8 d. ago China to launch mystery rocket with 'unknown payload' into space as WW3 fears grow

Data from rocket launch data websites show the Long March 8A is due to blast off from China's Wenchang Space Launch Site on Tuesday afternoon UK time. It is not known what is onboard

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1 week ago US troops abseil from aircraft in training drills at RAF base as Trump builds up military forces in Britain after capture of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro

Elite soldiers were seen rappelling from CV-22B tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft as part of an exercise at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday.

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2 w. ago The incredible firework displays taking place around the world as 2026 is welcomed in

Incredible firework displays have already taken place in Australia, India, and China

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2 w. ago Hong Kong to ring in new year without fireworks after deadly apartment blaze

A massive Hong Kong apartment fire in November killed at least 161 people

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2 w. ago Taiwan stays on high alert after China concludes largest military drills encircling island

Beijing defends live-fire exercises as necessary, while allies warn of rising risks in the Taiwan Strait

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2 w. ago Hong Kong rings in 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades

Hong Kong will ring in 2026 without fireworks over Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November killed at least 161 people

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3 w. ago China fires rockets towards WW3 hotspot island Taiwan after massive military drills fuelling invasion fears

CHINA has ramped up fears of a global showdown after firing nearly 30 live-fire rockets close to Taiwan during its biggest ever military drill around the island. Beijing unleashed the provocative show of force as warships, bomber aircraft and new amphibious assault vessels moved in on Taiwan for a second day of exercises rehearsing a...

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3 w. ago Chilling map sparks WW3 fears as China launch military drills cutting Taiwan off

Beijing is conducting two days of drills using live ammunition, jets and warships to practise the blockade of two key ports, though to be a response to Taiwan's $11 billion arms deal with the US

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3 w. ago Trump ‘not worried’ even as China fires rockets towards Taiwan during war games

Chinese military deploys amphibious assault ships and bomber aircraft to encircle island on second day of war games

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3 w. ago Why China continues to hold military drills around Taiwan amid high tension

Currently, only 11 of the 193 United Nations member states maintain full diplomatic relations with Taiwan

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