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Taiwan does not want China's 'one country, two systems', president says
Reuters, Published on 31/10/2025
» HUKOU, Taiwan - Taiwan does not want China's "one country, two systems" and must uphold its freedom and democracy, and resolve to defend itself, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, rejecting Beijing's latest push to get the island to come under Chinese control.
Cameroon's veteran leader Paul Biya wins controversial eighth term
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» YAOUNDé - The world's oldest head of state Paul Biya, 92, has extended his more than four-decade rule, securing an eighth term in Cameroon's presidential poll, the Constitutional Council announced Monday, in the face of a fierce protest by his rival.
China's Xi calls for 'reunification' in message to new Taiwan opposition leader
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2025
» BEIJING/TAIPEI - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Sunday for efforts to advance "reunification" in a message of congratulations to the new leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, whose election took place amid accusations of interference by Beijing.
China says Taiwan president is 'prostituting' himself, after interview lauding Trump
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2025
» BEIJING — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is "prostituting" himself to foreigners to try and win their favour but his schemes are doomed to fail, China's government said on Wednesday after he gave an interview lauding US President Donald Trump.
PM calls for action after gold heist
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/10/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday emphasised that local police and military units are fully responsible for maintaining public safety in the deep South, following a robbery at a gold shop in Narathiwat on Sunday.
Stolen gold already out of Thailand, says defence minister
Online Reporters, Published on 07/10/2025
» Sunday's 35-million-baht gold robbery in Narathiwat was the work of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist group according to the defence minister, and the looted gold is believed to have been smuggled across the border into Malaysia.
Sunday gold heist 'to fund rebel activities'
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/10/2025
» The armed robbery of a gold shop in Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district on Sunday, which netted over 35.6 million baht in gold jewellery, was carried out to fund a southern separatist network, according to the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) Region 4.
Taiwan updates security handbook wary of China threat
Reuters, Published on 12/09/2025
» TAIPEI - Taiwan will issue new security guidelines next week in an updated civil defence handbook that, for the first time, will instruct citizens on what to do if they see enemy soldiers and clarifies that any claims of Taiwan's surrender should be considered false. The handbook represents democratic Taiwan's latest effort to prepare its population for potential emergencies in the face of escalating military pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory.
India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2025
» TIANJIN, China - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said New Delhi was committed to improving ties with Beijing in a key meeting with China's President Xi Jinping on Sunday, as both countries resolved to put aside differences from a years-long border standoff.
Greenland, Ukraine and all that stuff
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 30/08/2025
» Last Wednesday, the Danish foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen to his office to complain that the United States is running a covert operation in Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of the Danish kingdom.