Cheng Li-wun, the new head of Taiwan’s Kuomintang, attends an exclusive interview with Nikkei Asia at the opposition party’s Taipei headquarters in early November. Behind her is a painting depicting Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen….
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Baradar urges traders to cut dependence on Pakistan imports
Baradar urges traders to cut dependence on Pakistan imports | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsDue to deteriorating relations, the Taliban instructed traders to find new trade routes outside of Pakistan. The move primarily affects…
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Newsnight accused of selectively editing same Trump Capitol riots speech as Panorama | Newsnight
BBC’s Newsnight has been accused of editing a Donald Trump speech in a way that made it appear that he made a more explicit call for violent protest ahead of the Capitol riots.
The corporation is already reeling from the resignation of the…
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Iran denounces G7’s anti-Tehran claims as “baseless and irresponsible”-Xinhua
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Thursday rejected the anti-Tehran claims made in a recent Group of Seven (G7) statement, calling them “baseless and irresponsible.”
He made the remarks in a…
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocates for Cyprus two-state solution
Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocates for Cyprus two-state solution | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Tufan Erhurman, the newly elected Turkish Cypriot president, who has pledged to explore a…
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BBC faces fresh claim of misleading Trump edit
Lawyers for Trump have written to the BBC saying he will sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the corporation issues a retraction, apologises and compensates him for the Panorama broadcast.
In response to Thursday’s story in the Telegraph, a…
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Scoop: Trump told MBS he expects Saudi-Israel deal with Gaza war over – Axios
- Scoop: Trump told MBS he expects Saudi-Israel deal with Gaza war over Axios
- Saudis to host investment summit in DC’s Kennedy Center during crown prince’s visit, sources say WTOP
- Former Middle East Envoy: A Renewed US-Saudi Alliance for a…
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Epstein emails: key takeaways from 20,000 pages of newly released files | Jeffrey Epstein
1. Epstein said Trump knew about ‘about the girls’
Democratic members of the House oversight committee said the emails they released “raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes”.
In one of…
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Senior Iranian cleric calls for rain prayers as water crisis deepens
Grand Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi Amoli, a Shi’ite religious authority based in the holy city of Qom, said during his weekly ethics session on Wednesday that Islamic tradition recommends the so-called salat al-istisqa, which he described as a…
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Peter Augustine guilty of murder and robbery of John Mackey
Met PoliceJohn Mackey died in hospital two days after being attacked A robber who fatally kicked, punched and stamped a vulnerable pensioner before taking off with a box of cornflakes and a cottage pie has been found guilty of murder.
John Mackey,…
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