Chinese jet performed risky maneuver near American surveillance plane: US

A Chinese fighter pilot performed an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” near an American surveillance aircraft operating over the South China Sea last week, the US military said Tuesday. The incident — which the Pentagon says is part of a pattern of behavior by China — comes at a time of already heightened tensions between Washington and […]

North Korea fires ‘space launch vehicle’: Seoul

North Korea has fired what it claims is a “space launch vehicle”, the South’s military said early Wednesday, prompting confusion in Seoul as the city briefly issued an evacuation warning in error. North Korea had confirmed Tuesday that it planned to launch what it called “military reconnaissance satellite No. 1” before June 11, having already […]

Japan issues brief missile alert on North Korea launch

Japan briefly activated its missile alert warning system for the Okinawa region on Wednesday morning after South Korea’s military said North Korea had launched what it called a “space launch vehicle”. The launch initially prompted the activation of a missile warning system for the southern region. “Missile launch. Missile launch. North Korea appears to have […]

Seoul says evacuation order over North Korea space launch ‘incorrectly issued’

South Korea said an evacuation alert sent by text message to Seoul residents after North Korea fired a purported space launch vehicle early Wednesday was “issued incorrectly”. “We inform you that the alert issued by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at 06:41 was issued incorrectly,” the South Korean interior ministry said, referring to an emergency alert […]

US claims ‘unprofessional intercept’ by Chinese fighter jet

The aircraft buzzed an American reconnaissance plane over the South China Sea, Washington has alleged

New: FBI Refuses to Turn Over Subpoenaed Biden Bribe Document; Comer Says He Will ‘Take Steps” to Seek Contempt of Congress Vote

Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Rep. James Comer (R-KY) issued a statement Tuesday afternoon reporting that the FBI informed the committee it will not comply with a May 30 deadline to turn over a subpoenaed FBI document, FD 2013, that a whistleblower says contains allegations that then Vice President Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe from a foreign national to make favorable policy decisions. Comer said in response he will be “taking steps” to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress.