US approves sale of F-16 parts to Taiwan for $80M
The US State Department has approved the sale to Taiwan of F-16 fighter jet spare and repair parts for an estimated $80 million, the Pentagon’s […]
US says response from Hamas on ceasefire proposal still awaited
WASHINGTON – A response from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel’s ceasefire proposal that US President Joe Biden revealed on Friday is still being awaited, […]
Security tight in China and Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
BEIJING/HONG KONG – Security was tight and access restricted to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown, while Hong […]
Several killed in Israeli attack in Syria, state media reports
CAIRO – A number of people were killed in an Israeli air attack targeting sites in the vicinity of the Syrian city of Aleppo on […]