MOSCOW, Russia: Russia has successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile launched for the first time from a nuclear submarine, its defense ministry announced earlier this week. A Severodvinsk submarine conducted two test launches of the Zircon cruise missile at mock targets in the Barents Sea, with the first being launched from the surface and the second […]
LA PALMA, Spain: The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands exploded on Sunday, as scientists warned that the volcano is becoming “much more aggressive.” According to The Associated Press, while the volcano is continuing to erupt and spewing more lava into the sea, multiple earthquakes have been recorded by local authorities, […]
BODEGA BAY, California: A shark attacked a surfer on Sunday along Salmon Creek Beach north of Bodega Bay, California. The man, said to be in his 30s, was bitten on his thigh and suffered critical, but non-life-threatening injuries, authorities added. The Bodega Bay Fire Department arrived after receiving reports of the attack at around 9 […]
LISBON, Portugal: At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Portugal’s healthcare system was about to collapse, with hospitals in the capital, Lisbon, overflowing and authorities asking patients to care for themselves at home. With the country’s vaccination program in complete disarray, the government turned to former submariner Vice Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo. After eight […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan says that 39 Chinese military jets have flown into its self-declared air defence identification zone, which happened over two waves, one at daytime and the other at night. The latest incursion, the largest by Beijing, comes after 38 planes, including nuclear-capable aircraft, also entered the zone on Friday. For over a year, […]
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): The United States has termed China’s recent military activity near Taiwan “provocative” and “strongly urged” Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan. “We remain concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, risk miscalculations and undermines regional […]
WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the extinction of the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 other birds, fish and other species, noting its scientists said they exhausted their efforts to find any of the 23 species. The scientists also warned about the issue of climate change, which could make extinction more common. The […]
Moscow [Russia], October 4 (ANI): Russia may convene a meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in the foreseeable future where the US-led coalition would have to report on its actions in Afghanistan, according to a top Russian diplomat. “We are not ruling out the possibility to request in the foreseeable future to convene a […]
© Provided by Xinhua Sayyed Khosti, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the blast occurred in Police District 1 of Kabul, killing at least two people and injuring four others. KABUL, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) — At least two civilians were killed and four others wounded after an explosion occurred at the middle of […]
Taipei [Taiwan] October 3 (ANI): Taiwan on Saturday said that at least 58 Chinese warplanes entered its air identification zone (ADIZ) in the last two days of which 20 of them flew in on Saturday alone. A total of 38 Chinese military planes, such as fighter jets and bombers, entered the area on Friday, Kyodo […]
