Category: 4. World

BANGKOK (AP) — China said Friday it is creating a new holiday called the Commemoration Day of Taiwan’s Restoration, as part of its claims over the self-ruled island.

The standing committee of its…

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict

In Sudan, drone strikes on Khartoum International Airport in the Sudanese capital hit just before its planned reopening, delaying operations and reinforcing doubts over the Sudanese army’s ability to…

A few hours earlier, German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche announced that Berlin was lodging a diplomatic protest against China for blocking semiconductor shipments. “We have been hit hard by the chip shortage because the German economy…

The subtle nip in the air can only mean one thing — it’s officially autumn. And with the season change comes the clock change. Daylight Savings Time — also known as British Summer — (between March and October) ends this weekend, with the…

On a visit to Potsdam last week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talked about how his government was toughening up its migration policy. The primary aim, he said, was to continue to combat what he called illegal immigration.

Then he added…

Separate bear attacks in Japan killed one and injured four on Friday, officials said, days after the government vowed to toughen measures because of a record year of deadly assaults by the animals.

Before Friday’s attacks, bears had killed a…