Saturday as measured and apolitical. Trump…
Hongkongers are increasingly opting for unconventional destinations such as North Korea and Iraq, as well as lesser-known Japanese cities, according to travel agencies and airlines. Industry insiders shared their observations at a four-day Hong Kong Holiday and Travel Expo on Thursday at the Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event attracted participation from 100 organisations, including…
But they said the administration said they won’t “get ahead” of itself. POLITICO asked Starmer on a trip to Kyiv last month if he’d commit to a vote on any British peacekeepers. He declined to give such a commitment. ‘United front’ MPs from Westminster’s opposition parties are demanding parliament’s involvement, too. “We support the prime…
No international body is searching for hundreds of Yazidi women and girls still held captive by the Islamist terrorists. Instead, their fates depend on a ragtag army of activists, relatives and armchair detectives. Feb. 16, 2025 The investigator’s eyes dart between the two photographs. In one, a young girl, maybe 10, is wearing a colorful…
Refining Capacity of the Base Surpasses 50 Million Tons per Year NINGBO, China, Dec. 25, 2024 /CNW/ — China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation‘s (HKG: 0386, “Sinopec”) recently announced the mechanical completion of the second-phase expansion and advanced materials project at its Zhenhai Refinery. This milestone sets new benchmarks for innovation, smart manufacturing, and energy efficiency…
Chinese defence ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said China expressed “strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition” to the annual report, which was released on Wednesday. The report “misinterpreted China’s defence policy … spread rumours, slandered the Chinese military, and exaggerated the ‘China military threat’,” Zhang said in a ministry statement. The China Military Power Report has been…
An Iranian American and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive US technology to Iran for use in attack drones. An Iranian-American citizen and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested and charged by United States authorities with allegedly exporting sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a deadly drone attack on…
The top Democrat on a key US House committee argued for closer Sino-American cooperation amid strategic competition, the latest in a series of rare public instances of a lawmaker calling for a more measured approach to the bilateral relationship. “We should be a little bit more sophisticated, a little bit more nuanced, a little bit…
Dec 07, 2024 03:26 AM IST Iran’s Abbas Araghchi pledged to provide Assad’s government with “whatever (support) is needed” to tackle the rebel advance. Iran and Iraq issued a joint statement with Syria on Friday warning that sweeping rebel gains at the expense of President Bashar al-Assad‘s forces posed a danger to the whole region…
Nov. 20, 2024 3 AM PT To the editor: President Biden is proverbially a day late and a dollar short in authorizing Ukraine to launch U.S.-supplied missiles into Russia. Why now? A year ago or six months ago, this would have changed the course of the war. I understand the need for proportional responses since…