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China turns Taiwan’s own voices against it, tapping influencers and politicians to sway public opinion
Chinese state media amplify Taiwan opposition voices to undermine DPP government, IORG data show Campaign aims in part to undercut Taiwan’s push to lift defence spending, Taiwan officials say Taiwan […]
What the Strait of Hormuz is and why it remains the world’s most sensitive energy chokepoint
TEHRAN, April 20 — Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was open for all commercial vessels for the remainder of the US-brokered 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed […]
Why UK PM Starmer is facing fresh calls to quit after new Mandelson vetting details emerge
LONDON, April 19 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing renewed calls to resign over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US after the government […]
UK ministers back PM Starmer amid Epstein-linked scandal
LONDON, April 19 — British government ministers today backed embattled premier Keir Starmer as he struggles to shake off a scandal over long-time Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson. Starmer is […]
UK ministers back Starmer amid fresh calls to quit over Epstein-linked scandal
LONDON, April 19 — British government ministers today backed embattled premier Keir Starmer as he struggles to shake off a scandal over long-time Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson. Starmer is […]
Iran to sue over damage to Isfahan historic sites in US-Israeli strikes
ISFAHAN, April 19 — The governor of Isfahan Province says a team of legal experts will file complaints with international organisations over damage sustained by several historical sites in the […]
‘This is funding war against Ukraine’: Zelensky slams easing of Russian oil sanctions
KYIV, April 19 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today condemned the easing of sanctions on Russian oil after the US extended a waiver meant to soften surging energy prices driven […]
‘Victims confirmed’: US police investigate gunshots reported on Iowa University campus
WASHINGTON, April 19 — Police were investigating reports of gunshots at the University of Iowa early today, the midwestern US school said in an alert, adding that there were “confirmed […]
Iran’s Pezeshkian defies Trump: ‘Who is he to deprive a nation of its rights?’
DUBAI, April 19 — US ‌President Donald ​Trump has no justification to ‌deprive Iran of ​its nuclear rights, the Iranian Student News ​Agency quoted Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as saying […]
Rat poison found in HiPP baby food jar as Austria police confirm suspected tampering
VIENNA, April 19 — Austrian police have found rat poison in a baby food jar, they said late Saturday, in a probe that has seen the supplier recall the line […]