After the visit, Beijing fired five missiles into waters that are part of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, a warning to Japan and the United States about coming to the aid of Taiwan in the event of a conflict. Last week, China wrapped up 72 hours of live-fire exercises that encircled …
Read More »Presidential Power to Declassify Information, Explained
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he had declassified all of the documents that the F.B.I. seized in the search of his Florida home last week — including those marked as top secret — has heightened interest in the scope of a president’s power to declassify information. …
Read More »Salman Rushdie Is Off Ventilator and Starting to Recover
The attack happened in a center dedicated to learning and reflection. A video on TikTok that was subsequently taken down showed the chaotic scene moments after the attacker had jumped onto the stage at the normally placid institution. Mr. Rushdie, who had been living relatively openly after years of a …
Read More »An Orchestra Supports Ukraine, and Reunites a Couple Parted by War
WARSAW — After years of struggling to make a living as musicians in Ukraine, Yevgen Dovbysh and Anna Vikhrova felt they had finally built a stable life. They were husband-and-wife artists in the Odessa Philharmonic — he plays the cello, she the violin — sharing a love for Bach partitas …
Read More »How Frustration Over TikTook Has Mounted in Washington
In an interview, Mr. Beckerman called TikTok’s data collection “all very minor” compared with other social apps. To reduce security concerns, the app has said that it plans to store all its American data solely on Oracle servers in the United States, deleting its backups in Singapore and Virginia, and …
Read More »Richmond to enter AFL finals with belief
Three-time Richmond premiership coach Damien Hardwick believes this AFL season is more open than any in memory as the Tigers locked up their finals spot. Richmond ensured they would finish inside the top-eight for the fifth time in six seasons after crushing Hawthorn by 61 points at the MCG on …
Read More »Panthers' stumble opens up NRL title race
Penrith’s late-season stumble has suddenly opened up an NRL premiership that looked like a one-horse race a few weeks ago.
Read More »Danny Hodgson: Perth soccer star speaks out on 7News’ Flashpoint about legal action considerations
Danny Hodgson is considering what legal action he can take for compensation after he was left with catastrophic injuries when he was coward punched by a teenager who was on bail for other crimes. Mr Hodgson made the revelation in an emotional interview with 7News’ Flashpoint, during which for the …
Read More »Swans beat Magpies, surge into AFL top-two
Sydney have leapt into the AFL top-two with a commanding 27-point victory over Collingwood that left coach John Longmire delighted the Swans’ hopes of a home final were now in their own hands. The Swans made a profound statement in the high-stakes clash between the top-four contenders with an ominous …
Read More »Karawara crime: Police investigating car theft at Waterford Plaza Shopping Centre
Security vision has captured what appears to be an opportunistic thief trading in his bike for a car left running outside a shopping centre in Perth’s south.
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