A powerful earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria
The 7.8 magnitude quake's epicenter was located near the cities of Nurdağı and Gaziantep, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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Ex-Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf, who aided U.S. war in Afghanistan, has died
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died. He was 79.
China reacts to the U.S. shooting down a suspected spy balloon
China expressed anger after the U.S. shot down a huge balloon China claims was a civilian airship. The incident has further strained relations.
Despite billions to get off coal, why is Indonesia still building new coal plants?
World leaders recently announced a $20 billion deal to help get Indonesia off coal power. But there are doubts about the deal, because -for one thing- the country is building brand new coal plants.
Chinese balloon punctures Blinken's plans, leaving U.S.-China ties adrift
Secretary of State Antony Blinken called off his trip to China after the discovery of a Chinese "surveillance" balloon over the U.S. It's the latest setback in an increasingly fraught relationship.
What we know about the alleged Chinese government spy balloon
A spy balloon from China has been causing alarm in the U.S. What is it doing, and is it a threat to national security?
Blinken postpones his Beijing trip after a Chinese balloon is spotted over Montana
China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting sensitive information.
Blinken postpones China trip after discovery of surveillance balloon
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his trip to China after the discovery of what the Pentagon alleges to be a Chinese surveillance balloon. China's government says it's a weather balloon.
China says balloon spotted over U.S. is a 'civilian airship' that blew astray
The State Department announced Secretary of State Antony Blinken will not go ahead with a planned trip to China, after the surveillance balloon was detected over U.S. airspace Thursday.
Spy balloon is spotted over Montana. Will it interfere with Blinken's China trip?
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be the first Cabinet secretary in the Biden Administration to visit China. His trip this weekend comes as tensions between the U.S. and China continue to boil.