China conducts military drills near Taiwan after passage of US destroyer - TASS

China’s armed forces have conducted a military exercise in the Taiwan Strait area following the passage of a US missile destroyer, Spokesperson for Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Shi Yi said on Saturday.

Attack on gas line leaves Syrian capital with no electricity - The Jerusalem post

Syria's electricity minister said an attack on one of the gas lines at Deir Ali station led to an electricity outage that affected the capital Damascus, its outskirts and other areas, and that repair work is ongoing, the state news agency (SANA) reported on Friday.

US FDA panel okays COVID-19 booster jabs for people over 65 | Al Jazeera

A United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has given approval to a booster jab of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 65 and others at high risk of the disease.

“It was a mistake”: US military official confirms Kabul drone strike in August killed civilians

 

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France RECALLS ambassadors from US and Australia, citing ‘exceptional gravity’ of AUKUS submarine deal — RT

 Paris has recalled its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra for consultations, citing the “unacceptable behavior” of the US, UK and Australia in striking a nuclear submarine deal that scuttled a French shipbuilding contract.