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Taiwanese leader wants more defence links with Europe
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» TAIPEI - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called for greater defence and AI cooperation between Taiwan and Europe, as the democratic island seeks to bolster its protection against China.
Singapore trying to improve conditions for low-paid migrants
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2026
» SINGAPORE — The life of a migrant worker in Singapore is bittersweet.
Taipei attacker acted alone, police say after four die
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2025
» TAIPEI — The man suspected of carrying out an attack in Taiwan with a smoke grenade and knife acted alone, police said on Saturday of the incident that killed four, including the attacker.
Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced
AFP, Published on 30/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby apartment blocks.
Veni, vidi, whoopsie: Australian schools make Caesar exam blunder
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» SYDNEY - They came, they saw, and they squandered a year's worth of lessons on Roman history.
Taiwan’s Lai unveils plan for ‘T-dome’ air defence system
Bloomberg, Published on 10/10/2025
» Taiwan will speed up building a comprehensive air defence system to protect the self-run democracy, President Lai Ching-te said — an announcement that comes as the US pushes Taipei to do more to defend itself from China.
As drones swarm battlefields, militaries seek cheaper defences
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2025
» LONDON — The proliferation of uncrewed systems in the Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the importance of drone defence capabilities. But the dilemma militaries around the world face is that the attack weapons tend to be far cheaper than the response to destroy them.
Hope and hate: how migrant influx has changed Germany
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN — Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.
Israel-France row flares over Macron's move to recognise Palestinian state
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» PARIS - A row between Israel and France over Paris's plan to recognise a Palestinian state next month escalated to crisis level on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel Macron of fomenting "antisemitism".
Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise
AFP, Published on 06/08/2025
» HIROSHIMA (JAPAN) - Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear "Doomsday Clock" close to midnight.