Twelve people have died in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in recent clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported Wednesday, in a growing challenge for the country’s new democratically elected government. Four soldiers and one attacker were killed on Tuesday when hundreds of men wielding pistols and swords attacked troops ...
China said on Tuesday that Washington’s deployment of missile defense system in Europe is “in fact a direct threat to Russia’s security.” “By implementing its phased missile defense system deployment plan in Europe, the United States did not provide legal guarantees that it is not directed against Russia,” said the ...