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President Donald Trump endured an embarrassing teleprompter blunder whilst presenting medals to entertainment legends. On Saturday, Trump attended the Kennedy Center Honors medal ceremony. This year’s honourees include actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, rock group Kiss, and performer Michael Crawford. Things were running smoothly until a technical failure occurred during his introduction of Strait. “We have …

The two nations have been at odds since Tokyo stated it could get militarily involved in the Taiwan issue Tokyo and Beijing have exchanged accusations after their fighter jets had at least two close calls amid Chinese naval drills. Japan was the first to report the incident, stating that Chinese J-15 fighter jets locked their fire control radars on Japanese …

Fears of a new conflict have flared once again after China was accused of an “extremely regrettable” and “dangerous” act. Japan and Australia have demanded “strict preventive measures” after Chinese military aircraft reportedly locked radar onto Japanese fighter jets near Okinawa. It appears that the fallout between Japan and China is continuing to escalate, as just a month ago Japan’s …

Two teenage boys have been accused of killing and burning the body of a 14-year-old girl in a vicious pre-meditated attack. Gabriel Williams, 16, and Kimahri Blevins, 14, of Pace, Florida, were arrested and charged with the first-degree murder of Danika Troy after she vanished from her home in the US state on November 30. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob …

Police arrested a man at London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday after a crowd of people were hit with pepper spray during a robbery at a car park that caused several hours of travel disruptions. Five people were taken by ambulance to a hospital and another 16, including a three-year-old girl, were treated at the scene, officials said. None of the …

Latvian lawmaker Andris Kulbergs has said that a major storage facility in the EU country is nearly half empty ahead of the heating season A major Latvian gas storage facility is only 58% full ahead of the winter heating season, local lawmaker Andris Kulbergs has warned. The MP said that the stocks may not even be enough to see the …

At least seven people were killed and 11 others injured after an intercity bus slammed into a stationary articulated lorry on a motorway in southern Turkey. The crash occurred on Friday evening, approximately 55 miles (90 kilometres) west of Gaziantep. According to the governor’s office, the lorry had pulled over after suffering a burst tyre. The bus, travelling at speed, …

Hong Kong’s property tycoons made high-profile appearances to cast their ballots during Sunday’s Legislative Council election and urged the public to fulfil their civic duty. Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) chairman and managing director Raymond Kwok Ping-luen voted at the Wong Chuk Hang Sports Centre in Aberdeen on Sunday morning. SHKP said it had introduced several measures to encourage its …

The Hungarian prime minister has claimed the bloc is shifting its economy to reach full combat readiness within five years Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed that the European Union is preparing for war with Russia and plans to be fully ready by 2030. Speaking at an anti-war rally on Saturday, Orban said that Europe was already making moves …

A two-year-old boy has died on a Greek island after being reportedly mauled by a pitbull. The alleged dog attack happened in a village on the popular holiday island of Zakynthos, shortly after the toddler and his parents had returned home from a shopping trip.  The boy was allegedly attacked after he entered the property, with the dog reportedly injuring …