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US greenlights $920m in arms sales to Japan, Singapore to counter China’s influence
Jul 27, 2022 03:09The United States has given a green light to the potential sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of munitions to Japan and Singapore, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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US sending 580 Phoenix Ghost drones to Ukraine, fueling flames of war
Jul 27, 2022 02:59The United States is set to donate 580 Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drones to Ukraine, deepening the country’s involvement in the simmering war in defiance of repeated warnings by Moscow.
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Macron begins visit to Africa in bid to dull France's brutal colonial past
Jul 26, 2022 14:30French President Emmanuel Macron has gone on a charm offensive in Africa, amid new questions about France's involvement in the so-called "war on terror" and its brutal colonial past in the continent.
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UK retail chain under fire for using facial recognition cameras
Jul 26, 2022 14:18A privacy rights group has filed a legal complaint against the use of facial recognition cameras at a UK chain store, describing the practice as dangerously intrusive.
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EU agrees to cut gas consumption as Russia squeezes supply
Jul 26, 2022 10:52European Union (EU) members have agreed to reduce gas consumption as a European energy crisis deepens with Russia's latest decision to tighten the squeeze on the flow of gas to the continent.
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Europe faces new crisis as Gazprom plans cutting gas flow
Jul 26, 2022 03:39Gazprom says it is cutting daily gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream pipeline to about 20 percent of its capacity from Wednesday.
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Amid low turnout, Tunisia’s Saied wins vote for sweeping power
Jul 26, 2022 02:39Voters in a referendum in Tunisia have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution giving President Kais Saied nearly total powers, but a boycott by opposition parties has overshadowed the plebiscite.
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Biden blasts Trump for inaction over 'medieval hell'
Jul 26, 2022 01:55US President Joe Biden has denounced his predecessor, Donald Trump, for watching thousands of protesters for hours on January 6, 2021 while police at the US Capitol suffered through a "medieval hell."
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Three dead, including gunman, in Canada shooting, police say
Jul 26, 2022 01:48Three people including the suspected gunman were killed in a series of shootings early on Monday in the Canadian province of British Columbia, police said.
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US helicopters hold first live-fire drills in South Korea
Jul 26, 2022 01:41US Army Apache attack helicopters based in South Korea are holding live-fire drills with rockets and guns for the first time since 2019, in a further escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula. They began just south of the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the border with North Korea, after having been canceled in recent years when those living nearby complained about noise and safety concerns.