The strait separates the eastern Chinese province of Fujian from the main island of Taiwan, home to around 23 million people. At its narrowest point, just 130km of windswept water separates the ...

Since it came into being in 1936, the Montreux Convention enshrines Turkey’s control over the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, imposing restrictions on both tonnage and the types of warships that ...

TOKYO – Japan’s Trade Minister Yoji Muto said the Trump administration’s latest broadside on tariffs is “extremely regrettable” and pushed for an exemption, hours after the United States ...

(Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP) (Uncredited) TAIPEI – China conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day Wednesday, focusing on the Taiwan Strait — a crucial conduit ...

China's military conducted a live-fire exercise in the Taiwan Strait to simulate strikes on key ports and energy facilities, it said on Wednesday. The exercise, codenamed "Strait Thunder", is an ...

(Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world… ...

A weak cold front will continue to move across the south of the state overnight. A ridge of high pressure will push over South Australia with a couple of weak cold fronts to clip the southeast on ...