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Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China, president says
Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that ...China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realise peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, though did not directly mention the use of force ...Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr dies in Paris
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, who became Iran’s first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution before fleeing into exile in France, died on Saturday aged ...‘You are playing with fire’: EU faces crisis after Polish court ruling
A Polish court ruling challenging the supremacy of EU law plunged the European Union into an existential crisis on Friday and raised ...Suicide bomber kills at least 50 at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan
A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, ...Journalists in the Philippines and Russia win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Two journalists whose work has angered the authorities in Russia and the Philippines were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, honouring ...Taiwan does not seek military confrontation, says president
Taiwan does not seek military confrontation, but will do whatever it takes to defend its freedom, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, ...Pfizer, BioNTech seek U.S. COVID-19 vaccine clearance for children 5-11
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and BioNTech SE have asked U.S. regulators to authorize emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 ...10,000 displaced as clashes escalate over key Yemen city: UN
Fighting over the key Yemeni city of Marib has displaced around 10,000 people in the past month, the U.N. migration agency said ...Taiwan seeks international support after Chinese incursions
Taiwan will ensure regional peace and stability and seeks to work with other like-minded democracies, President Tsai Ing-wen told senior French and ...














