Taipei, Aug. 29 (CNA) Taiwan's government on Tuesday reaffirmed the nation's right to conduct military exercises in and around a Taipei-controlled island in the disputed South China Sea after the Vietnamese government issued a protest over a drill held earlier this month.
The early-morning blaze tore through a five-story building that had become a sprawling, informal settlement, officials said. The cause was not yet known.
A newly released video of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin purports to show him in Africa only days before his death, addressing speculation about his wellbeing and possible threats to his security.
The Vatican defended Pope Francis after he sparked fury in Ukraine by praising Russia's imperial rulers, who President Vladimir Putin invoked to justify his war.
North Korea test-fired two suspected ballistic missiles about a week after it failed to put a spy satellite into orbit, in a show of defiance after the US sent a B-1B strategic bomber to airspace off the peninsula for military drills with South Korea.