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US approves sale of F-16 parts to Taiwan for $80m
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» LOS ANGELES - The United States State Department has approved the sale to Taiwan of F-16 fighter jet spare and repair parts for an estimated US$80 million, the Pentagon's Defence Security Cooperation Agency said on Wednesday.
For 60 years, a hotline aims to keep cool between US and Moscow
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Sixty years ago, a crisis hotline for the first time sent a message between the world's superpowers.
US airspace closures come amid jitters over mystery objects
AFP, Published on 13/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US and Canada were working Sunday to recover the remnants of three mysterious objects shot down over their territory, amid growing jitters that resulted in several brief air-space closures in recent days.
US looks for Chinese balloon debris
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: US navy personnel worked to recover on Sunday the debris of a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down after it floated over North America for days.
US lawmakers clash over Biden's handling of Chinese balloon
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» WASHINGTON - Republicans savaged Joe Biden on Sunday over his handling of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, while Democrats defended the president's decision to shoot it down after it floated across the United States for days, further straining taut relations with Beijing.
Chinese 'spy balloon' hard to shoot down
Published on 04/02/2023
» The first Chinese surveillance balloon that the United States has found flying over sensitive military sites in Montana may be guided by advanced artificial intelligence technology, an expert says.
New war memorial riddled with errors
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023
» An arc of gleaming black granite slabs etched with 36,634 names was unveiled on the National Mall over the summer, built to honour American service members who died fighting in the Korean War.
North Korea 'fires two ballistic missiles'
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, Seoul's military said, the latest in a flurry of sanctions-busting weapons tests.
Ghosts of the past haunt empty pub
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 16/10/2022
» There's an old Irish pub in Manhattan's financial district, Jim Brady's, that closed at the start of the pandemic and has been sitting empty ever since. The stockbrokers and construction workers who once drank there now walk past with indifference.
Amid Ukraine war, US flys Russian cosmonaut to ISS
AFP, Published on 05/10/2022
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (UNITED STATES) - A SpaceX spaceship blasted off from Florida Wednesday, headed for the International Space Station and carrying a Russian crewmate, in a voyage that carries symbolic significance amid the Ukraine war.