Top Taiwan leader condemns Macron over China: ‘Are ‘liberté, égalité, fraternité out of fashion?’
French president questions whether it is in France’s interest to ‘accelerate [a crisis] on Taiwan’
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Taiwan residents rush to buy air force badges showing bear punching Winnie-the-Pooh – thanks to China drills
‘I wanted to boost the morale of our troops through designing this patch,’ says creator of the patch
South Korean security official says information contained in leaked US documents ‘untrue’ and ‘altered’
US grapples to contain diplomatic fallout amid leaked documents suggesting snooping on allies
Afghanistan ranks 4th in 2023 crime rate: Report
Afghanistan is ranked fourth on the list of countries with the highest crime rate in 2023, according to a report by the World Population Review (WPR).
Watch live: Taiwan Air Force scrambles jets amid China threats after leader’s US trip
Watch live as the Taiwan Air Force scrambles jets amid military threats from China on Monday, 10 April, after president Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with the speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy in California last week.
China announces new sanctions against US after Taiwan president meets House speaker
Taiwan says sanctions ‘deepen our people’s antipathy’ and ‘expose irrational and absurd nature of communist regime’
Biden admin. blames chaotic Afghan withdrawal on Trump
The US government has defended its decision to pull American troops out of Afghanistan, blaming it on the administration of former president Donald Trump. A report released by the government agencies says the 2021 exit highlighted that Washington must…
UN says Taliban prohibit women from working for United Nations in Afghanistan
A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stated that the Taliban are banning Afghan women from working for the United Nations in the country, the latest curtailment of women’s rights since the group took over Afghanistan in 2021.
Canadian Hindu temple vandalised in latest incident of graffiti attack
Police obtain surveillance video of the area in which two suspects can be seen
Macron says China could play ‘major role’ in Ukraine peace as he arrives in Beijing
French president says it is not in China’s interests to arm Russia and cause a lasting war