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In a live New Year’s address, Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te highlighted the need for increased defence spending and warned of a critical year ahead following a major Chinese military exercise that saw rockets fired towards Taiwanese territory.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un heaped praise on Pyongyang’s forces supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine in a new year’s message, hinting at the “remarkable feats” the country’s troops will perform on overseas battlefields in years to come. Thousands of…
Australia, New Zealand and several eastern Asian nations were the first countries to ring in 2026 with spectacular fireworks displays. The rest of Asia, Africa and Europe will be the next regions to watch as the countdown clock ticks down to midnight….
Reunification ‘is unstoppable’, says Chinese president, a day after the conclusion of intense military drillsChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has vowed to reunify China and Taiwan in his annual New Year’s Eve speech in Beijing.Speaking the day after the …
Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s totalChinese brands are on course to account for one in every 10 new cars sold in Britain during 2025, a marked increase on last year as sales i…
Iran will meet any attempt to use ongoing protests driven by economic hardship to foment insecurity with a “decisive response”, prosecutor-general Mohammad Movahedi-Azad said Wednesday. Shopkeeper-led demonstrations broke out Sunday to protest the san…
PM Sanae Takaichi joins petition calling for better facilities for women to match improved representationNearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parli…
Foreign affairs department statement says Australia opposes any actions that ‘increase the risk of accident, miscalculation or escalation’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia says it is deeply concerned about Chinese mil…
Beijing said Wednesday it had “successfully completed” military drills around Taiwan that simulated a blockade of the self-governing island’s key ports. The war games began days after the US announced an unprecedented $11.1 billion arms package for Ta…
Thailand released 18 Cambodian soldiers held prisoner since border clashes broke out between the two countries in July as part of a renewed ceasefire signed Saturday. Dozens of people have been killed and more than a million more driven from their hom…