Day: July 4, 2016

Taiwan Accidentally Launches Missile at Mainland China

On July 1st, the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) accidentally launched a missile from one of its patrol ships in the direction of mainland China during a naval drill.  After initially reporting that no one had died, the Taiwanese military, in the afternoon of July 1st, announced that the supersonic “carrier killer”

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Turkey to Restore Diplomatic Relations with Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan apologized on Monday for the downing of a Russian military jet last year, saying he is “sorry” for the incident. Erdoğan contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin to express his “sympathy and deep condolences” for the family of the dead Sukhoi SU-24 pilot, Captain Konstantin Murahtin,

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