Taipei condemns exercise that Chinese army calls ‘a stern warning against “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and external interference forces’

China has launched live-fire military drills around Taiwan, in what it calls a warning to “separatist” forces in Taiwan and “external interference” by foreign parties.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) – the military wing of the ruling Communist party in China – said it had sent naval, air force and rocket forces to surround Taiwan on Monday morning.

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Coral Adventurer, being investigated for allegedly leaving behind passenger who died, ran aground with 124 people on board on Saturday

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An Australian cruise ship remains stuck on a reef off Papua New Guinea despite efforts to free it, with passengers set to be flown home early.

The Coral Adventurer, which ran aground on Saturday morning, was already under investigation as a result of an unrelated incident in October, in which a passenger died after being allegedly left behind on an island. It was on its first voyage since the passenger’s death when it ran aground.

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He eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark on the third Giants offensive play of the second half, on a 9-yard catch.

Meteorologists warned that the new storm, coming so soon after the tristate was battered by a separate winter storm over the weekend, could transform into a disastrous "bomb cyclone."

He is eligible to return from long-term injured reserve at any time and is considered day-to-day, although Rangers coach Mike Sullivan stopped short of pronouncing the offensive defenseman ready to rejoin the lineup Monday night in Carolina.

“This is a fairly significant event when you have a person that goes into a lobby of a sheriff’s office and starts a shootout,” Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris told reporters.

Somehow these Jets fans keep their faith that better days are ahead and if not, at least they see their buddies at the tailgate.

The Interoceanic Train derailed Sunday near Nizanda, Mexico, halting traffic on the line.

Some of them are exactly the kind of members you want to meet, others … not so much

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With the Indianapolis Colts having been eliminated from the postseason for a fifth consecutive year even before Rivers and his teammates took the field Sunday, the 44-year-old Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist knows he may have taken his last snap.

New survey shows Omaha, Atlanta, Columbus among cities reporting increases in homicides, rapes, robberies.

"I adopted her from a shelter when she was 10 weeks old in 2010. I put her in my overalls pocket at the shelter and that was it," the singer said of her late pup.

When you lose 42-10 to the Patriots, when your team is 3-13, when you have never in your four years as a Jet experienced the playoffs, it is understandably difficult for you to celebrate your first 1,000-yard season.

Heroes, zeros and the full blitz from the Jets’ 42-10 loss to the Patriots on Sunday.

The "Gossip Girl" alum's festive holiday time includes a popular HGTV show.

The Giants did not shout that beforehand but they did come out and declare that by taking the field Sunday as if they had something to play for, even though so many voices outside their building kept insisting they did not.

Police are expanding aerial searches near where the abandoned car of 41-year-old Trisha Graf was found

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South Australian police hold grave fears for a woman missing in the outback for 16 days and have renewed search efforts near where her car was found abandoned.

Trisha Graf was last seen in the early hours of Friday 12 December in the Roxby Downs area, 510km north of Adelaide.

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Film star turned animal rights activist was anti-immigration and was repeatedly convicted of racial hatred, particularly towards Muslims

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Brigitte Bardot, hailed as the French Marilyn Monroe, was the first major film star to channel her glamour and fame into supporting France’s far right, who she backed for more than 30 years.

Up until her death on Sunday, Bardot had expressed her contentment at Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally party’s rising share of the vote before the 2027 presidential race.

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Authorities say they arrested a man, 23, for kidnapping teen in a Houston suburb as she walked her dog on Christmas

A Texas father used the parental controls on his teenage daughter’s cell phone to find and help rescue her after she was kidnapped at knifepoint while walking her dog on Christmas, authorities allege.

The 15-year-old girl at the center of a case, which quickly gained national attention in the US over the weekend, was reportedly kidnapped in the Houston suburb of Porter. Her parents said she took her dog for a walk and had not returned by the time she was supposed to, according to a statement from the Montgomery county sheriff’s office.

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President Trump claimed ‘a lot of progress had been made’ in negotiations at Mar-a-Lago in Florida

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South Korea says it is aware of several cruise missile launches made from Pyongyang

Southern Hungary landowner Oszkár Nagyapáti has been battling severe drought on his land

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The teams reconvene for the final time at the SCG on Sunday with the hosts seeking an emphatic 4-1 win.

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday commuted to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June, more than three years after his ousted predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office to the Defense Ministry compound

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