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South Korean and U.S. particular forces troopers practiced a covert seaside touchdown on Monday throughout an amphibious infiltration drill. The drill was part of the continuing annual UFS (Ulchi Freedom Shield)/TIGER workouts. This yr’s UFS, the place the variety of drills will exceed these in earlier iterations, are scheduled to finish on August 31. ...

As he lands in Beijing, the primary British international secretary to take action in 5 years, James Cleverly, faces the identical problem that has perplexed visiting diplomats for many years.Put merely, China's economic system and market are too massive to disregard and its authorities too necessary to alienate. But alternatively, China's conduct is totally unacceptable on an entire vary of fronts.Its therapy of its Muslim Uyghur minority is genocidal, or one thing fairly shut. Ditto Tibet.It has ridden a fleet of carriages and horses by the Hong Kong settlement it made with Britain. Its bullying and threats to take over Taiwan are worrying too. Politics stay: ULEZ expanded regardless of controversyChina says the West has no proper to intervene within the inside sovereign af...

LONDON — Members of a Canadian First Nation held a religious ceremony on Monday at a Scottish museum to start the homeward journey of a totem pole stolen nearly a century in the past. ...

A county in China is providing newlywed {couples} a "reward" of 1,000 yuan (£109) if the bride is aged 25 and below, because the nation battles a declining beginning charge and searches for methods to get younger folks to marry.  Changshan county mentioned the reward was to advertise "age-appropriate marriage and childbearing" for first marriages. It additionally introduced a sequence of childcare, fertility and training subsidies for {couples} who've kids.Marriage charges in China hit a report low in 2022 at 6.8 million, the bottom since 1986 - and down 800,000 from the earlier 12 months.The drop in marriages has pushed down beginning charges, with official insurance policies making it exhausting for single ladies to have kids. China's fertility charge, already one of many w...

BANGKOK (AP) — The United States has signed a brand new settlement with Palau, which supplies American ships the authorization to unilaterally implement maritime laws within the tiny Pacific island nation’s unique financial zone, the U.S. Coast Guard mentioned Tuesday. ...

Picture the scene - you've got boarded your airplane, buckled your seatbelt and switched your telephone to flight mode. Then the pilot comes over the tannoy. The flight is delayed, it might't depart the tarmac - and you do not know how lengthy you may be ready for. It's an expertise that can be acquainted to many passengers who had been attempting to journey on Monday as air visitors management points brought on havoc.Through the ovals of thick glass, you may see the airport terminal - with all of the legroom and overpriced espresso it presents.So why cannot you get off the airplane and head again there? Sky News talks to Sean Tipton, spokesperson for the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), about why that is not the resolution it'd appear to be.Britons stranded as di...

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian authorities have launched an investigation after a midair collision between two warplanes within the west of the nation killed three pilots. ...

A corruption conviction towards Imran Khan has been suspended - along with his three-year jail time period overturned.While it is a authorized victory for the embattled former Pakistani prime minister, it's unclear whether or not he might be launched from jail. Khan was sentenced earlier this month for unlawfully promoting state presents in workplace, with an appeals court docket reviewing the decision.Islamabad High Court additionally granted bail for Khan, however he nonetheless faces a large number of different allegations - together with leaking state secrets and techniques and orchestrating violent protests.The 70-year-old has already been arrested on fees of compromising nationwide safety. Following his corruption conviction, he was barred from operating for workplace f...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is heading to Vietnam subsequent month to satisfy with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and different Vietnamese leaders, the White House introduced on Monday. ...

CAIRO — The United Nations’ high official in Yemen warned Monday that the Arab world’s poorest nation will stay a powder keg for renewed battle except its rival factions work out a brand new cease-fire deal. ...