ISLAMABAD—Lightning strikes across Pakistan’s eastern Punjab Province killed at least 10 people, officials said Monday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the region. The strikes on Sunday mainly took place in the Sialkot and Sheikhupura districts of Punjab. Lightning strikes are frequent across Pakistan, especially in Punjab’s mountainous areas and plains. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said…
Lightning Strikes Kill 10 as Pre-Monsoon Rains Lash Pakistan’s Eastern Punjab Province
US Combat Ship to Make Rare Port Call in Vietnam Amid South China Sea Tensions
June 24, 2023
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HANOI—The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam’s port city of Danang on Sunday in a rare visit for a U.S. warship to the southeast Asian nation, as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea remain high. The ship will arrive on Sunday afternoon and stay at Danang until June…
GOP Lawmakers React to US COVID Origin Report: ‘American People Deserve Better’
June 24, 2023
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Lawmakers who have long pressed for transparency on COVID-19 origins said they are underwhelmed by the declassified U.S. intelligence report, saying that the administration hasn’t been fully transparent with what it knows. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) released the long-anticipated report on June 23 evening, days after missing a 90-day deadline…
Friendly Relations With CCP Unmaintainable: Gordon Chang
It’s impossible to maintain the kind of friendly relationship the Biden administration seeks to build with China, especially in the light of revelations about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic and the widely anticipated invasion of Taiwan, said economist and longtime China observer Gordon Chang. “The Biden administration wants to establish channels of communication with…
ANALYSIS: ASEAN to Hold First Joint Military Drills to Counter China Threat
June 23, 2023
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News Analysis The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will conduct its first joint military exercises in the South China Sea in September. The move indicates that ASEAN is joining other countries pushing back against communist China’s hegemonic ambitions. Indonesia, the rotating president country of the ASEAN, made the announcement on June 8. In addition…
Exploding Fire Extinguisher Kills a Student and Injures 5 During a High School Fire Drill in Bangkok
BANGKOK— A fire extinguisher exploded and killed a student during a fire drill held outdoors in sweltering heat at a high school in Thailand’s capital Friday, police said. Five other students were injured. The carbon dioxide canister was being displayed in bright sunshine near students during the demonstration in Bangkok when it exploded and sent…
Meta to Face Legal Action From Malaysia Over ‘Undesirable’ Content
Malaysia’s government said Friday that it would pursue legal action against Meta Platforms for failing to comply with its repeated request to remove “undesirable” content from Facebook. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said it had made attempts to contact Meta about harmful content posted on its social media site Facebook, but they were…
US Coast Guard Ship Transits Taiwan Strait Amid China Tensions
A U.S. coast guard ship transited the Taiwan Strait after Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned from his two-day trip to Beijing, a move the Chinese coast guard claimed has sparked “public speculation.” The legend-class coast guard cutter Stratton conducted “a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20” to demonstrate the United States’s commitment to…
US Sanctions Burma Defense Ministry, Banks Over Russian Arms Imports
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned Burma’s Defense Ministry and two regime-controlled banks for their alleged roles in the junta’s weapon purchases from sanctioned entities in Russia. The sanctions targeted the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank and Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank, which were used by the junta for foreign currency exchanges and buying arms…
New Wave of COVID-19 Infections Hits China
June 23, 2023
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COVID-19 has resurged in mainland China with the number of people testing positive for the virus rising significantly since April. This follows mass infections and deaths from last December to January. A Pudong, Shanghai resident told The Epoch Times on June 21 that his father recently developed white lungs from a COVID-19 infection and died….
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