March 26 (Reuters) - The 1.6-mile (2.57 km) Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland has collapsed into the water after a cargo ship collided with it, Fox Baltimore reported on Tuesday.

Thread of the day. The replies are things of beauty.

Some interesting 'business as usual' language in the 7th Fleet release:

'U.S. ships transit between the South China Sea and the East China Sea via the Taiwan Strait and have done so for many years.'

Balloon currently flying over the United States that prompted NORAD to scramble fighter jets is not from China, but instead the property of an amateur balloonist, defense officials say.

Updated table after the PLA Navy dispatches yesterday first new counter-piracy mission of 2024 from Guangzhou, the 46th Escort Task Force debuting destroyer Jiaozuo, whereas frigate Xuchang and fleet replenishment oiler Honghu are old-timers. H/t: Charlie B english.news.cn/20240221/9f1a0…

🚨US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have met in Munich, Kyodo reports

Securing funding for the Compacts of Free Association is one of the most important things the Administration can do this year to advance our Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Here’s why:

Navalny's wife Yulia at the Munich security conference:

'If it's true, I want Putin, his entourage, Putin's friends and his government to know they will be held responsible for what they have done to our country, my family, and my husband. And that day will come very soon.'

Navalny, 47 — President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent and a fierce critic of his invasion of Ukraine — fell ill after a walk and “lost consciousness almost immediately”, the prison service said on Friday.

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Great to see my Doppelgänger again - Senator Chris Coons!

Chinese PLA Navy escorting commercial cargo ships in Red Sea, according to a shipping company and Chinese state media reports – VOA voanews.com/a/chinese-navy…

BREAKING: 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan in drone strike, 25 wounded

😔 I thought this was going to be about tea.

【台灣在戰爭中助攻俄國？獨家揭露：MIT工具機流入俄羅斯軍工業、核子研究所】pse.is/5k26sp

《 #報導者 》與俄羅斯流亡記者Andrey Zayakin合作，獨家取得俄羅斯政府的採購資料，發現台灣可能不知不覺在俄國入侵烏克蘭的戰爭中幫了俄羅斯一把⋯⋯

All-out defence concept, meet comprehensive archipelagic defence concept.

Taiwan’s main political parties are betting big on Threads（脆） this week to reach younger voters.

蘇貞昌 is posting voice notes and 王世堅 has finally bought a smartphone.

朱立倫 opened an account this week. Surprisingly, 謝龍介 was already there.

This is some one China principle–level shenanigans.