U S Officials Say Patriot Interceptors Sent to Saudi Arabia
A senior administration official confirms the transfer of Patriot antimissile interceptors to Saudi Arabia as part of Biden's pledge to back regional allies. The move follows heightened Yemen Houthi attacks and a broader U S Saudi tension over energy and security amid rising great power rivalry.
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China Eastern 737 crash in Guangxi with 132 aboard
A China Eastern Boeing 737 800 with 132 people on board crashed in a remote Guangxi mountainous area near Wuzhou. The plane dived from 30 000 feet around 2 20 p m, lost contact 96 seconds later, and a forest fire was seen from space. Rescue teams from Guangxi and Guangdong swarm the crash site as officials vow full investigation and safety review.
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Slavery survivor presses UN path to justice with Seoul Tokyo
Lee Yong so o at 93 leads a group of survivors and advocates from the Philippines China Indonesia Australia and East Timor pressing South Korea and Japan to jointly refer the wartime sexual slavery issue to the UN International Court of Justice. They seek arbitration if Tokyo blocks the ICJ route and warn time is running out as aging witnesses die.
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