but the taliban aren t allowing anyone to fill nearby, insisting there s nothing to see one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us. and shrinking glacier streams in the himalayas are creating a worsening water crisis in the region. we have a special report on what s unfolding there. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 6am in singapore, and the same time in taiwan where nancy pelosi, the third highest ranking american official, has arrived in taiwan on a visit that s infuriated beijing. tensions are high china has been flying warplanes close to the island. four us warships have also been deployed to the region. here s what we know. ms pelosi the speaker of the us house representatives arrived in taiwan at around ”pm local time on tuesday evening. she is the highest ranking us official to visit the island since 1997. taiwan s presidential office says she will visit taiwan s parliament, and meet the taiwanese president on w
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Politico, citing four sources, reported that the Pentagon has successfully tested a new high-precision long-range Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDBs), which could arrive in Ukraine on Wednesday, 31 January.
Washington is convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not agree to a truce in Ukraine before the presidential elections in the United States, which will be held in November 2024. Source: Reuters, citing a US Department of State official who spoke anonymously, as reported by European Pravda At a briefing after the meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member countries in Brussels, an American official said that the Alliance confirmed its support for Ukraine because there is an awarene