Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests
New York, USReuters Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as New York prosecutors consider charges over a hush money payment to a porn star, and called on his supporters to protest. “Illegal leaks from a corrupt & highly political Manhattan district attorney’s office…indicate that, with no […]
Updated: Invoking World War II, Zelenskiy tells Congress aid is not charity
Updated: 9:30pm (AEST)Washington DC, US Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the US Congress on Wednesday that aid to Ukraine is an investment in democracy, not charity, and invoked American victory over the Nazis in a key World War Two battle to press for continued assistance. Zelenskiy, on his first foreign wartime visit, wore his trademark […]
Democrats retain grip on US Senate, defying Republican “red wave” predictions
Phoenix, Arizona, US Reuters Democrats held onto control of the US Senate while limiting projected losses in the House, handing a major victory to President Joe Biden and extinguishing hopes of the “red wave” that Republicans had expected leading into the midterm elections. Democratic leaders described the outcome – sealed late Saturday with a win […]
Taiwan President says US visits reinforce island’s determination to defend itself
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Recent visits by guests from the United States have reinforced Taiwan’s determination to defend itself, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday as she met the latest US lawmaker to arrive on the island in defiance of Beijing. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the democratically elected […]
Taiwan residents largely calm in the face of Chinese anger
Pingtung, TaiwanReuters Many people on self-ruled Taiwan look upon China’s unprecedented military exercises with calm resignation, doubting that war is imminent and if anything, feeling pride in their democratic island’s determination to defend itself. China, reacting to a visit to Taiwan last week by Nancy Pelosi, the US House Speaker, has sent ships and aircraft […]
Air traffic around Taiwan returning to normal despite new Chinese drills
Reuters Air traffic around Taiwan is gradually returning to normal after airspace surrounding the island reopened, Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications said on Monday, although China later announced fresh military drills in the area. China last week deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near the island during military exercises sparked by US […]
Taiwan slams “evil neighbour” China after missiles fly over island
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Taiwan condemned its “evil neighbour” on Friday after China fired multiple missiles into its surrounding waters, as many as four of which flew over the island’s capital Taipei in an unprecedented escalation during live-fire exercises. China launched its largest ever military drills in the seas and skies around Taiwan on Thursday, a day […]
Furious China fires missiles near Taiwan in drills after Pelosi visit
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan Strait, a day after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island. China’s military confirmed multiple firings of conventional missiles in waters off Taiwan as […]
Pelosi full of praise, support for Taiwan during visit that infuriated China
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. China demonstrated its outrage over the highest-level US visit to the island in 25 […]
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan vowing US commitment; China enraged
Taipei, TaiwanReuters US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said shows an unwavering American commitment to the Chinese-claimed self-ruled island, but China condemned the highest-level US visit in 25 years as a threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Pelosi and the rest […]