South Korea says number injured in fighter jet misfire rises to 29
SEOUL - The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the country's Defence Ministry said.

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China will 'firmly counter' US trade pressure: top diplomat
BEIJING - China's foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would "firmly counter" US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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Hamas: Trump&s ‘DEAD& threat to Gaza undermines ceasefire
GAZA CITY - Hamas said on Thursday that Donald Trump&s threats would encourage Israel to disregard the fragile ceasefire, after the US president said that unless hostages are freed, the people of Gaza would be &DEAD&.

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South Korea air force jets accidentally drop bombs on homes, injuring 15
POCHEON, South Korea, - Fifteen people were injured in South Korea on Thursday after bombs dropped by fighter jets landed in a civilian district, damaging houses and a church during military exercises in Pocheon, the Air Force and the fire agency said.

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Singapore case raises questions about US chip export curbs
Prosecutors in Singapore have pressed new charges in the cases against three men suspected of defrauding suppliers of server computers potentially containing Nvidia chips subject to US export curbs.

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Pope Francis resting after ‘peaceful night&
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis was &resting& on Thursday after spending a &peaceful night&, as he nears three weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said.

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