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TAIPEI: China is building its capacity to rapidly turn military drills into a full-out attack, a senior Taiwan security official said, providing the Taipei government’s assessment of the strategic intent behind Beijing’s war games around the island this week. China,…

“God save the Tsar!” was one of the first public birthday wishes for President Vladimir Putin who turns 72 on Monday (Oct 7) and who has been Russia’s paramount leader for nearly quarter of a century. The greeting came from…

Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to international audiences in the 1960s, died on Friday (Sep 6) at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his family said. In a statement posted on his website, the family said…