A car has crashed into a police van before bursting into flames around the Champs Élysées area of central Paris, police officials say. The driver, who had a weapon inside the car, was knocked unconscious and is seriously injured, French media report. Police say the situation is now under control, and neither law enforcement officers … Read more
China condemned on Thursday the armed kidnapping of a Chinese couple in Pakistan, after the abduction raised safety concerns for Beijing’s multi-billion dollar investments in the country. “The Chinese government attaches high importance to the safety of Chinese citizens overseas,” foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said during a regular press briefing. “We condemn all forms … Read more
Two Chinese nationals working in Pakistan were kidnapped Wednesday, local police and China’s state media said, in an attack which could raise safety concerns for Beijing’s multi-billion dollar investment in the country. The abductions happened in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Balochistan province, which is at the heart of the $50 billion China Pakistan Economic … Read more
Inside an armoured vehicle in Mosul, a colonel scans live footage from a drone flying above the Iraqi city, hunting targets for a new weapon deployed against jihadists. The Islamic State group has used small commercial drones to drop explosives on advancing Iraqi forces since they launched the offensive to retake Iraq’s second city in … Read more
CNN crew caught in middle of all-out assault in Mosul For more than 28 hours, CNN senior international correspondent Arwa Damon and photojournalist Brice Laine were with Iraqi special forces during their push into ISIS-held Mosul. It was a new phase of the liberation operation — switching from villages and open terrain to a dense … Read more