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    Taiwan coast guard says deploys vessels in response to China operation

    TAIPEI — Taiwan's coast guard said Sunday it has deployed vessels "to respond appropriately" to a Chinese operation in waters east of the island democracy, which it said "violates international law". It comes after Chinese state media reported Saturday that the "law enforcement operation" was in response to talks between Japan and the Philippines to draw a boundary in the affected waters. China, which asserts Taiwan is part of its territory, called the talks "illegal" and has claimed exclusive control over the waters. The Chinese ships have been monitored "throughout the entire process" and Taiwan "has deployed the necessary vessels to respond appropriately," the Taiwanese coast guard said in a statement. Taiwan said it had detected four Chinese government vessels departing from Xiamen port which had sailed outside Taiwanese restricted waters southwest of the island. Taiwan's coast guard dispatched more than five vessels "to assist with surveillance". The Chinese vessels were expected to arrive "in the relevant waters" on Sunday, the statement said, adding that "China does not enjoy any

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    Is the dream over? Mainland students rethink Hong Kong over costs and cultural fit

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Trump claims Iran wants ceasefire, Iran says remarks are ‘false and baseless’

WASHINGTON — Iran has asked the United States for a ceasefire, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, adding Washington would consider this once the Strait of Hormuz was open. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said Trump's statement about a ceasefire request was false and baseless. "Iran's New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!," said Trump, who did not specify who he had spoken to. Trump also referred to a "new president" in an interview with Reuters shortly before his sharing his social media post. Iran has a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who last month succeeded his father after his death in an air strike. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian took office in July 2024. Trump said Washington would consider the ceasefire request "when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion."

Apr 2, 2026By Reuters
Trump claims Iran wants ceasefire, Iran says remarks are ‘false and baseless’
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Trump claims Iran president wants ceasefire; no response from Iran

Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday, while airstrikes battered Tehran even as U.S. President Donald Trump said he was nearly ready to wind down the war and claimed that Iran's president wanted a ceasefire. Iran had no immediate response to Trump's claim on social media that “Iran's New Regime President” was seeking a ceasefire, which Trump said would only happen once the Strait of Hormuz was “open, free, clear.” It wasn't immediately clear who Trump was referring to in Iran, which still has the same president. Trump, who is scheduled to address the nation later in the day, said he could walk away from the war in two to three weeks once he felt confident Iran would not be able to build a nuclear weapon — even if Tehran does not agree to a ceasefire. That raised the possibility that the U.S. could withdraw without any guarantee from Iran that it would stop bombing its Gulf Arab neighbors or release its grip on the crucial Strait of Hormuz. A fifth of the world’s traded oil passes through the strait in peacetime and Tehran’s strang

Apr 1, 2026By AP
Trump claims Iran president wants ceasefire; no response from Iran
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US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats

An American journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad had tried to cross from Syria into Iraq three weeks earlier and was initially turned back, an Iraqi official said Wednesday. U.S. and Iraqi officials said Shelly Renee Kittleson had also been warned of threats against her in the days before her abduction. A freelance journalist who has worked for years in Iraq and Syria, Kittleson was kidnapped from a street in the Iraqi capital Tuesday and remains missing. Hussein Alawi, an adviser to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, said Kittleson had sought to enter via the al-Qaim crossing from Syria on March 9 but was turned back because she did not have a press work permit and because security concerns due to “the escalation of the war and aerial projectiles over Iraqi airspace as a result of the war on Iran.” She later entered the country after obtaining a single-entry visa to Iraq valid for 60 days issued to allow foreign citizens stranded in neighboring countries to “transit through Iraq to reach their home countries via available transport routes,” he said. Kittleson entered Bag

Apr 1, 2026By AP
US and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats
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Germany reaffirms NATO commitment after Trump exit comments

A German government spokesperson reaffirmed Berlin's commitment to the NATO defence alliance on Wednesday after comments by U.S. President Donald Trump to Britain's Daily Telegraph that he had moved beyond reconsidering his country's membership. "This isn't the first time he's done this, and since it's a recurring phenomenon, you can probably judge the consequences for yourself," said the spokesperson at a regular government press conference. "It's not my place here to comment on the American president's words. I simply want to state on behalf of the German government that we are, of course, committed to NATO."

Apr 1, 2026By Reuters
Germany reaffirms NATO commitment after Trump exit comments
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Philippines seeks safe passage for oil in Iran meeting

The Philippines has sought safe passage for desperately needed oil shipments in a meeting with Iran, a presidential spokeswoman said Wednesday, as the import-dependent archipelago jockeys with other regional countries for fuel. The price of fuel has hit historic highs in the Philippines since treaty ally the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, with Tehran effectively closing the vital Strait of Hormuz to traffic since. President Ferdinand Marcos declared a state of national energy emergency last week, later saying that "nothing was off the table" as the country of 116 million tried to meet its need for fuel. On Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro said she had explored "key avenues for cooperation" in a meeting with Iranian ambassador Yousef Esmaeilzadeh that included the Philippines' energy secretary. "Building on the momentum of our Political Consultations last November 2025, we are committed to deepening our cooperation across all fronts, particularly energy cooperation," she said in a post on social media platform X. Presidential spokeswoman Claire

Apr 1, 2026By AFP
Philippines seeks safe passage for oil in Iran meeting
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Iran FM says not responded to US plan, 'no negotiations'

TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there were no negotiations with the United States and that Tehran had not responded to a reported 15-point proposal from Washington to end the war. "We receive messages from the American side, some direct and some through our friends in the region, and whenever necessary we respond to these messages," Araghchi said in an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Wednesday and dubbed into Arabic from Persian. "There are no grounds for negotiations," he said, adding however that some messages had been exchanged directly with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. Iran has been at war with the United States and Israel since February 28, when strikes killed the country's supreme leader and triggered a conflict that has spread across the region. Diplomatic efforts involving Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan have recently been launched to try to end the war. Last week, two senior Pakistani officials said Islamabad had conveyed to Iran a 15-point plan containing U.S. proposals. Iranian media had reported that Tehran offered a five-point counterproposal calling

Apr 1, 2026By AFP
Iran FM says not responded to US plan, 'no negotiations'
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Taipei hits back over ‘China’ label, but will it pay off?

Taiwan has pushed back against a growing number of foreign governments that label it part of China in their internal systems. But questions are mounting over whether Taipei’s retaliatory moves can deliver results. The dispute has widened in recent weeks after South Korea, Denmark and Cameroon were found to have changed how they designate the island in official systems, such as those that handle visa documents, residence permits and international conference credentials. Taipei has responded with a mix of symbolic and practical countermeasures. These include relabelling “Korea” as “South Korea” in official documents, restricting privileges for staff at Denmark’s representative office in Taiwan, and boycotting a World Trade Organization ministerial meeting hosted by Cameroon. But analysts and lawmakers said the effectiveness of such steps remained uncertain as most governments recognised Beijing diplomatically. At the centre of the latest controversy is South Korea’s electronic arrival card system, which has listed the island as “China (Taiwan)” since February last year. Tai

Apr 1, 2026By SCMP
Taipei hits back over ‘China’ label, but will it pay off?
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Pope Leo XIV urges Easter end to US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV expressed hope that the U.S.-Israel war on Iran could be finished before Easter in remarks to reporters as he left the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo outside of Rome on Tuesday. “I’m told that President Trump has recently stated that he would like to end the war,’’ the U.S.-born pope said. “I hope that he’s looking for an off-ramp.’’ “Hopefully he’s looking for a way to decrease the amount of violence, of bombing, which would be a significant contribution to removing the hatred that’s being created, that’s increasing constantly in the Middle East and elsewhere.” Leo called on all world leaders to return to dialogue and look for “ways to reduce the amount of violence,’’ so that “peace, especially at Easter, might reign in our hearts.’’ Leo's remarks came during Holy Week, the most sacred period of the year for Christians. “It should be the holiest time of the year. It is a time of peace, a time of reflection. But as we all know, again, in the world, in many places we are seeing so much suffering, so many deaths, even i

Apr 1, 2026By AP
Pope Leo XIV urges Easter end to US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue
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It's happening: Historic moon mission set for launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — On Wednesday three men and one woman are set to embark on the first crewed journey to the Moon since 1972, a landmark odyssey that aims to launch the U.S. into a new era of space exploration. The NASA mission dubbed Artemis 2 has been years in the making after facing repeated setbacks, but is finally scheduled to take off from Florida as early as April 1 at 6:24 p.m. The team featuring Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with Canadian Jeremy Hansen will set forth on the approximately 10-day mission and hurtle around Earth's natural satellite without landing — much like Apollo 8 did in 1968. The journey marks a series of historic accomplishments: it will send the first person of color, the first woman and the first non-American on a lunar mission. It is also the inaugural crewed flight of NASA's new lunar rocket, dubbed SLS. The mammoth orange-and-white rocket is designed to allow the United States to repeatedly return to the Moon in years to come, with the goal of establishing a permanent base that will offer a platform for further exp

Apr 1, 2026By AFP
It's happening: Historic moon mission set for launch
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Trump says Iran war could end in '2 weeks, maybe 3'

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping channel. The White House announced meanwhile that Trump would give an address to the nation at 9 p.m. Wednesday (10 a.m. Thursday Korean Standard Time) "to provide an important update on Iran." In other developments, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the joint campaign against Iran had "changed the face of the Middle East" and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran had the "necessary will" to end the war provided its enemies guaranteed it would not flare up again. In Lebanon, the health ministry said early Wednesday that seven people were killed in Israeli strikes in south Beirut and a nearby area and the Israeli military said it had struck a senior Hezbollah commander. Israel's campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah has left more than 1,200 dead in Lebanon, according to the health ministry, with over a million displaced. US stocks surged on hopes that a resolution to th

Apr 1, 2026By AFP
Trump says Iran war could end in '2 weeks, maybe 3'
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