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COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory

DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The U.N. climate summit clinched an early victory Thursday, with delegates adopting a new fund to help poor nations cope with costly climate disasters. COP28 President Sul...

What are the lessons of tunnel collapse in India?

The collapse of the Silkyara Tunnel in northern India has prompted a massive rescue effort to reach 41 construction workers. India's government isa also taking steps aimed at avoiding similar inci...

Taiwan celebrates friendship with India at Diwali celebration

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomed Indians to Taiwan at the Diwali celebration hosted by the Taipei Indian Music Center at the Taipei Guest House on Friday (Nov. 24). ...

9% of Taiwanese trust China, 65% think US will defend Taiwan: Poll

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The latest poll results on Monday (Nov. 20) by Academia Sinica showed less than 10% of Taiwanese consider China credible, while more than 65% believe in the U.S.'s com...

KMT puts former Kaohsiung mayor at top of legislator-at-large list

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Kuomintang (KMT) Central Standing Committee announced on Sunday (Nov. 19) a list of legislator-at-large candidates, with former Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) at the...

Russia's military threat offers a brief time window for NATO

Europe's NATO member states have just "five to nine years" to become "war-ready" and prepare for a possible Russian attack on the alliance's territory. This warning comes f...

France: Jewish-Muslim group fights rising antisemitism

The scene was a glimmer of hope in dire times. On a recent Tuesday morning, half a dozen young people gathered around a van on a parking lot in Ris-Orangis, a southern suburb of Paris. The vehicle wa...

Taiwan's new Ching Tien missiles can hit north of Beijing

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Air Force has reportedly started taking deliveries of the Ching Tien (擎天) supersonic cruise missile, which has a range of 2,000 km, putting Beijing well within the mis...

Decoding China: Xi and Biden have to find common ground

The person who photographs Chinese President Xi Jinping with his US counterpart Joe Biden when they meet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit — set to take pla...

US forces under fire in Middle East as America slides towards brink

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from being dragged deeper into a widening Middle East conflict. The drone, which was launched at the Erb...

Senior Estonian lawmaker pushes back against increased ties with Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A senior Estonian politician has pushed back against his country’s decision to boost ties with Taiwan saying “there is no point in playing with fire.” ...

Taiwan foreign minister warns of China's expansionist aspirations

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) on Wednesday (Nov. 8) warned of China’s global authoritarian expansion in a speech at the Estonia-based think tank Internatio...

Defense think tank chair emphasizes Taiwan’s need for strong deterrence

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s deterrence against China needs to be strengthened for the world to avoid yet another military conflict, the chair of one of the country’s top defense ...

Taiwan GDP growth to rebound in 2024

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) will rebound in 2024 to reach a growth rate of 3.15%, the Taiwanese Institute of Economic Research (TIER) said Wednesday (Nov. ...

Ukraine: What does it actually mean to start EU accession talks?

For Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen's pointed praise for its reform efforts during her trip to Kyiv last weekend bodes well for its bid to join the European Union, submitted right after Russia's...