Europe’s migration policies in chaos as arrivals surge | CNN

Europe’s migration policies in chaos as arrivals surge | CNN

CNN  —  As a boat carrying 400 migrants drifted, out of fuel, along a perilous migration route in the central Mediterranean last week, Italian authorities led a major rescue operation following the reported refusal of Maltese authorities to retrieve those on board. Passengers’ desperate pleas for aid went unheeded for nearly a week before they … Read more

China appears to simulate first aircraft carrier strike on Taiwan | CNN

China appears to simulate first aircraft carrier strike on Taiwan | CNN

CNN  —  For the first time, the Chinese navy appears to have simulated strikes by aircraft carrier-based warplanes on Taiwan, as drills around the island wrapped up on their third day. Beijing launched the drills on Saturday, a day after Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a 10-day visit to Central America and the United … Read more

At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia | CNN

At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia | CNN

At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday. In the past four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the southern city of Sfax, leaving 67 missing and nine dead, … Read more

Australia, the UK and US are joining forces in the Pacific, but will nuclear subs arrive quick enough to counter China? | CNN

Australia, the UK and US are joining forces in the Pacific, but will nuclear subs arrive quick enough to counter China? | CNN

Canberra, Australia CNN  —  More than a year after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dropped the tightly held news they were combining submarine forces, the trio released more details Monday of their ambitious plan to counter China’s rapid military expansion. Under the multi-decade AUKUS deal, the partners will build a combined fleet … Read more

China looms large as Biden makes submarine moves with UK, Australia | CNN Politics

China looms large as Biden makes submarine moves with UK, Australia | CNN Politics

San Diego CNN  —  President Joe Biden was flanked on Monday by a 377-foot submarine – the USS Missouri – as he announced an accelerated timeline for Australia to receive its own nuclear-powered submarines early next decade. But looming much larger was the increasingly tense US relationship with China, which has emerged as a central … Read more

Children and women among 63 dead as migrant boat hits rocks near Italy | CNN

Children and women among 63 dead as migrant boat hits rocks near Italy | CNN

CNN  —  At least 63 people including children and women died after a wooden boat carrying migrants from Turkey broke apart on rocks off the coast of Calabria on Sunday, Italian authorities said. More bodies were being pulled from the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, where bad weather hampered search efforts and made the field of … Read more

Cargo ship capsizes off Japan’s coast with 22 aboard | CNN

Cargo ship capsizes off Japan’s coast with 22 aboard | CNN

Tokyo CNN  —  Five crew members have been rescued and efforts are underway to save 17 others after a cargo ship capsized off Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture on Wednesday, the Japan Coast Guard told CNN. The coast guard said it received a distress signal from the Hong Kong-flagged vessel Jin Tian late on Tuesday night as … Read more

Suspicious device found at a Toronto airport has been disarmed and 2 people are in custody, authorities say | CNN

Suspicious device found at a Toronto airport has been disarmed and 2 people are in custody, authorities say | CNN

CNN  —  Two people were taken into custody after authorities located and later disarmed a possible explosive device at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, police said. At around 4 p.m. Saturday, a device was found on a bicycle parked near the airport’s island-side ferry terminal, according to the airport’s social media account. Located on an … Read more