The military is asking Congress to increase funding for forces in the Pacific, as Biden signals he wants to focus on countering China's buildup in the region. In particular, @INDOPACOM wants to bolster air and missile defenses in Guam
Hong Kong democrats trial: Police cordon off area outside court, warn supporters that slogans may violate security law
1 month agoGautam Buddh Nagar: A man was stabbed to death in Badalpur area "Victim was declared brought dead in the hospital. During investigation, it was revealed that accused did not like victim talking to former's sister. Accused has been arrested. Probe on," said police
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 132 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
@SecDef Lloyd Austin convening 1st meeting of the China Task Force Per @PentagonPresSec, meeting involves 20 top military & civilians leaders, intel officials Goal is to "formalize the mission, timing & outputs", he says "Much of their findings will be classified"
Karnataka reports 349 new #COVID19 cases, 324 discharges and 5 deaths today Total cases - 9,51,600 Total discharges - 9,33,421 Death toll - 12,336 Active cases - 5,824
1 month agoAlleged police officer arrested by Taliban near Khost
1 month agoTanker exploded on gas station in Jalalabad Nangarhar
1 month agoFive people were killed in a helicopter crash when carrying out an artificial precipitation task in Ji'an, East China's Jiangxi Province on Monday. The cause of the accident is still under investigation
A new cluster of 53 COVID19 infections have been linked to a pork butcher's shop in Pornpat market in Pathum Thani, according to the Public Health ministry.
1 month agoUttarakhand: Police cane-charged & used water cannon against locals holding a protest demonstration demanding the expansion of 19-km road from Ghat to Nandprayag, near Garsain today
1 month agoAn Afghan AF airstrike during recent fighting in Nijrab, Kapisa
1,938 new #COVID19 cases and 13 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 47,868 active cases in the state and total recoveries stand at 10,08,972: Kerala government
1 month agoBala Murghab town almost completely destroyed Badghis
At least 8 Taliban were killed and three others wounded in clashes with Afghan security forces in PD2 of Pul-e-Khumri, Baghlan province, as per Baghlan police
Two Border Force members were killed and four more were wounded in an explosion on the Herat-Islam Qala highway this morning, Herat governor Waheed Qatali said
Afghan MoD claims at least 30 Taliban, "including 16 Al-Qaeda members" were killed and six others wounded in ANDSF operation with support of SOF and the Afghan AF in Nijrab district in Kapisa province
1 month agoImages from the aftermath of last night's SVBIED attack targeting police outpost in Herat
1 month agoPolice & Military shooting into houses in Myenigone, Yangon. Warning the civilians that they will step into houses and shoot
1 month agoHong Kong democrats trial: Police cordon off area outside court, warn supporters that slogans may violate security law
1 month agoMan arrested in Mong Kok as activists call for boycott of Hong Kong gov't Covid-19 app
1 month agoAir strike targeted Nijrab area, central Kapisa
1 month agoWeapons and bullets seized yesterday by ANA in northern Paktika
Turkey denounces killing of 18 demonstrators protesting military coup in Myanmar by security forces
1 month agoIED attack targeted militia commander in Sheberghan. At least 1 casualty. Jawzjan
Ousted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hit with two new criminal charges, a month after a military coup triggered relentless and massive protests
Police cordoned off the section of Yen Chow Street and Tonkin Street. About 10 people were trapped at a bus stop surrounded by police officers
1 month agoProtest in Paghman district after ANDSF raiders (probably NDS unit) left 3 civilians dead. Kabul
1 month agoRiot police blocked the entrance to the city of Monywa to disperse the protestor crowds but people protest in Chindwin River outside the city without taking a step back
At least eight Taliban were killed and three others were wounded in clashes with security forces in PD2 of Pul-e-Khumri, capital of Baghlan province, a spokesman for provincial the police chief, Ahmad Jawid Basharat said, adding that "the Taliban attack has been pushed back
The Philippines launched its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Monday, with health workers, soldiers, police and government officials first in line to get donated Chinese jabs despite concerns over their effectiveness
Singapore reports 12 new #COVID19 cases, all imported
1 month agoOusted Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces court via video link, being seen by her lawyer for the first time since a military coup one month ago triggered relentless and massive protests
Relations between China and Russia in the military field support global peace - Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China
Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar in defiance of police crackdown that saw at least 18 people killed a day earlier in the worst episode of post-coup violence
"We strongly condemn the escalating violence against protests in Myanmar and call on the military to immediately halt the use of force against peaceful protesters," U.N. Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said
#HongKong police are issuing warnings to people gathered outside West Kowloon Court: Get back into groups of four and maintain social distance, or we'll start issuing HK$5,000 fines
Chinese football was thrown into disarray on Sunday as the owners of reigning Chinese Super League champions Jiangsu FC announced the club would cease operations with immediate effect
An Associated Press journalist has been detained by police while covering protests against the military coup in Myanmar. Thein Zaw was taken into custody with a number of others on Saturday in Yangon, the country's largest city
1 month agoMyanmar citizens facing more than 2 weeks of an overnight daily internet shutdown now. This where the country saw the most number of fatalities in a single day on Sunday, due to actions by security forces since the military took over in a Feb 1 coup
1 month agoUN Special Rapporteur to Myanmar @RapporteurUn says "words of condemnation are necessary & welcome but insufficient" regarding "crimes" committed by security forces against protesters. Says "all must act", proposing several options for global community
The United Nations: the use of lethal force against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and arbitrary arrests is unacceptable
Dawei: February 28 Crackdown on protesters Many people were injured in the shooting and three males and one female were killed
1 month agoMilitiaman Waseel Stanikzai died in Baghlan according to pro Taliban accounts
1 month agoDin Daeng is tense And very dangerous The police prepare to dissolve the protesters. And behind the police line With a group of able-bodied men claiming to be flat residents
1 month ago00.32 Protesters have retreated from Din Daeng Police station, close by the protest site, after the police fired another round of rubber bullets. Fire was set at the police car bit extinguished, explosive, firework-like sound was heard.
1 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed deaths of militia commander Zia ul Haq Hamdard (right) in Helmand and ANA officer Wali Khan in Baghlan
1 month agoTwo policemen wounded in Herat blast
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 55 km ESE of Koseda, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 216 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
1 month ago22.31 Another set of rubber bullets were collected by a protester. The remaining protesters now scattered all over the place, some can be seen riding motorcycle and honking to protest the police brutality.
Police shot rubber bullets and used water cannon and tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok, at rallies outside a military barracks containing the Thai prime minister's residence
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 47 km ESE of Koseda, Japan
The Philippines confirmed 2,113 new cases of #COVID19 on Sunday bringing the country's total to 576,352
18 protesters were killed in Myanmar today: United Nations Human Rights Office:
1 month agoAfghan intelligence (NDS) claimed arrest of alleged Taliban operative in Nangarhar
1 month ago3 civilians wounded in IED blast in PD-1, Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh earlier today
1 month agoNDS claimed arrest of alleged Taliban member in Nangarhar
3,254 new COVID19 cases & 15 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 49,420 active cases in the state and 10,05,497 people have recovered so far. The death toll is at 4,197: Kerala government
Two civilians were wounded in an explosion that targeted a vehicle in Mazar-e-Sharif city this afternoon, Balkh police said
1 month ago18.00 While the clash took place around the tollway, protesters at the 1st Infantry regiment entrance removed the razor wire blockade and dropped it at the crowd control police. It result in them retreated to the entrance where some soldiers can be seen.
1 month ago18.23 The crowd control police set up line in front of the PTT gas station. 2 water cannon trucks parked nearby are now deployed.
1 month ago6:15 p.m., front of the first regiment, the police arrest at least 2 protesters
1 month ago17.50 Protesters have arrived at the 1st Infantry Regiment. Some of them are seen trying to remove a part of container and razor wire. They somehow made it through one of them but found the crowd control police waiting behind it
1 month ago15.10 Protesters from MilkTeaAlliance have arrived at the Victory Monument, a venue for ม็อบ28กุมภา protest announced by Free YOUTH Movement. They are rallying in support of the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar, opposing the coup against the NLD government on 1 Feb
1 month agoPro Taliban accounts claimed murdering police officer in Kandahar District 7, last night, but his name wasn't specified
1 month agoMilitary claimed killing Taliban commander Zahidullah near Nahrin NE Baghlan
Myanmar police indiscriminately shooting in Sanchaung Yangon
1 month agoLiftoff: The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome with the Arktika-M hydrometeorological satellite
A total of 47 participants from the Democrats' Primaries were charged with Subversion of State Power. They will be remanded overnight, arraignment heating is scheduled early tomorrow morning. The MAX penalty can be life imprisonment
1 month agoWeapons, some ammo taken after Taliban attack in Nahri Saraj district Helmand. Afghanistan
1 month agoMyanmar police took physical action to disperse protesters in northern Kachin capital Myitkyina earlier prompting Catholic sister/nun to plead for restraint and an end to all the violent confrontations. Pics from local Kachin media
1 month agoThe Taliban in a statement on the first anniversary of the Doha agreement says it has done its part in the deal and that it is a practical way towards peace. The Taliban says that any attempt against the agreement will end to failure in peace efforts
1 month agoIn front of Yuzana Plaza in Yangon. Min Aung Hlaing's goons gun fire against peaceful protesters this morning.
1 month agoLocal Myanmar media @MizzimaNews shows at least 4 people in house suffering from injuries/wounds after police/military soldiers fired at protesters in Yangon. Unclear about their current condition but few were taken away in ambulances
1 month agoA soldier pointed his gun to the residential area where protesters were running and hiding in Myeik on Feb 28, at least 3 were shot dead and dozens injured by gun shots
1 month agoRiot police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Lashio, northern Shan State on Sunday, as locals took to the streets amid a second general strike against the regime
1 month agoJournalist from MyayLatt Athan was rubber bullet rounds fired by police while doing his journalistic works in front of Pyay University
1 month agoMyanmar protesters continue on stand-off with security forces despite experiencing a morning where police/military shot at citizens including in Yangon. A number of local reports have emerged of injuries, some critical
1 month agoProtesters have set up a line of metal shields on Anawrahta Road in downtown Yangon after police momentarily retreated to Sule Pagoda Road
1 month agoA Footage of riot polices shooting tear gas and gunshots at the protestors at Yangon, today
The village chief of Roosevelt in Tapaz town on Capiz died from gunshot wounds after he was shot allegedly by policemen
1 month agoPolice were shooting at protesters in Dwei on Feb 28, at least 3 people died and over 40 people injured. Credit: Khit Thit Media
1 month agoLeading Thai protest group condemns violence by forces in Myanmar and notes the regional solidarity ahead of its own anti-government march today.
1 month agoImages by journalists from @FrontierMM captured Myanmar police shooting at protesters
1 month agoPolice used different kinds of weapons, including live rounds, stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds in the commercial capital Yangon
Today crackdown in Myanmar cause dead of several people even before 11 am. Police don't give warning anymore and start shooting as soon as they arrive
1 month agoThousands of people in Mandalay doing successful protest
A protester was killed in Yangon and another in Dawei, Myanmar, after police opened fire to disperse demonstrators
At least 30 pro-democracy activists who took part in the primary election last year will be taken to court on Monday, after they report to the police today, says pro-Beijing media HK01, adding that they will charged with subversion, under the national security law
1 month agoReporter captures the terrifying moment when police fired on demonstrators in Yangon's Thaketa Township, who had barricaded themselves in a narrow residential lane
LAUNCH of PSLV-C51 at 0454 UTC Feb 28 from Satish Dhawan Space Center's First Launch Pad on Sriharikota Island
1 month agoWorkers were building a road when their explosion caused a landslide that destroyed several homes. The CCP says 3 people were injured with no deaths while 1 other person is currently "buried". According to citizens, at least 2 were killed. February 27, 2021 Leshan City, Sichuan
People are still protesting on Insein road in Yangon on Sunday morning despite lethal crackdowns by the security forces. Residents have blocked the road with makeshift barricades to hinder the police from coming into the area to arrest protesters
1 month agoProtesters collected bullets that police and soldiers used during bloody cracked down during the protests in Yangon on February 28
Police in the second city of Mandalay fired guns into the air, trapping protesting medical staff in a city hospital, a doctor there said by telephone
Police in Myanmar shot and killed one protester and others wounded as the military government tried to disperse the street protest for the second day
1 month agoPeople are blocking the roads with cars to protect protesters
1 month agoCitizens in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay have seized a car full of guns and detained 5 police men. The situation in the country is not showing signs of calming
1 month agoFrontier reporter: A police officer shooting at protesters in Sanchaung is yelling, "We crack down not only because it's our duty, but also because we love to do it. Everyone who is outside now will be killed"
1 month agoA police crackdown is underway across Yangon. Police using live rounds, stun grenades and teargas. Demonstrations being broken up in Hledan, Sanchaung, downtown, Yankin, Tarmwe, Thaketa
1 month agoProtesters say one man has been killed after police opened fire on people sheltering in a bus stop at Hledan. Several others have been injured. Police began firing live rounds at around 8:45am
9 Taliban militants were killed in an operation by Afghan forces in Kandahar
Five people were killed and eight injured in a chemical factory accident in NE China's Jilin province on Saturday night, according to the local government. An investigation into the cause is underway
1 month agoVideo: Soldiers gunned down a few protesters in Yangon crackdown on Sunday
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
