Two unarmed Russian SU-24 fighter jets violated military standards by making multiple close-range passes “buzzing” a US Navy destroyer and a Polish helicopter in the Baltic Ocean on Monday and Tuesday.
A flyover bridge collapsed on traffic and vendors in India’s populous city of Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least 20 people with dozens feared trapped.
Syrian troops are closer to recapturing the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (ISIS) militants who took over the UNESCO Heritage site in May 2015.
US college student Otto Warmbier has been sentenced to 15 years hard labour by the North Korean Supreme Court on charges of “crimes against the state.”
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously voted to approve tougher sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch activity.
Satellite images appear to show surface-to-air missile launchers being deployed on a disputed island in the South Sea, raising serious concerns by the US Secretary of State John Kerry about increased Chinese militarisation in the region.