Ukraine Claims to Have Sunk Another Russian Warship in the Black Sea

A modern Russian coastal warship has been swarmed by drones and sunk, Ukraine claims, the latest strike against the dwindling Black Sea Fleet.

China Floods Taiwan with Mysterious Balloons for Lunar New Year

China’s unwelcome Lunar New Year gift to Taiwan was an enormous swarm of 16 mysterious weather balloons, several of which passed over land.

China Warns Ahead of Election It Will ‘Smash Any Taiwan Independence Plots’

The Chinese Defense Ministry on Friday sought to bully Taiwanese voters by warning it will “smash any Taiwan independence plots,” implicitly threatening the Taiwanese if they make the “wrong” choice by voting for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate William Lai Ching-te on Saturday.