The jet fighters prompted a sonic boom over the US capital in an attempt to pursue with the errant Cessna Citation, officials said, causing consternation among people in the Washington area.Four people were on board the Cessna, a source familiar with the matter said. A Cessna Citation can carry seven to 12 passengers.The Cessna was registered to Encore Motors of Melbourne, Florida, according to the flight-tracking website Flight Aware.Encore owner John Rumpel told the Washington Post his daughter, a grandchild and her nanny were on board.”We know nothing about the crash,” the Post quoted Rumpel as saying. “We are talking…
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Rogers, from Wales, and Faustino, from the Philippines, first met each other in Mui Ne, Vietnam, when Faustino was sliding down the sand dunes on her rented sand sled, according to CNN Travel.During that first encounter, the two ended up spending hours with each other on the beaches of Mui Ne.”I remember thinking she was really cool and different,” says Rogers.”She was never really taking Insta selfies, or on a phone all the time, she was more present in the moment.”At the end of the day, the two parted ways. Little did they know they would bump into each other…
Cherries: In 100 g of cherries, nutrients include 63 kcal, 2.1 g of fiber, 13 mg of calcium, 11 mg of magnesium, 222 mg of potassium, 0.07 mg of manganese and 7 mg of vitamin C. Cherry fruit contains many good antioxidants for the body such as beta-carotene, zeaxanthin and lutein, which help fight inflammation and prevent aging and carcinogenic agents. In addition, it reduces the absorption of bad cholesterol into the bloodstream, protecting the heart. Patients can eat cherries raw, juice them, or eat them with oats. Dr. Phuong advises people with abnormal symptoms such as constant fatigue with…
By Reuters  June 4, 2023 | 09:26pm GMT+7 People take part in the annual LGBTQ Pride parade in Bangkok, Thailand, June 4, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha The frontrunner to be Thailand’s next prime minister joined a Pride parade in Bangkok on Sunday, promising to pass a law that would allow same-sex marriage and gender identity rights if he becomes premier. Thousands of LGBTQ+ people, their allies and political leaders marched through central Bangkok, marking Pride month and promoting gender equality in the second official Pride parade to be held in the country.Marchers waved rainbow flags with one holding a…
Speaking at Asia’s top security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, dressed in the uniform of a general in the People’s Liberation Army, Li said the world was big enough for China and the US to grow together.”China and the US have different systems and are different in many other ways,” he said in a speech that marked his first significant international address since he was named China’s Minister of National Defense in March.”However, this should not keep the two sides from seeking common ground and common interests to grow bilateral ties and deepen cooperation,” he said. “It is undeniable that a…
By AFP  June 4, 2023 | 09:56 am GMT+7 Australia plans to create a marine park almost the size of Spain around remote islands off its southeast coast, the government announced Sunday. Under the proposals, the existing Macquarie Island Marine Park will be tripled in size, bringing a total of 475,465 square kilometers (183,578 square miles) under protection.That is an area roughly the size of Spain or Cameroon and much larger than Vietnam or Japan.The protections mean the area will be “completely closed to fishing, mining and other extractive activities”, according to Australia’s Minister of Environment Tanya Plibersek.Existing fishery operations…
Such meetings are organized by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for several years, they said. The meetings have not been previously reported.The US was represented by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the head of her country’s intelligence community, while China was among the other countries present, despite the tensions between the two superpowers.Samant Goel, the head of India’s overseas intelligence gathering agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, also attended, an Indian source said.”The meeting is an important fixture on the international shadow agenda,” said one person with knowledge…
By AFP  June 3, 2023 | 04:43pm GMT+7 Richard Wakeling was arrested by Thai police in Bangkok in February. Photo by AFP A British drugs kingpin has been extradited home from Thailand to serve a lengthy jail term after spending years on the run, UK police said on Saturday. Richard Wakeling, 55, fled Britain in 2018 after he attempted with Dutch accomplishes to smuggle £8 million ($10 million) of liquid amphetamine from Belgium into the UK in 2016.He was sentenced in absentia to 11 years and placed on the “most wanted” watch list of the British National Crime Agency (NCA).He…
By Reuters  June 3, 2023 | 04:31pm GMT+7 The USS Chung-Hoon passes the USS Arizona Memorial during ceremonies honoring the 73rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7, 2014. Photo by Reuters/Hugh Gentry A US and a Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, the US Navy said, in a rare joint mission in the sensitive waterway at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington over Chinese-claimed Taiwan. The US Navy’s 7th Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon and…
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top security summit, Austin said Beijing’s refusal to hold talks at the meeting undermined efforts to maintain peace in a region where the two rivals are increasing their military firepower.”I am deeply concerned that the PRC (People’s Republic of China) has been unwilling to engage more seriously on better mechanisms for crisis management between our two militaries,” Austin told the meeting in Singapore.”The more that we talk, the more that we can avoid the misunderstandings and miscalculations that could lead to crisis or conflict.”A senior Chinese military official struck back, saying the United States…