Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 - China is confronting difficulties and challenges to its economic recovery, Beijing's leadership said at a key meeting this week, according to a state media report on Tuesday.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 - China's leaders have pledged greater steps to support the country's flagging real estate market, state media reported Tuesday, as they detailed plans to lift the world's second-largest economy out of an uneven rebound.
Hanoi (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 - China and Vietnam pledged on Tuesday to deepen ties during President Xi Jinping's first visit in six years, as Beijing seeks to counter growing US influence with the communist nation.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 12, 2023 - European lawmakers have imposed fresh sanctions against six Iranians and five companies on accusations they have been involved in the development and production of drones used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Seoul (AFP) Dec 12, 2023 - The last two members of K-pop superstars BTS to enlist for mandatory military service, Jimin and Jung Kook, were set to begin their training on Tuesday, South Korean media reported, resulting in the entire megagroup being on hiatus.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2023 - Hydrosat, a leader in thermal infrared data and analytics, has announced a significant advancement in its operations. The company has been awarded a 2.5-year contract by the National Reconnaissance
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2023 - SpaceX has announced further revisions to the schedule for the Falcon Heavy's launch of the USSF-52 mission. The launch, initially set for December 10 and then the 11th and 12th, is now targeted for no earlier than Wednesday, December 13 at 8:14 p.m. ET. This latest delay stems from a 'ground side issue', marking a deviation from the earlier weather-related postponement. SpaceX has also prepared a backup launch opportunity for Wednesday, December 14, should it be necessary.
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 - A drone and rockets targeted two military bases in Iraq and Syria on Monday housing forces of the international coalition against the Islamic State group, a US military official said.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2023 - The British Royal Navy announced Monday it will send two minehunter ships to Ukraine as it launched a coalition with Norway to boost Kyiv's maritime defenses.
Oslo (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 - The children of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday they were extremely worried about her health after she undertook a hunger strike in a Tehran prison.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 - China said Monday peace talks had been held over the conflict in northern Myanmar and yielded positive results, after weeks of fighting between the country's junta and ethnic minority armed groups.
Damascus (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 - Israel carried out air strikes near Syria's capital Damascus late Sunday, Syrian state news agency SANA said.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2023 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Hamas fighters to surrender, saying it was the beginning of the end for the organization, which Israel, the United States and most Western countries have designated a terror group.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 11, 2023 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully conducting a full-scale static test fire of a newly developed solid rocket motor. This remarkable feat w
Warsaw (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 - The US missile base built in northern Poland will be operational from December 15, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told lawmakers on Monday.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 11, 2023 - Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday promised to reinforce Russia's military-naval might as he attended the inauguration of two nuclear submarines in the country's Far North.
