Australia’s nuclear submarine plan to cost up to $245 billion by 2055 -defence official

Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine programme with the United States and Britain will cost up to A$368 billion ($245 billion) over the next three decades, a defence official said on Tuesday, the country’s biggest single defence project in history. US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony…

Xi Jinping Makes Rare Visit To Tibet, First Time As President

Beijing:  President Xi Jinping is on a rare trip to China’s politically sensitive region of Tibet, state media reported Friday, the first such visit by the country’s top leader in more than three decades. Tibet has alternated over the centuries between independence and control by China, which says it…