Sat, 18 May 2024 Taiwan's new president inherits a strong foreign policy position but political gridlock at home TAIPEI, Taiwan — In a campaign ad for Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te, incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen was shown driving with Lai in the passenger seat, exchanging reflections on their years governing together. Tsai later turned over the driving to Lai, who w... | Taiwan’s new president inherits a strong foreign policy position but political gridlock at home TAIPEI, Taiwan — In a campaign ad for Taiwan’s president-elect Lai Ching-te, incumbent President Tsai Ing-wen was shown driving with Lai in the passenger seat, exchanging reflections on their years governing together. Tsai later turned over the driving to Lai, who w... | Tsai Ing-wen: the leader who put Taiwan on the map and stood up to China Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with you.” But instead of picking over the remains of history, the self-described introvert ended up ... | As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, the inspiring story of the only two women ... Hidden in the creaking hull of the hospital ship SS Amsterdam lay the groaning casualties of war. Bodies shredded by shrapnel, shot through with German bullets, even missing limbs, and dreaming desperately of a safe return home. Above deck on the foggy morning of August... | US completes installation of floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza The US military has said the installation of a floating pier for the delivery of humanitarian aid off Gaza has been completed, with officials ready to begin ferrying supplies into the territory, where much of the population faces imminent starvation owing to the continu... | Greek-Owned Oil Tanker Hit by Houthis in the Red Sea A Greek-owned ship was hit by the Houthis in the Red Sea. They hit the M/T Wind, an oil tanker under the flag of Panama. | According to the announcement by US Central Command, the attack occurred at approximately 1 am (Sanaa time) on May 18, when the Iranian-backed Hout... | Union warns of threat to Harland & Wolff jobs if Treasury vetoes £200m support A union representing workers at the historic Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast has written to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, warning that doubts over financial support for the company are putting jobs in jeopardy. | The GMB said workers were concerned by claims that... | Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other’s ‘expansionism’ TAIPEI, Taiwan — Russia and China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with ... | Trawling in troubled waters:A battle in Palk Bay <p>Rameshwaram/Nagapattinam/Pudukottai: For Rameswaram fisherfolk like Muniswaran (47) and Srikanth (48), fishing is no longer profitable. </p>.<p>“There is no choice. We have to go beyond prescribed areas, come what may. It is a matter of livel... | | |
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