China’s air traffic authority has sent a notice to airlines operating in Asia, informing them of an upcoming military exercise around Taiwan. They were advised to stay out of six zones around the island, that the Chinese military earlier earmarked for live-fire training. The notice, which was reported by Bloomberg, …
Read More »Think-tank advises US how to avoid war with Russia
The US and its NATO allies need to take a series of steps to avoid a direct conflict with Russia over Ukraine, the Pentagon’s foremost think-tank advised in a report published on Tuesday. Sanctions against Russia have created conditions for one of the escalation pathways already, while the continuing flow …
Read More »Russia advises US on how to end Ukraine conflict
If the US is genuinely committed to resolving the conflict in Ukraine through diplomacy, it should abandon its plans to provide more arms to Kiev and focus on talks, the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC said on Wednesday. In a statement posted on Facebook, the embassy suggested that American officials …
Read More »Americans should avoid travel to Canada, government advises
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now advises Americans against going to neighboring Canada due to the rising number of Covid cases in the country. The agency updated its guidance on Monday, and now says that “because of the current situation in Canada, even fully vaccinated travelers …
Read More »Russia advises countries bordering Afghanistan to shut out NATO forces from region after Taliban takes control after US withdrawal
On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that, “we once again request that Afghanistan’s neighboring countries prevent the military presence of the US and NATO on their soil, as they plan to move in there in light of the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.” Earlier that day, in an interview …
Read More »Met Police advises public to challenge plain-clothes officers after Wayne Couzens used police ID to abduct Sarah Everard
Speaking following the sentencing of Couzens, who was handed a rare whole-life prison term, the Met Police accepted a “much bigger and troubling picture” had emerged following the case. In a warning to individuals who might be approached by a plain-clothes officer, the capital’s police force advised people to ask, …
Read More »Like ‘15 days to slow the spread?’ Fauci advises India to SHUT DOWN country ‘for a few weeks’ amid record Covid-19 surge
“You can shut down temporarily to put an end to the cycle of transmission,” Washington’s coronavirus guru said on Friday in an interview with The Indian Express. “So one of the things to be considered is to temporarily shut down. Literally, lock down so that you wind up having less …
Read More »Boeing sounds alarm on new problem with its troubled 737 Max, advises grounding of jets again
“Boeing has recommended to 16 customers that they address a potential electrical issue in a specific group of 737 MAX airplanes prior to further operations,” the Chicago-based manufacturer said in a statement on Friday. The multinational said it was working with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the “production …
Read More »North Korea advises Biden administration not to ‘cause a stink’ if it hopes to reboot talks
“We take this opportunity to warn the new US administration trying hard to give off powder smell in our land,” Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said in a statement released by state media. “If it wants to sleep in peace for [the] coming four years, …
Read More »UK advises British nationals to leave Myanmar due to post-coup unrest
In a Friday update of its travel guidelines for Myanmar, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) said that Britons should “leave the country by commercial means, unless there is an urgent need to stay.” It cited the rising threat of violence amid the military crackdown on mass protests against …
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