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Sun, October 25, 2020 | 20:34

Japan's Suga holds first phone talks with Trump as PM

Japan's Suga holds first phone talks with Trump as PM

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held his first talks with U.S. President Donald Trump since he took office, a diplomatic phone call that was one of his first as the country's leader and one that highlights the close tie between the two allies. Suga was elected as Japan's new prime minister last Wednesday, replacing Shinzo Abe, who forged close personal ties and regularl...

2020-09-21 15:37

Taiwan military says it has right to counterattack amid China threats

Taiwan military says it has right to counterattack amid China threats

Taiwan said on Monday its armed forces have the right to self-defence and counter attack amid "harassment and threats", in an apparent warning to China, which last week sent numerous jets across the mid-line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Tensions have sharply spiked in recent months between Taipei and Beijing, which claims democratically run Taiwan as its own territory, to ...

2020-09-21 15:21

European capitals deny US has right to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran

European capitals deny US has right to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran

The foreign ministers of France, Britain and Germany as well as the top European Union (EU) foreign affairs official denied that Washington has the right to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran on Sunday, after the U.S. said it initiated what is known as the snapback process.

2020-09-20 20:53

Israel returns to virus lockdown as cases mount

Israel returns to virus lockdown as cases mount

Israel is set to go back into a full lockdown later Friday to try to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has steadily worsened for months as its government has been plagued by indecision and infighting.The three-week lockdown beginning at 2 p.m. (1100 GMT) will include the closure of many businesses and strict limits on public gatherings, and will largely confine people to th...

2020-09-18 20:29

China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during US envoy's visit

China flies 18 warplanes near Taiwan during US envoy's visit

China's military sent 18 planes including fighter jets over the Taiwan Strait in an unusually large show of force Monday as a U.S. envoy held a day of closed-door meetings on the self-governing island claimed by China.Under Secretary of State Keith Krach, who handles the economic growth, energy and the environment portfolio, held talks with Taiwan's minister of economic affai...

2020-09-18 20:28

US envoy begins second recent high-level visit to Taiwan

US envoy begins second recent high-level visit to Taiwan

U.S. Under Secretary of State Keith Krach arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for the second visit by a high-level American official in two months, prompting a stern warning and threat of possible retaliation from China.

2020-09-17 20:59

Taiwan calls for global defense against China 'threat'

Taiwan calls for global defense against China 'threat'

Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu urged the international community Wednesday to help defend his country and region against "expansionist" Chinese moves, saying Taipei feared Beijing would resort to force. Taiwan was "on the front line defending democracies from being taken over by the communist China" and needed help from other countries, he told the France 24 TV station.

2020-09-17 10:14

China greets US diplomat's visit to Taiwan with warplane incursion

Just monkeying around: Primate takes phone, then selfies

Just monkeying around: Primate takes phone, then selfies

A Malaysian student whose cellphone was stolen while he was sleeping has tracked down the culprit: a monkey who took photo and video selfies with the device before abandoning it.

2020-09-16 21:33

Global recession not as deep as expected: OECD

Global recession not as deep as expected: OECD

The global recession this year will not be as deep as expected as a result of countries' efforts to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the OECD said on Wednesday.But the recovery next year will also be more modest than anticipated, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said, projecting a contraction of 4.5 percent in global econom...

2020-09-16 20:27

End of Abe era leaves Japan still searching for way forward

End of Abe era leaves Japan still searching for way forward

Among the challenges awaiting newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is the urgent challenge of how to keep the world's third-largest economy growing as its population ages and shrinks. Yoshihide Suga, Abe's former chief spokesman, was appointed prime minister on Wednesday after Abe resigned because of a chronic health problem. He has vowed to stick with the `...

2020-09-16 15:46

Suga formally voted in as Japan's PM

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