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  Taiwan says China military drills appear to simulate attack

  World | August 06, 2022 14:59 IST

  Taiwan's army also said it detected four unmanned aerial vehicles flying in the vicinity of the offshore county of Kinmen which they believe to be Chinese drones.

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  China halts climate, military ties with US in protest against Pelosi's Taiwan visit

  India | August 05, 2022 16:16 IST

  China vs US: The measures announced Friday are the latest in a promised series of steps intended to punish Washington for allowing the visit to the island it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.

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  China summons European diplomats over statement on Taiwan

  World | August 05, 2022 11:49 IST

  Five of the missiles fired by China landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan's main islands, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi reported.

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  China deploys Nuclear submarine in Taiwan Straits military drills after Pelosi's visit

  World | August 04, 2022 21:34 IST

  China vs Taiwan: The four-day military exercises were being held a day after Pelosi's visit. China, which claims Taiwan as part of its mainland, strongly objected to her visit.

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  Nancy Pelosi, in South Korea, avoids public comments on Taiwan, China

  World | August 04, 2022 13:28 IST

  Nancy Pelosi South Korea visit: Pelosi's Taiwan visit has angered China, because it views the island nation as a breakaway province to be annexed by force if necessary. China views visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty.

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  China begins military exercises around Taiwan; Vietnamese carriers advised to avoid nearby areas

  World | August 04, 2022 10:35 IST

  China Taiwan latest news: The development comes a day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan amid threats by China over the decision.

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  27 Chinese warplanes enter Taiwan's air defence zone, says Taipei after Nancy Pelosi's visit

  World | August 03, 2022 20:02 IST

  Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on Tuesday night despite serious warnings from Beijing threatening the United Nations with serious consequences.

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  Taiwan Prez Tsai meets Nancy Pelosi, says 'Will uphold nation's sovereignty, won't back down'

  World | August 03, 2022 12:24 IST

  Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit: Pelosi's trip has heightened US-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.

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  Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit: China announces trade sanctions, military drills around island

  World | August 03, 2022 7:41 IST

  Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit: Beijing has maintained that Pelosi's visit is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques.

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  Why is US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan, and what makes China angry?

  World | August 03, 2022 12:25 IST

  Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit: Nancy Pelosi portrays her high-profile trip as part of a US obligation to stand with democracies against autocratic countries, and with democratic Taiwan against China.

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  China plans 'targeted' military operations to counter Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit

  World | August 02, 2022 23:37 IST

  Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit: As US House Speaker was about to land at Taipei airport, Chinese fighter jets including Sukhoi-35 entered Taiwanese territory, however, Taiwan military denied Chinese state media reports of jets crossing strait.

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  21 Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan's air defense zone as Nancy Pelosi visits island

  World | August 03, 2022 0:40 IST

  Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit Live Updates: US House Speaker lands in Taiwan despite a warning from China, as tensions between the two superpowers continue to soar.

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  'Don't overreact': US hits back at China amid Nancy Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan

  World | August 02, 2022 18:08 IST

  Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit: China may be "positioning" itself for a military show of strength around Taiwan, including missile launches, ahead of a possible visit by a senior US politician to the island, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

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  Pelosi arrives in Malaysia, tensions rise over Taiwan visit

  World | August 02, 2022 10:40 IST

  China has been steadily ratcheting up diplomatic and military pressure on Taiwan. Threats of retaliation for a visit by Pelosi have driven concerns of a new crisis in the Taiwan Strait, which separates the two sides, that could roil global markets and supply chains.

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  China warns US of 'resolute response' if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan

  World | August 01, 2022 23:52 IST

  China vs US: Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan, CNN quoted senior Taiwanese and US officials as saying despite warnings from the Biden administration officials, who are worried about China's response to such a high-profile visit.

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  US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to go ahead with Taiwan visit, say reports

  World | August 01, 2022 22:16 IST

  China vs US: The United Daily News, Liberty Times and China Times — Taiwan's three largest national newspapers — cited unidentified sources as saying she would arrive in Taipei after visiting Malaysia and spend the night.

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  In big move towards gun control, US House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic firearms

  World | July 30, 2022 10:51 IST

  United States gun control: Biden was instrumental in helping secure the first semi-automatic weapons ban as a senator in 1994. The Biden administration said that for 10 years, while the ban was in place, mass shootings declined.

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  Nancy Pelosi calls US, world leaders to boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics

  India | May 19, 2021 9:57 IST

  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Tuesday for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, citing human rights abuses by China’s government.  

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  Video shows what Donald Trump was doing moments before Capitol seige attempt by his supporters

  World | January 09, 2021 18:39 IST

  The January 6 (Wednesday) US capitol seige attempt by Trump supporters, upset with the loss, has been condemned by the world. Through actions such as several arrests, suspension of President Donald Trump's Twitter accounts, others have been taken, the strain on America's Democracy (World's oldest) will not be washed away so soon, so easily.

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  Democrats push new $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through House

  World | May 16, 2020 8:39 IST

  Democrats powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill through the House on Friday, an election-year measure designed to brace a U.S. economy in free fall and a health care system struggling to contain a pandemic still pummeling the country.