Taiwan’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Monday that the island should be on high alert this year for “sudden incursions” of Chinese troops into areas close to its territory. despite the rising military conflict in the Taiwan region. China has stepped up military operations around Taiwan in recent years, …
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The head of Greece’s Larissa station was arrested and faces trial on Sunday, his lawyer said, on charges related to the country’s deadliest train accident. The man was arrested on March 1, hours after a passenger train carrying more than 350 people on board a freight train near the central …
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The late Pope John Paul II knew about child abuse in the Catholic Church in Poland years before he became pontiff and helped cover it up, private broadcaster TVN said on Sunday. Michal Gutowski, the researcher behind the show, said Karol Wojtyla, when he was at the time, knew about …
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Russia is working to simplify the visa process for six countries, including India, Syria and Indonesia, TASS news agency said on Sunday, citing Deputy Prime Minister Evgeny Ivanov. “In addition to India (simplification of the process)… works in Angola, Vietnam, Indonesia, Syria and the Philippines,” Ivanov said. Earlier, Ivanov said …
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Disputes over forced labor in Japanese military brothels have strained relations between the two key US allies for years, but South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has attempted to mend the relationship. Under the plan, South Korea will pay former forced laborers through a public foundation supported by local agencies, Foreign …
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