
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged the Biden administration to take the “long-overdue” step of granting “diplomatic recognition” of Taiwan and declaring it a “free and sovereign country”. Pompeo is on a visit to the self-governed East Asian island between 2 and 5 March, a trip ...

Russian forces have taken control over the city of Energodar where Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant is located, the Russian Defense Ministry said. A fire was reported at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant late Thursday, with Western media accusing Russian forces of causing the fire. The Russian ministry said the fire ...