Cargo ships to test shorter route through Arctic opened by melting ice
Maersk, the world’s largest shipping line, will soon test the waters of the Arctic for shorter routes, due to warmer temperatures that have opened up the Northern Sea Route. The…
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Italy lets migrant ship dock, but fate of passengers unclear
Italy will let its coastguard ship carrying 177 migrants it rescued five days ago dock in Sicily, ending a standoff with Malta, its transport minister said on Monday, though it…
Russia planning largest war games since Cold War; China to join
In its largest show of military might in nearly 40 years, Russian forces are planning to collaborate with China and Mongolia in the largest war games simulation since the depths…
Japan to deploy fleet of warships to Indian Ocean
Japan will soon deploy a large helicopter carrier and two escort ships of the nation’s maritime self-defense force to the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, according to the…
Tehran unveils Koswar, the first Iranian-built fighter jet
Iran on Tuesday unveiled the country’s first domestically manufactured fighter jet, with video footage and photographs of President Hassan Rouhani sitting in the cockpit. The jet, called the Kowsar, was…
The simple life! Jimmy Carter, 94, lives in the same $167,000 two-bedroom ranch house he built before his presidency, costs taxpayers a quarter of what Bill Clinton does – and washes his own dishes after home-cooked meals
Former President Jimmy Carter has opened up about his surprisingly simple life in a small Georgia town. Carter, 94, spoke to the Washington Post about his decision to return to…
Melania Trump: Social media can be ‘destructive,’ ‘harmful’ for kids
At a cyber-bullying conference near Washington Monday, first lady Melania Trump said social media can be “destructive and harmful” when misused, as it often is. Trump said social channels have…
UK cuts aid funding for programmes in rebel-held Syria
Government denies decision is related to investigation which linked Western-sponsored police forces in opposition areas to jihadist groups. The British government is ending funding for aid programmes in rebel-held Syria as president…
Pope Francis on sex abuse report: ‘We showed no care for the little ones’
Pope Francis on Monday acknowledged the failure of the Catholic Church to act on allegations of sexual abuse by priests against children. His unusually forceful “Letter to the People of…
Major earthquakes strike near Fiji, Indonesian island
Major earthquakes struck the Pacific on Sunday — about 200 miles from Fiji and Tonga and in Indonesia’s Lomback island. The Fiji-Tonga area was hit by three quakes, the largest…
