TAOYUAN, Taiwan/BEIJING: External pressure will not stop Taiwan engaging with the world, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday as she left for the United States, hitting a defiant note after China threatened retaliation if she met U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its own territory,...
PUNE: India and Africa face common threats like terrorism and violent extremism and the collective experience can help to prepare better to deal with emerging security challenges, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the conclave of Army chiefs in which 31 delegates from African nations participated, including 10 Army chiefs,...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons.
The report in state media on Tuesday followed a series of missile launches seven launch events in this month alone and rising...
Russia's Defense Ministry says Moscow has test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan.
The ministry said on Tuesday that two boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away. The ministry said the target was successfully hit by two Moskit cruise...
The grand jury in an alleged hush-money payment case relating to former US President Donald Trump will reportedly return to session on April 3, according to media reports.
The grand jury is expected to reconvene in lower Manhattan, New York City, and may hear a witness in the afternoon of...
Microsoft has laid off 559 employees from its Bellevue and Redmond in Washington state in the US, bringing the company's total to over 2,700 job cuts in the area.
The layoffs, announced by the Washington State Employment Security Department, hit Microsoft's security operations, reports told.
The company in February announced a...
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Sunday that the United States will increase investment in Africa and help spur economic growth as she began a week long tour of the continent aimed at offering a counter to the influence of rival China.
China has invested heavily in Africa in...
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, have agreed to meet during the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan, news agencies said on Monday, under a deal to restore ties.
Both ministers spoke by phone for the second time in a few...
