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China has disclosed an incident last year in which one of its J-16 aircraft locked onto and expelled two unnamed foreign stealth fighter jets of a type that has not appeared near the country’s coastal waters since. State broadcaster CCTV on Friday aired an interview with Li Chao, a pilot from the People’s Liberation Army’s Western Theatre Command, who recounted …

Funding to oversee the weapons’ safety could lapse due to an ongoing government shutdown, the energy secretary has said US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has cautioned that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) could run out of funding to monitor the country’s nuclear arsenal within eight days because of an ongoing government shutdown. He said operations would be suspended once …

Scientists in China and Britain have found that the far side of the moon is not only visually different from the near side, but it may also be colder. By comparing the samples with those taken from the near side, they revealed a thermal asymmetry between the two sides of the moon, with the minerals from the far side appearing …

The man who claims his appearance as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s iconic album ‘Nevermind’ was child pornography has lost another lawsuit against the band. ’Nevermind’, Nirvana’s most successful album, was released in 1991; it included the hit song ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Its cover features four-month-old Spencer Elden swimming …

A senior Russian official has highlighted dozens of British defence-linked sites, implying they could be directly targeted by Vladimir Putin’s missiles. Dmitry Rogozin – a senator and war combatant, formerly deputy premier and space agency chief – threatened that the UK will become “deadly dangerous”. The map below shows which areas of the UK were highlighted as potential targets for …

Beyond the bustling streets of Ho Chi Minh City, a new international airport is being constructed. When it opens in 2026, Long Thanh Airport will redefine Vietnam’s tourism.  Estimated to cost a significant £10.5 billion overall, Long Thanh will one of the world’s largest airports. Long Thanh Airport is predicted to host 100 million fliers per year, making it a fair …

Hysan Development sold three units at its Bamboo Grove luxury complex in Hong Kong’s Mid-Levels for a total of HK$133 million (US$17 million), two of which were bought by the company’s chairwoman Irene Lee Yun-lien’s son, Nicolas Hugh Ingram, while the third was acquired by the wife of non-executive director Lee Chien. The transactions, disclosed by the company on Friday, …

The agency is considering using the incumbent president’s image to commemorate 250 years of America’s independence The US Treasury Department is considering putting an image of US President Donald Trump on a one-dollar coin marking the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. According to the first design draft revealed on Friday, the coin features Trump’s profile on one side, along with …

Japan’s long-governing party will choose a new leader to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a key party vote on Saturday, as it hopes to regain public support and stay in power after major election losses. The Liberal Democratic Party (LFP), whose consecutive losses in parliamentary elections in the past year have left it in the minority in both houses, …

Israel has said it is ready for a prisoner swap with Hamas in line with US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. The announcement came hours after the Palestinian armed group signaled acceptance of parts of the proposal. “Israel is prepared for the immediate implementation of the first stage of Trump’s plan for the immediate release of all the hostages,” Prime …