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North Korea celebrates Korean war armistice anniversary amid nuclear tensions
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube On July 27, 2022, North Koreans held a mass dance party to mark the 69th anniversary of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean war. North Korea calls July 27 its “Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War” and blames US military presence in the South for tensions in the Korean peninsula. North Korean…
Taiwan president oversees annual military drill amid tensions with Beijing
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen boarded a warship on July 26, 2022, to watch a live-fire air and naval drill simulating the island’s military response to a potential People’s Liberation Army attack from mainland China. The drill was part of the annual five-day Han Kuang, a series of war games considered to be Taiwan’s most-important military exercise…
Xi warns Biden that US ‘playing with fire’ as tensions soar over Pelosi’s proposed Taiwan visit
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden spoke for over two hours on July 28, 2022, in a phone call meant to ease soaring bilateral tensions. A proposed trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has angered Beijing, which views visits by US officials and politicians as a violation of mainland…
Taiwan conducts civil defence exercise amid China tensions
Taiwan has conducted its largest civil defence exercise on record, after Russia’s war in Ukraine highlights the necessity of being prepared for a potential Chinese assault. China claims the self-ruled island as its territory. Al Jazeera’s @Florence Looi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News…
Israel and Palestinian tensions on the rise in the West Bank – BBC News
Israel’s military has been carrying out arrest raids in the occupied West Bank – a frequent event since a wave of deadly attacks by Palestinians against Israelis earlier this year. Dozens of Palestinians, mainly militants, have been killed during army incursions, and the UN’s human rights office has raised concerns over “excessive force” and “possible collective punishment”. Israel has rejected such accusations. In the city…
Iraq-Turkey tensions: Hunt for Kurdish fighters forces families out
Frequent attacks in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq have destroyed livelihoods and forced hundreds of families to flee. Kurdish PKK fighters are being hunted by Turkey’s armed forces across the border. The presence of Turkish soldiers in Iraqi territory is controversial, both for Iraqis and Kurds. Al Jazeera’s @Osama Bin Javaid reports from near the Iraq-Turkey border. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe –…
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