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We know turbulence is a common part of flying – but are some routes more prone? And where is it the worst? Turbulence is the leading cause of in-flight injuries to crew and passengers and after the fatal Singapore Airlines incident and injuries to pass…
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets as China held a second day of military drills targeting the island, this time testing its military’s ability to ‘seize power’. Beijing has said the drills are punishment for ‘separatist acts’ after the inauguration of Taiw…
Keith Davis, a passenger on the deadly Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 which was hit by severe turbulence, says he has been left ‘totally in limbo’ by the airline while his wife is treated for severe injuries in Thailand. ‘She’s in ICU, needs a mediva…
China has launched two days of military drills surrounding Taiwan as ‘punishment’ for what it called the ‘separatist acts’ of holding an election and inaugurating a new president.The Taiwan president, Lai Ching-te, said he would continue to defend the …
One passenger has died and dozens have been injured after a flight from London to Singapore was hit by turbulence. Passengers onboard the Singapore Airlines plane told of a ‘dramatic drop’ that launched those not wearing a seatbelt straight into the ca…
In his first address since being inaugurated as president, Lai Ching-te said peace was the ‘only option’ and called on China to stop making political and military threats towards Taiwan.Lai said the new government would make no concessions on democracy…
Lai was sworn in at Taiwan’s presidential office in central Taipei, taking over from Tsai Ing-wen, having served as her vice president for the past four years. His role as Taiwan’s new president puts him at the helm of the self-ruled island as China ra…
A volcano on the remote island of Halmahera has erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky and forcing people from seven nearby villages to evacuate, Indonesian authorities have said. Mount Ibu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash 2.5 miles (4k…
Central Afghanistan’s Ghor province has been hit by deadly floods, which authorities say have killed at least 50 people. The flooding was triggered by heavy rain, which caused widespread property damage, swept away homes and left dozens missingFresh fl…
A scuffle broke out in the Taiwanese parliament days before the president-elect, Lai Ching-te, takes office without a legislative majority. The opposition wants to give parliament greater scrutiny powers over the government, including a controversial p…
During his state visit to China, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, told a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that he was ‘grateful to our Chinese friends and colleagues for the initiatives they put forward to solve th…
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, greeted his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at a welcome ceremony ahead of bilateral talks. Putin is expected to have several meetings with Xi and other officials that will emphasise their commitment to the ‘no l…
Flash floods from seasonal rains have killed scores of people in northern Afghanistan. Video footage from social media showed huge torrents of muddy water swamping roads.Since mid-April, flooding has killed about 100 people in 10 of Afghanistan’s provi…
The Chinese premier, Xi Jinping, met the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, for talks in Paris. Xi said the world had entered a period of ‘turbulence and change’ adding: ‘As two import…
China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the moon in a world first, part of its goal to land a human on the lunar surface by 2030. A rocket carrying the Chang’e-6 lunar probe blasted off from the Wenchang space launch centre i…