Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. As brute China continues to seek escalation in the South China sea, Japan will have to up the ante in terms of its national defense and creating fiscal space for a possible conflict, especially after the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi s Taiwan trip riled up Beijing and led to the firing of five ballistic missiles by the Chinese military in Tokyo s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). World News | Japan Must Buck Up National Defense, Create Fiscal Space for Possible Conflict with China.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A vulnerability in Twitter s software that exposed an undetermined number of owners of anonymous accounts to potential identity compromise last year was apparently exploited by a malicious actor, the social media company has said. World News | Twitter Breach Exposed Anonymous Account Owners.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Pakistani journalist Anas Mallick, who was in Afghanistan to cover the first anniversary of the Taliban s takeover of the country, was abducted and physically assaulted by the Taliban; however, later Pakistan s ambassador to the neighbouring country Mansoor Ahmad Khan on Friday confirmed that he is safe. World News | Taliban Assaults Pakistani Journalist Anas Mallick in Kabul.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A husband and wife from Wisconsin celebrating more than five decades of marriage were killed in a lightning strike outside the White House. A third victim was pronounced dead on Friday evening, and one other is hospitalised with life-threatening injuries. World News | Lightning Strike Near White House Leaves 3 Dead, 1 Injured.
A 36-year-old man in northern Israel died after he contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Israeli Ministry of Health has reported in a statement. Israel: 36-Year-Old Man Dies From Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba.