More than five million people were told to evacuate from their homes as Typhoon Shanshan lashed southwest Japan on Thursday. After hovering over the southerly Kyushu Island for the next few days, the storm is expected to approach Tokyo around the weekend. Strong winds and heavy rain knocked out power and forced major factories to […]
Over 5 million told to evacuate as Typhoon Shanshan slams into Japan. Read More »
The upcoming China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) will serve as an important platform for deepening international cooperation, injecting new impetus into global economic development, China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday. This year’s CIFTIS, scheduled in Beijing from Sept. 12 to 16, will continue to focus on the theme “Global Services, Shared
China to host major services trade fair on September 12-16. Read More »
Troops also recover bodies of six hostages in Khan Younis; military says Palestinians can return to neighborhoods that were excluded from humanitarian zone ahead of operation. The Israel Defense Forces on Friday wrapped up a three-week-long operation in the southern Gaza Strip, during which the military said it demolished tunnels, killed over 250 gunmen and
IDF wraps up 3-week raid in south Gaza; 250 gunmen killed, 6km of tunnels destroyed. Read More »
Israel yesterday pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank, leaving at least 16 Palestinians dead in two days despite UN concerns it was “fuelling an already explosive situation”. The operation underway across the northern West Bank since early Wednesday has killed 16 Palestinians, the Israeli military said. The Palestinian health ministry gave
Two days of Israeli raids kill 16 in West Bank camps. Read More »
The Israeli military struck the West Bank city of Jenin, authorities said Friday, the third day of heavy fighting in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military says it “struck a terrorist cell.” Such airstrikes, while common over the monthslong Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, have been rare in the West Bank in the time
The Israeli military strikes Jenin on Day 3 of its West Bank raid. Read More »
Japan’s Defense Ministry has sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China’s increasing threat, while focusing on unmanned weapons and AI to make up for the decline. Japan’s Defense Ministry Friday sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for
Japan’s defense ministry seeks record budget as it faces growing threat from China. Read More »
The pilot, Colonel Alexei ‘Moonfish’ Mes, destroyed three cruise missiles and one drone on Monday, before he died in a crash. Ukraine’s military has confirmed an F-16 fighter jet that was delivered only months ago has crashed, in a major blow to Kyiv’s air defences. The pilot, Colonel Alexei “Moonfish” Mes, destroyed three Russian cruise missiles and one
Ukraine confirms loss of Western-supplied F-16 jet in Russian attack. Read More »
On 29 August 2024, in Vienna, Ambassador Raimonds Oškalns submitted his credentials to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, thereby becoming Resident Representative of Latvia to the IAEA. The Ambassador welcomed the IAEA’s initiatives and projects that are being successfully implemented with the help of nuclear technologies. Raimonds
On 29 August 2024, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia, Bahtijors Hasans, submitted his letters of credence to the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Türkiye is an important ally to Latvia in NATO and a partner in active and multilateral bilateral cooperation. During the conversation, the Turkish President and the
X boss Elon Musk brands Brazil’s Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes an “evil dictator” after he threatened to close down the social media platform if it failed to comply with the country’s laws. The world’s richest man and one of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices are set for a showdown with Elon Musk’s social media
Brazil braces for X shutdown – as Elon Musk takes aim at ‘evil dictator’ judge. Read More »
