The Taiwanese defense chief has confirmed US troops are training the island’s army, with some stationed six miles from mainland China US special forces personnel are stationed on some of Taiwan’s outlying islands training its armed forces, the island’s defense authority chief Chiu Kuo-cheng confirmed to the press on Thursday.

Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has expressed “concern” over attempted bombing of the Zaporozhye facility The spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said all sides are responsible for maintaining security at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, after staff at the Russian facility accused Ukrainian forces of dropping a bomb near fuel tanks containing diesel for…

While ‘provocations’ are expected, they won’t upset the voting, election commission head Ella Pamfilova has assured Russia is aware of potential “provocations” both abroad and domestically aimed at disrupting the upcoming presidential election, Central Electoral Commission (CEC) chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said on Thursday. The official assured, however, that such challenges will not compromise the election.