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An astounding 456 hot air balloons took to the skies in eastern France on Friday, flying straight onto the pages of the record books. The spectacular scene took place at an air base in Chambley-Bussières under somewhat cloudy skies as part of Mondial Air Ballons, a gathering of hot air balloonists which takes place every […]

Thousands of Venezuelans gathered at the Mountain Barracks in Caracas on Friday to celebrate the 63 anniversary of the birth of deceased former President Hugo Chavez. Celebration events began at 9 a.m. local time in the central courtyard of the barracks, where rallies, performances and games are being held. Under the theme of “63 years […]

A volatile asylum debate looked set to reopen in Germany on Saturday weeks ahead of parliamentary elections, after a failed asylum seeker killed one person and wounded five with a knife in the northern city of Hamburg. Police are expected to offer further details about the incident at a midday (1000 GMT) press conference. Photo: […]

US accuses Iran of violating UN convention after launching a satellite-carrying rocket into space on Thursday. The US has hit Iran with new sanctions in response to its launch of a satellite-carrying rocket into space. The ballistic missiles sanctions, announced on Friday, target six Iranian subsidiaries of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, which the US treasury […]

BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) — A grand gala was held in Beijing on Friday evening in celebration of the 90th birthday of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, state president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other senior leaders Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu […]

South Korea and the United States have agreed to open negotiations to revise a bilateral ballistic missile guideline to allow the former to develop a more powerful missile amid North Korea’s continued provocations, Seoul’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday. President Moon Jae-in instructed his government to begin bilateral consultations to rewrite the guideline […]

North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a “stern warning” for the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was within striking range, state media reported. The launch came three weeks after North Korea’s first ICBM […]

Moscow has told the US to reduce the number of its diplomatic staff in Russia to 455 people, and is also halting the use of embassy storage facilities in the capital, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The retaliatory move comes after the US Congress approved new sanctions against Russia. READ MORE: US ambassador voices ‘strong […]

Donald Trump tweets that he has replaced Reince Priebus with homeland security secretary John Kelly as chief of staff. Trump tweets that John Kelly (R) will replace Reince Priebus (L) as White House chief of staff [Molly Riley/Mike Theiler/AFP] US President Donald Trump has announced that retired General John Kelly will be his new chief […]