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Taiwan MAC minister slams Chinese election interference

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would not be the CCP if it did not interfere with Taiwan’s elections, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) sa...

What's next for US and India after alleged Sikh murder plot?

A new, yet strangely familiar affair is rocking the ties between India and the US — American prosecutors have charged an Indian citizen with plotting an assassination of a US national in New Yor...

Tsai says China unlikely to invade Taiwan amid internal struggles

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that China is unlikely to invade Taiwan in the near term due to internal struggles in an interview with the New York Times. The DealBo...

NATO, Ukraine swat away talk of war fatigue

With whispers of doubt swirling and a tough winter ahead for Ukraine, NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels offered another show of confidence amid funding hold-ups and talk of a stalemate on the...

Former Australia prime minister calls for 'integrated deterrence' in Taiwan Strait

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Deterrence is key to peace in the Taiwan Strait, Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd said in a television interview with Sky News on Tuesday (Nov. 21). Rudd sa...

Israel, Hamas agree to four-day truce, 50 hostages to go free

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in aid and free at least 50 hostages held by militants in the Palestinian ...

Israeli government approves deal for release of 50 Gaza hostages, truce

GAZA/TEL AVIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Israel's government voted on Wednesday to back a deal for Palestinian Hamas militants to free 50 women and children held as hostages in Gaza in exchange for a fou...

Ukraine updates: US announces fresh $100 million in aid

The US will provide Ukraine with another $100 million in military aid, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said during a visit to Kyiv. The aid will include three million rounds of small-arms ammuni...

Israel-Hamas hostage deal edges closer despite fierce fighting in Gaza

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Hamas gunmen battled Israeli forces trying to push into Gaza's largest refugee camp on Sunday, but despite the fighting U.S. and Israeli officials said a deal to...

China's former US envoy calls Taiwan 'life and death question'

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Former Ambassador of China to the United States Cui Tiankai (崔天凯) said that Taiwan is a “life and death” question for China, in an interview with the South Chi...

Israel-Hamas war strains Indonesia, Malaysia ties with West

Indonesia and Malaysia are among countries where resentment against Western support for Israel is building amid its ongoing offensive in Gaza. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has so far refuse...

Cartoon of the Day: Biden holds bigger gun than Xi in Wild West showdown

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Swedish cartoonist created an illustration depicting President Joe Biden toting a much bigger gun that Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) under the table like a prelude to ...

Ukraine updates: US defense chief on surprise visit to Kyiv

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday reaffirmed Washington's support to Kyiv while he was on an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital. The regional governor of Kherson, in southern U...

Xi-Biden meeting lowered likelihood China will invade Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Nov. 15) reduced the chances that China will invade Taiwan, according to one ex...

Biden says Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war. "As...