Taiwan’s president set to visit Hawaii and Guam, drawing Beijing’s ire

China investigates a top military official as Xi’s purge of senior brass broadens

China has suspended a top military official and placed him

Chinese acrobat who lost his wife in terrifying on-stage fall seriously injured in second performance incident

A Chinese acrobat who lost his wife and performance partner

‘Narco sub’ bound for Australia seized in massive international operation that netted 1,400 metric tons of drugs

Six so-called “narco subs” stuffed with cocaine were captured in

British soldier who escaped jail convicted of spying for Iran

A former British soldier whose escape from a London prison

Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s

Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media

‘Tik Tok taoiseach’ in the spotlight as Ireland heads to the polls

Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister, Simon Harris, may have thought

Syria’s rebels exploit weaknesses in Iran’s proxies to launch surprise offensive

Anti-government rebels in northern Syria have launched a sudden offensive

Romania’s top court orders recount in first round of presidential election

Romania’s top court ordered a vote recount in the first

Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine a response to strikes with US-made missiles, Putin says

Russia’s widespread overnight attack targeting critical energy infrastructure facilities in