14 Dead, Rescue Crews Dispatched to Vanuatu After 2nd 6.1 Earthquake Strikes Pacific
The tiny island nation of Vanuatu has been rocked by two earthquakes and a number of aftershocks, with reports at least 14 people have...
Chinese National Arrested for Allegedly Flying Drone Over Military Base Is Being Investigated for More Offenses
Federal attorneys are arguing the defendant is a flight risk and should be denied bail. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles is now...
Chinese National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $62 Million for Mexican Cartels
‘Chinese money brokers based in Mexico have come to dominate international money laundering markets,’ U.S. prosecutors said. A federal judge in Illinois has sentenced...
Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Causes Widespread Damage in Pacific Island Nation of Vanuatu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island...
Pacific Islands on Tsunami Alert After Magnitude 7.5 Offshore Quake
The quake struck off the coast of Vanuatu. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System has issued an alert for a host of Pacific Islands following...
China, US Could Go to Nuclear War Over Chinese Invasion of Taiwan, War Game Finds
‘Nuclear weapons were used when one side thought it was facing catastrophic defeat,’ said Mark Cancian, the report’s coauthor. A Chinese invasion of Taiwan...
Resident of China Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets From Tesla
The American company has been identified as Tesla and a Chinese coconspirator remains at large. Klaus Pflugbeil, a Canadian man currently residing in China,...
Japan’s 1st Asian Military Access Agreement Is Ratified by Philippines
Both nations have seen increasing aggression from the Chinese military. The Philippine Senate on Dec. 16 ratified a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Japan,...
US Sanctions North Korean, Russian Entities Over Military Collaboration
The Treasury’s new sanctions target entities that allegedly support North Korea’s ballistic missile program and assist Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The Treasury Department’s...