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Yemen: Saudi-led coalition launches airstrikes on Houthi positions

Yemen's Houthi militia said the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen launched 14 airstrikes on their positions on Thursday.The group's al-Masirah TV station reported four airstrikes on Haradh district in the

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Russia to never initiate use of nukes: Kremlin

Russia's nuclear deterrence policy has sent a signal to the United States that red lines exist, Korotchenko said.MOSCOW, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia will never initiate t

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Germany wants to kick extremists out of military faster

The German government has agreed on a bill that would speed up the dismissal of soldiers involved in extremism or serious crimes.Current military rules mean that soldie

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Snapchat is no longer promoting Trump’s posts

Snap announced this morning that it will not be promoting content from President Trump’s Snapchat account in its Discover tab following statements from Trump last week on Twitter, which threaten

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Russia reserves right to retaliate for nuclear attacks: Putin's decree

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual press conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 19, 2019. /Xinhua Russia reserves the right to retaliate for nuclear attacks, according to a decr

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Iran suggests up to 225 killed in November protests

Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli speaks during a press conference in Tehran. /AP Iran's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has suggested that up to 225 people were kill

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Russia 'starts construction' on first stealth bomber to rival US fleet

Work on the prototype of the high-tech plane is said to have already commenced - as China also works on its own stealth project.

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China firmly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan: spokesperson

China on Sunday strongly urged the U.S. to immediately stop arms sales to Taiwan and cease military contacts with the island, to avoid further damages to the relations

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FM Wang Yi calls for global cooperation to defeat coronavirus

VCG The coronavirus is the common enemy of mankind, and unity and cooperation are the most advantageous weapons to defeat the virus, said Wang Yi, Chinese state councilor and foreign minister,

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China voices strong opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

China firmly opposes U.S. arms sales to China's Taiwan region, Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said Thursday. China resolutel

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State Dept IG fired by Trump was investigating Saudi arms sale

State Department Inspector General Steve Linick. /REUTERS. The State Department internal watchdog who was fired by President Donald Trump had nearly completed an investigation into Secretary o

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China firmly supports Russia's fight against COVID-19: FM spokesperson

China firmly supports Russia's efforts in fighting against COVID-19 and believes the Russian people will surely win the battle against the virus, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday. Zhao Lij

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Man sentenced to 4 years in prison over rioting in Hong Kong

Sin Ka-ho, a 22-year-old man, was sentenced to four years in prison for rioting by a Hong Kong court on Friday. Sin was reported to be the first person sentenced for r

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China urges France to immediately revoke plans to sell arms to Taiwan

China on Friday urged France to immediately revoke plans to sell arms to Taiwan to prevent causing further damages to the relations between the two countries and the t

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Carrie Lam says police watchdog report 'comprehensive, objective'

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the newly-revealed police watchdog report is "comprehensive, objective" and "based on fa

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Turkey threatens to target LNA forces in Libya if attacks persist

Turkey said on Sunday it would deem the forces of Libyan General Khalifa Haftar "legitimate targets" if their attacks on its interests and diplomatic missions in Libya persisted.Turkey backs Libya's

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Putin: Russia is 'Absolutely Reliably Defended' Against Any Foreign Intervention

Russia recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, in which the country participated as a part of the Soviet Union. The USSR, whi