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Ukraine buries agricultural 'titan' killed in missile strike

Orthodox chants of mourning resounded in a packed central Kyiv cathedral on Friday as Ukraine buried an agricultural tycoon with his wife after they were killed in a missile strike that hit his home last weekend.

Reuters

Bladed 'Ninja' missile used to kill al-Qaida leader is part of a scary new generation of unregulated weapons

The recent killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by CIA drone strike was the latest US response to 9/11. Politically, it amplified existing distrust between US leaders and the Taliban government in Afghanistan. The killing also exposed compromises in the 2020 Doha peace agreement between the US and the Taliban.

The Conversation

Feared Taliban family dubbed 'The Sopranos of Terror' killed by US 'ninja' missile

Members of the Taliban mafia have been killed alongside the Al-Qaeda boss in Afghanistan. Sources told the Mirror that Ayman al-Zawahiri was not the only person to die in the missile strike

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China to sanction Pelosi, US calls Chinese military escalation unjustified

China's firing of missiles during military drills around Taiwan was an unjustified escalation, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, as Beijing said it would impose sanctions on House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi for visiting the island.

France 24

Chinese missiles drop within Japan's EEZ

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Thursday that China had fired 11 ballistic missiles as part of what Beijing calls "important military exercises," which began on the day.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Taiwan crisis: China imposes sanctions on Pelosi over ‘provocative actions’

Beijing also targets relatives of US House speaker as major military activity continues around Taiwan

The Guardian - UK

Analysis-Japanese backing for military build-up likely to rise after China's missiles

China's firing of missiles into waters less than 160 km (100 miles) from Japan in a display of might after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan will likely bolster public support for a military build-up aimed at defence against Japan's big neighbour.

Reuters

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Army chief in chilling China war alert saying 'we won't have a clue it's coming'

It comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that China's firing of missiles around Taiwan is a "disproportionate, significant and unjustified escalation"

Daily Mirror

Blinken: China Military Drills Are ‘Significant Escalation’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China's military exercises aimed at Taiwan including missiles fired into Japan's exclusive economic zone represent a "significant escalation" and that he has urged Beijing to back down. China launched the drills following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan Condemns 'Evil Neighbor' China Over War Drills

Taiwan blasted its "evil neighbor next door" on Friday after China encircled the island with a series of huge military drills that were condemned by the United States and other Western allies. During Thursday's military exercises, which continued Friday, China fired ballistic missiles and deployed both fighter jets and warships…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Taiwan deploys ships and missile units after 'multiple Chinese ships' cross dividing line

Taiwan has responded to China's military drills with its defence ministry dispatching aircraft and ships as well as deploying land-based missile systems. It says it will prepare combat readiness

Daily Mirror

Taiwan dispatches aircraft, ships to react to Chinese military incursions

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday the island's military has dispatched aircraft and ships and deployed land-based missile systems to monitor the situation, as China conducts large-scale military drills in zones surrounding Taiwan.

Reuters

Pelosi says China "will not isolate Taiwan" as drills ramp up near island

Japanese officials estimate 5 ballistic missiles landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone during China's launches.

Axios

Japan PM meets Pelosi, calls China drills 'grave problem'

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says that China’s military exercises aimed at Taiwan represent a “grave problem” that threatens regional peace and security after five ballistic missiles launched as part of the drills landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone

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North Korea 'paves the way' for more nuclear tests, U.N. report says

North Korea made preparations for a nuclear test during the first six months of this year, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Pelosi praises Taiwan, says Asian trip wasn't to change status quo

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday praised Taiwan, pledged U.S. solidarity and said her trip through Asia, which led to unprecedented military drills by an angry China, was never about changing the regional status quo.

ABC News

G7, ASEAN condemn 'irresponsible' Chinese military drills near Taiwan as airlines cancel, reroute flights

Some airlines cancel flights to Taipei and reroute others during Chinese military exercises sparked by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

ABC News

Twitter responds to Elon Musk's claims, China fires 'provocative' missiles near Taiwan, and basketballer Brittney Griner sentenced in Russia — as it happened

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War fears as China fires missiles in Taiwan sea after Nancy Pelosi's trip

China’s chilling muscle-flexing was in revenge for top US politician Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan’s capital Taipei to show solidarity with the isolated island democracy

Tribune News Service

China stokes tensions with missiles reportedly fired over Taiwan

China likely fired missiles over Taiwan during military drills on Thursday, Japan said, part of Beijing’s biggest cross-strait exercises in decades after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island.

ABC News

How could a secret Hellfire missile kill Ayman al-Zawahiri without leaving a scratch on his house or family?

Some experts suspect the CIA might have used the Hellfire R9X — a highly secretive missile sometimes called the "knife bomb", the "ninja bomb" or the "flying Ginsu" — to kill Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Reuters

U.S. delays Minuteman III missile test over Taiwan tensions

The Biden administration postponed a long-planned test of an Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing during China's show of force near Taiwan, national security spokesperson John Kirby told a briefing on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

China fires 11 missiles near Taiwan in biggest test in decades

China fired its largest missile tests in Taiwan’s waters in decades, the day after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied Beijing by visiting the self-ruled island it claims as its own.

The Independent UK

How powerful are China’s Dongfeng missiles?

Rockets fired near Taiwanese waters as Nancy Pelosi visit ignites regional tensions

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's 'she-wolf' killed by missile as his first female colonel dies in war

Russia's warmonger President Vladimir Putin granted Colonel Olga 'Kursa' Kachura, 52, the posthumous Hero of Russia honour, the Kremlin’s highest military award

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