Cross-strait invasion unlikely as many nations watching: U.S. general

Washington, June 29 (CNA) The likelihood of China invading Taiwan without contest is "very, very small" because the Taiwan Strait is under constant surveillance by multiple countries, a U.S. general has said. General Ronald Clark, commanding …

US Army Pacific Chief Says US Making Invasion of Taiwan More Challenging for China

The Pentagon's press briefing room in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. military is making a potential Chinese Communist Party (CCP) invasion against Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait more difficult, said …

Most in U.S. support defending Taiwan against China invasion: Survey

Washington, June 29 (CNA) A large majority of Americans support the United States militarily defending Taiwan should the latter face invasion or blockade by China, according a recent survey by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI …

Give the A-10s to Taiwan and they can stop a Chinese sea invasion

The US Air Force proposes to “divest” itself of 162 A-10 Warthog aircraft by 2026 and send them to the boneyard at Davis Monthan Airbase in Tucson, Arizona. There the A-10s would rot away in the sun. If the US Air Force does not want them anymore, they …

Police arrest man in Pineville home invasion, arson case

Thieves who targeted elderly Yea farmer in invasion may have had wrong address

"This is an extremely vicious, violent and cowardly attack on an elderly victim who lives alone in a remote area, and we need assistance from the public to help us identify the three offenders," Detective Sergeant Loughlin said.

More details emerge from horror Yea home invasion

More details have emerged from a horror home invasion in Yea last week, with police revealing details of the armed offenders who set the house on fire. And it’s believed the attackers had the wrong address. Press PLAY to hear the full details from police …

Russia unleashes largest air assault on Ukraine since invasion

Russia has launched its most intense air attack on Ukraine since the war began in 2022, firing more than 500 drones and missiles across several cities in a coordinated nighttime barrage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the assault in a …

Elderly woman assaulted but fights back during home invasion in Princes Town

Police are investigating a violent burglary in Princes Town in which a 69-year-old pensioner was assaulted in her Armour Street home on Friday night. According to reports, around 10:30pm, the victim had retired to bed when she heard loud banging sounds …

On This Day in 1936: Emperor Haile Selassie Appeals to the League of Nations Against Italy's Invasion of Ethiopia

June 30, 1936 – Geneva, Switzerland - In one of the most powerful and prophetic speeches of the 20th century, Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia stood before the League of Nations on this day in 1936 to plead for justice and international solidarity in …