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Ya gotta give this Little League World Series player an A for effort — one kid tried to shrink the strike zone as much as possible during an at-bat on Tuesday … by practically sitting in the box!! It all went down during Mexico’s matchup against Venezuela … when second baseman Santiago Hernandez stepped up to the plate in the …

Beijing is “strongly opposed” the dumping of the water from the disaster-stricken nuclear plant into the ocean The Japanese government’s plan to discharge water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean is “extremely selfish and irresponsible,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday. “The ocean sustains humanity. It is not a sewer for Japan’s nuclear-contaminated …

The new unmanned aerial vehicles are reported to have an operational radius of 2,000 kilometers (about 1,250 miles) The Iranian Defense Industry has unveiled the nation’s latest state-of-the-art, domestically produced drone, Mojaher-10, the national media reported on Tuesday. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was presented at a ceremony in Tehran attended by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. According to Iranian media, …

State-owned firm RUAG had sought to bypass a domestic ban on weapons supplies by using a German middleman Swiss Defense Minister Viola Amherd has agreed to an external inquiry after government-owned defense contractor RUAG attempted to sell tanks to a German intermediary so that they could be delivered to Ukraine. The investigation was announced on Monday evening, hours after Amherd …

English language training will be required for Kiev’s pilots, Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh says The US has received requests from the Netherlands and Denmark to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but Kiev must meet “certain criteria” before they’re approved, a Pentagon spokesperson has said. “In order for the third-party transfer to be completed there are certain criteria that …

Washington is eager to amplify any trouble Beijing is facing to chase away investors and cull growth By Timur Fomenko, a political analyst The economy of China is clearly undergoing some difficulties. A slowing property market – combined with rising youth unemployment and a fall in new loans – are not signs for optimism. After the world’s second largest economy emerged …

Washington’s close military ties with South Korea are bringing the region closer to a nuclear war, Pyongyang warned on Tuesday.  The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) argued that the ongoing 11-day US-South Korean exercise ‘Ulchi Freedom Shield’ was a rehearsal for “an actual war to invade the North,” adding that “the aggressive character of the drill is becoming ever …

Republicans in US Congress want to know if President Joe Biden’s son had received “special treatment” Congressional Republicans on Monday summoned government agents who investigated Hunter Biden to testify under oath, following whistleblower claims that the probe was slow-walked for the benefit of his father, the sitting US president. “Our subpoenas compelling testimony from Biden administration officials are crucial to …

The neonatal nurse was given a rare life term for murdering seven babies and trying to kill another six Former British nurse Lucy Letby, 33, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. The defendant refused to take part in a court hearing, choosing to stay in her cell rather than face the parents of her newborn victims. The sentence …

The Liberal Democrats will discuss “trans and non-binary people” with periods at party conference A major political party in the UK has put forth a policy proposal that would blame the ruling Tories for “period poverty” experienced by trans and non-binary persons, as well as biological women. The proposal was listed on the agenda of next month’s Liberal Democrats’ party conference. …