By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has begun mass production of a long-range missile and is developing three other models, a senior official said on Thursday, in a rare admission of efforts to develop strike capacity amid growing Chinese pressure.
The launches, which were first reported by the Washington Post on Tuesday, saw two short-range projectiles fired in a bid to demonstrate the county’s power and importance to the region. Since Joe Biden took office in January, North Korea has been fairly silent, making these launches the first known weapons test by the nation since Mr Biden became president.
Ten people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooting Monday at a Colorado grocery store that the governor called an “unspeakable tragedy.”
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have condemned a “heinous act of violence” during a trip to Atlanta, hoping to console a city and Asian American communities rocked by the attack this week that left eight people dead and one injured.
The four main engines of the rocket’s core stage were ignited for eight minutes and 19 seconds on Thursday at NASA’s Stennis Space Centre in Mississippi.
The Biden administration and Chinese officials sparred in their first face-to-face meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, on Thursday.
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By Irish Echo Staff Saint Patrick’s Day will be celebrated around the world on March 17 in a series of events hosted by Ireland’s embassies and consulates worldwide. And that includes a celebration of Irish America, “Shades of Green” to be hosted by the Irish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has criticised American military drills in South Korea and warned the new Biden administration against “causing a stink” if it wants peace.
Israel has attacked a series of ships en route to Syria carrying Iranian oil, according to US media reports, in what appears to be a new front in the regional conflict.
