A detection of gravitational waves (illustrated) from the merger of two black holes that spin in different directions (green arrows) suggests they were born in very different places. If so, it’s the first time that kind of merger has been detected.
Beijing has repeatedly threatened forceful measures if Pelosi, the most senior US politician to visit Taiwan since 1997, went ahead with the plan. Opinion in the US is divided over the visit, with some warning it raises the risk of igniting a conflict between China and the US. Jet that took Nancy Pelosi to Malaysia skirts South China Sea after leaving ...
Semiconductor stocks fell globally on Tuesday as an expected visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan fueled a fresh escalation in tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Chinese warplanes buzz Taiwan Strait dividing line. Expected U.S. House speaker's visit has enraged Beijing. Beijing insists self-ruled Taiwan is part of China.
China has repeatedly said the US House Speaker should not visit the island, with one observer suggesting ‘even stronger warnings’ have been given in private. Pelosi has not confirmed whether she will visit Taiwan, but if she does she will be the highest ranked US official to do so since 1997.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is ready to start grain shipments from Black Sea ports and is awaiting a signal from the UN and Turkey to start the shipments. There are already 17 ships ready to move goods from ports in Odesa.
The death toll in eastern Kentucky rose to 15 on Friday as floodwaters swept through homes, washed out roads and pushed waterways over their banks, Governor Andy Beshear said, warning that more fatalities were expected.
State company tested how artificial intelligence could minimise electricity disruptions. The Chinese power grid has used AI mainly for backbone networks and industrial users but now looks to support residential communities.
Iranian women’s achievements in various fields invalidate the West’s 300-year-old claim. Naturally, they can’t tolerate it, get mad at Iran and launch a propaganda campaign against it. In response, one should expose the Western colonialist rationale in a very sensible manner.
Chinese foreign minister calls on Southeast Asian countries to resist involvement of ‘certain external powers’ in regional disputes. The remarks come as military tensions with the US and its allies grow over naval exercises in the area.
the US successfully tested a Raytheon air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of flying faster than five times the speed of sound for the second time. A statement from the contractor said the flight test met all objectives, including demonstrating tactical range capabilities.
The President stated, "Issuing a resolution in the International Atomic Energy Agency was a crisis-making action aimed at creating pressure against the Iranian nation, which undermined political trust".
Russian and Ukrainian officials have signed a deal to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the agreement would help ease a global food crisis.
Nord Stream 1 pipeline out of action for maintenance. EU says states must act now to reduce gas consumption. Germany, others have rationing and other plans in place.
The Chinese military slammed Washington for its frequent “provocations” after an American guided-missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday.
The Leader touched on the policy to replace [the dollar with] national currencies and use other currencies in place of the dollar, stating, “The dollar should be gradually removed from global transactions, and this is possible over time.”
PLA increases military exercises around the island, many coinciding with visits by US politicians. Mainland China is preparing to ‘pre-emptively strike a potential adversary’, defence expert says
