Tropical Storm Podul strengthened into a typhoon at 8 pm yesterday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said, with a sea warning to be issued late last night or early this morning.As of 8 pm, the typhoon was 1,020 kilometers east of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), Taiwan’s southernmost tip, moving west at 23 k
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr yesterday said his country would inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” into any war over Taiwan due to its proximity and the presence of large numbers of Filipino workers there, despite China’s strong protest over such remarks. Relations between China a
GLOBAL PUSH: At least 145 of the 193 UN members recognize or plan to recognize a Palestinian state, while Albanese said that ‘there is a moment of opportunity’
Australia would recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly next month, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday. “A two-state solution is humanity’s best hope to break the cycle of violence in the Middle East and to bring an end to the conflict, suffering and starvatio
Al-Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three camera operators were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City on Sunday. The Israeli military admitted in a statement to targeting Anas al-Sharif, the reporter it labeled as a “terrorist” affiliated w
COOPERATION: The GCTF is committed to addressing critical global issues and wants to help improve whole-of-society resilience, an AIT spokesperson said
Topics set for two upcoming Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) workshops in Taipei underline the platform’s commitment to addressing critical global issues and the hope of strengthening whole-of-society resilience, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said. The GCTF forum slated to t
TRAJECTORY: The severe tropical storm is predicted to be closest to Taiwan on Wednesday and Thursday, and would influence the nation to varying degrees, a forecaster said
The Central Weather Administration (CWA) yesterday said it would likely issue a sea warning for Tropical Storm Podul tomorrow morning and a land warning that evening at the earliest. CWA forecaster Lin Ting-yi (林定宜) said the severe tropical storm is predicted to be closest to Taiwan on Wednesday and
European nations rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation cannot be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump had said Friday’s meeting in Alaska with his Russian counterpart was to discuss endin
Thousands on Saturday protested in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the Israeli government vowed to expand the conflict and capture Gaza City. Demonstrators waved signs and held up pictures of hostages still being held in the Palestinian territory as they called on the gov
Taiwan’s women’s tug-of-war team claimed their sixth consecutive gold medal at the World Games yesterday, defeating Switzerland 2-0 in the women’s 500kg final in Chengdu, China.The win also delivered Taiwan’s first gold of this year’s Games.Despite rainy, slippery conditions, the eight-member squad
DEFENSE: The first set of three NASAMS that were previously purchased is expected to be delivered by the end of this year and deployed near the capital, sources said
Taiwan plans to procure 28 more sets of M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), as well as nine additional sets of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), military sources said yesterday. Taiwan had previously purchased 29 HIMARS launchers from the US and received t
CRITICISM: It is deeply regrettable that China, which is pursuing nuclear weapons, has suppressed Taiwan, which is pursuing peace, a government official said
Representative to Japan Lee Yi-yang (李逸洋) yesterday accused Beijing of interference after Taiwan’s official delegation to the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan was assigned seating in the “international non-governmental organizations [NGO]” area. “Taiwan is by no means an international NGO,
Thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Nagasaki, Japan, yesterday to mark the 80th anniversary of the city’s atomic bombing, as the mayor warned that current global conflicts could push the world again into nuclear war. The western Japanese city was attacked on Aug. 9, 1945, when the US dropped a
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday apologized to residents of southern Taiwan over the damage caused by Typhoon Danas and torrential rains that followed in its wake in his fourth visit to the region since the storm struck last month. The central government has allotted a NT$56 billion (US$1.88 bi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday said that “decisions without Ukraine” would not bring peace and ruled out ceding territory to Russia. “Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier,” he said on social media, as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pr
THREE PILLARS: Hopefully, the field would work together to provide better support for elderly people and make Taiwan a model for aging societies, the president said
As Taiwan becomes a super-aged society, the government intends to bolster three major pillars of health in the hope of making the country a global model for aging nations, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday at a ceremony to open the Healthy Ageing Tech Show in Taipei.Taiwan’s elderly care se
Taiwan’s population totaled 23,337,936 at the end of last month, the 19th consecutive month of decline, government data published yesterday showed.The figure was 8,805 lower than the previous month and 71,387 less than in the same period last year, the data from the Ministry of the Interior showed.T
Sixty-three Chinese incursions into waters and airspace around Taiwan were detected in the 24 hours to 6am yesterday, with 38 craft crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entering the nation’s northern, central, southwestern and eastern air defense identification zones, the Ministry of Na
‘EXPANDING AGGRESSION’: Netanyahu’s office said that the military would provide aid to civilians, while a UN official demanded an immediate halt to the war plans
Israel yesterday said that it plans to take over Gaza City after a late-night meeting of top officials.Israel’s air and ground war has already killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza and destroyed vast areas. Hamas said that people in Gaza would “remain defiant against occupation.”“Expanding of a
Japanese warships yesterday docked in New Zealand’s capital for the first time in almost 90 years amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strategic ties in the South Pacific Ocean.Two destroyers with more than 500 crew on board sailed into Wellington Harbour accompanied by the New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS C
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