Washington and Canberra agreed to boost the US military presence in Australia and speed up cooperation, both countries said. Wary of China’s unprecedented military build-up, US ally Australia has reshaped its defence force in recent years to focus on its missile strike capability and deterring would-be foes from its northern approaches. US Defense Secretary Pete […]
Read MoreWhen a wall of icy debris from a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border tore through his village last week, Pemba Chhring Tamang watched the landscape he had known all his life disappear.”The flood was one like I had never seen before,” said the 57-year-old, rescued from his Himalayan village in Nepal’s devastated Rasuwa district. […]
Read MoreO secretário de Energia dos Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, supervisionou nesta quarta-feira (2), em Caracas, a assinatura de acordos com multinacionais petroleiras, após um acordo que concedeu a seu país o controle de 20% das reservas de petróleo da Venezuela. O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunciou dias atrás “o maior acordo petroleiro da […]
Read MoreIran and the United States traded threats on Wednesday after some of the heaviest fighting in weeks engulfed the Middle East, deepening the foes’ stalemate six months into the war. President Donald Trump said US forces staged a “very heavy attack” on Iranian targets overnight and are “prepared to do another one any time we […]
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Two powerful hurricanes and a strengthening tropical storm on Wednesday were churning through the Pacific Ocean where waters were being warmed by a historically strong El Nino climate episode. Hurricane Lowell intensified to a Category 5 storm Wednesday, as it moves west, followed by Hurricane Karina, which is a Category 4 storm. Both storms are expected […]
Read MoreUS energy firms on Wednesday signed a raft of multi-billion-dollar deals with Venezuela, days after the South American country agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil reserves. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright traveled to Caracas to oversee the signing of deals worth “tens of billions of dollars […]
Read MoreUS Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday dismissed claims that Washington was “stealing Venezuelan oil” after the South American nation granted its northern neighbor access to a huge chunk of its natural resources. Wright, who traveled to Venezuela to oversee the signing of a series of energy deals worth billions of dollars, sought to dispel […]
Read MoreGeorge Lucas, the legendary creator of the “Star Wars” saga, on Wednesday showcased his long-awaited Museum of Narrative Art, the culmination of nearly two decades of work and numerous obstacles.”I’m used to doing the impossible. This one almost broke my will,” Lucas said as he offered reporters a first glimpse inside, ahead of the museum’s […]
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EU countries on Wednesday summoned Russia’s envoys and discussed fresh sanctions after a drone incident in Germany that the bloc’s foreign policy chief said bore the marks of “state-sponsored terrorism”. The incident involving an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig airport has heightened fears over a sabotage campaign that the EU and NATO say is a Russian […]
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