July 21, 2020 China flooding leaves thousands trapped after levees fail, another dam at risk of breaking More than 10,000 people are trapped in a town in eastern China as worsening flooding in recent days across much of the country puts renewed pressure on dams.
July 21, 2020 US, Indian navies conduct joint military operations as tensions simmer with China The United States and Indian navies on Monday conducted joint military operations in the Bay of Bengal as the rivalry between America and China continues to intensify.
July 19, 2020 China flooding death toll rises as surging waters trigger new alerts, dam blasted Days of torrential rainfall and expectations for further flooding led China to raise its flood alert level on one river to the second-highest level on Sunday as a dam was blasted to release surging waters.
July 18, 2020 Trump administration weighs troop cut in South Korea The Pentagon has presented the White House with options to reduce the American military presence in South Korea as the two countries remain at odds over President Trump’s demand that Seoul greatly increase how much it pays for the U.S. troops stationed in the country, U.S. officials said.
July 17, 2020 South Korean prosecutors question church leader accused of hampering coronavirus recovery The chairman of a South Korean church linked to a large cluster of the country's coronavirus cases was questioned for hours on Friday.
July 16, 2020 Floods, landslides kill at least 213 in South Asia Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 213 people across South Asia over the past month, officials said Thursday.
July 15, 2020 US appears to change policy on Beijing’s ‘unlawful’ actions in the South China Sea The United States and China have long been at odds over maritime freedom in the South China Sea, but this week marked the first time that Washington made an official policy shift to clamp down on Beijing’s activity – calling it “illegal” and thus opening the legal floodgates to a potential military response.
July 15, 2020 Devastating China flooding puts controversial Three Gorges Dam under new scrutiny The second highest rainfall in more than a half-century that's spawned deadly flooding in much of China has fueled new questions about the world's biggest hydroelectric facility, which was billed as a way to help tame floodwaters.
July 14, 2020 Chinese state media editor-in-chief asks if US is 'mentally retarded' The editor-in-chief for The Global Times, a state-funded newspaper in China, asked Monday if the United States is “mentally retarded” for rejecting Beijing’s broad territorial claims in the South China Sea, a region with long-standing disputes between China and other Southeast Asian countries.
July 14, 2020 India floods, landslides leave at least 77 dead in Assam state Six more people have died in floods and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state, officials said Tuesday, taking the death toll to 77.