Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has given a measured response to Israeli strikes on the country, saying the attack should not be “exaggerated or downplayed” while refraining from pledging immediate retaliation. President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would “give an appropriate response” to the attack, which killed at least four soldiers, adding that Tehran did not […]
President Lai Ching-te presided over the second meeting of the National Climate Change Committee at the Presidential Office Oct. 24 in Taipei City, reaffirming the administration’s commitment to sustainable development. According to the president, the government is resolute in its determination to pursue a second energy transition in order to ensure a stable and resilient […]
President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about a leak of classified documents that contain the US’s assessment of Israeli plans to attack Iran, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. Officials have not determined whether the documents were released due to a hack or a leak, Mr Kirby said. House of Representatives Speaker […]
Taiwan and the U.S. recently concluded their first reciprocal transfer of illegally obtained assets, marking a milestone in the two sides’ judicial collaboration, the Ministry of Justice announced at a news conference Oct. 17 in Taipei City. According to the MOJ, Taiwan seized and returned US$16 million in illicit resources derived from money laundering and […]
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 87 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Saturday’s Israeli air strike on the city of Beit Lahiya in the north of the Palestinian enclave. The ministry said a number of people were still under the rubble after a residential area was hit. Israel said […]
Foreign Minster Lin Chia-lung said Taiwan is committed to shouldering its responsibility as an indispensable stakeholder in international affairs and commended the U.S. for pursuing a latticework of strong and mutually reinforcing coalitions. Lin made the remarks in a prerecorded video screened Oct. 16 at the Global Taiwan Institute Annual Symposium in Washington, D.C. Entitled “U.S.-Taiwan Relations: […]
An independent radio station in Istanbul has shut down after Turkey’s regulator cancelled its terrestrial broadcasting licence after it failed to comply with a suspension order over comments made by a guest on the genocide of Armenians.
Turkey will conduct a naval exercise in the Aegean, Mediterranean and Black Sea between October 21 and 25, Turkish Defense Ministry spokesperson Zeki Akturk said on Thursday.
The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli tanks forced their way into one of its positions early on Sunday morning. In a statement, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks destroyed the main gate of a post in Ramyah, near the Israeli border, and “forcibly entered […]
On Saturday morning, a message was posted on social media by the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesman warning people living in the ‘D5’ area of northern Gaza to move south. D5 is a square on the grid superimposed over maps of Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It is a block that is split into […]
