Taiwan says Chinese warplanes join carrier in Pacific drills

Taiwan said 35 Chinese warplanes were detected around the island on Wednesday, with some then flying…

UK economy contracts in July on strikes, wet weather

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Fears mount of surging death toll in Libya flood disaster

Libya was reeling Wednesday from a massive flood disaster that killed at least 2,300 people when…

Hong Kong tech park says data exposed by ‘malicious’ hack

Sensitive data, including employee details and credit card records, from a Hong Kong technology park that…

Ukraine strikes Russian naval targets in Crimean city of Sevastopol

Ukraine said it struck Russian naval targets and port infrastructure early on Wednesday in the Crimean…

Bahrain prison hunger strike ‘ended’: officials

Prisoners in Bahrain have “ended” a mass hunger strike over jail conditions, a government source told…

Japan PM replaces foreign, defence ministers in cabinet reshuffle

Japan’s struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida named new foreign and defence ministers on Wednesday in a…

EU seeks ‘fair and just’ green transition

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Macron says ‘no reason’ for debate on French Morocco aid

French President Emmanuel Macron said late Tuesday discussions about the state of French-Moroccan relations over aid…

Dozens dead in Hanoi apartment fire

Dozens of people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, state…