PREPARING THE NATION: This year’s drills would incorporate for the first time drones for transporting supplies in Chiayi and Pingtung counties, a minister said
The Urban Resilience Exercises are to begin this month in coordination with the Han Kuang military drills, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure and civil-military integration, Minister Without Portfolio Chi Lien-cheng (季連成) said yesterday.New Taipei City, Kaohsiung, Yilan City and Pingtung
US President Donald Trump yesterday said that US forces had safely recovered a second pilot downed in Iran, calling it one of the most daring search-and-rescue operations in US history.However, Iran said it had “completely foiled” the rescue operation, without saying it had captured the US servicema
A Ukrainian drone attacked an oil pipeline near the key Russian port of Primorsk early yesterday, with fuel leaking into the Baltic Sea, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was afraid a prolonged war in the Middle East could further erode US’ support for Ukraine.Ukraine confi
Pope Leo XIV yesterday urged “those who have the power to unleash wars” to “choose peace” in in his first Easter blessing as pontiff with the Middle East conflict raging.Catholics around the world marked the holiday under the shadow of a war that began with US-Israeli strikes against Iran on Feb. 28
LIVES AT STAKE: Due to the legislature’s stalling, disaster relief funds remain inaccessible, undermining the government’s ability to swiftly respond to emergencies, the premier said
Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) yesterday urged swift legislative review of the central government’s general budget after torrential rain hit Miaoli County, causing muddy floodwaters to cascade into homes.Cho issued the call through a post on Facebook after areas in Miaoli and Hsinchu reported disruption
Several national universities in Taiwan continue to have sister-school partnerships with Chinese institutions that are affiliated with the United Front Work Department (UFWD) or closely linked with China’s military industry, despite warnings from the Ministry of Education (MOE).The Mainland Affairs
US President Donald Trump on Friday proposed boosting defense spending to US$1.5 trillion in his budget for next year, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on US military investments over domestic programs.The sizeable increase for the Pentagon, about 44 percent, had been tel
A Russian drone yesterday hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol, killing five people and wounding 19, officials said, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks. Regional governor Oleksandr Ganja said that three women and two men were killed, adding that a 14-year-
‘HERCULEAN EFFORT’: The astronauts could set a record after their planned loop around the moon by venturing farther from Earth than any human before
The Artemis II astronauts yesterday passed the halfway point between Earth and the moon as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.Astronaut Christina Koch said the crew had a collective “expression of joy” upon being
COUNTERING HOSTILITY: The draft bill would require the US to increase diplomatic pressure on China and would impose sanctions on those who sabotage undersea cable networks
US lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill to bolster the resilience of Taiwan’s submarine cables to counter China’s hostile activities.The proposal, titled the critical undersea infrastructure resilience initiative act, was cosponsored by Republican representatives Mike Lawler and Greg S
EXPERIENCED: The nation could learn from Israel’s experience in building cybersecurity defense systems, protecting critical infrastructure and cultivating talent, an official said
The military’s Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command is implementing plans to bolster cybersecurity protection, including a “Dedicated Communication Network Bandwidth Service” contract with Chunghwa Telecom for NT$5.457 billion (US$170.68 million), which was signed this week, a so
A NT$30 billion (US$938.32 million) agricultural security fund would be set up to ensure agricultural workers’ rights and benefits, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday in response to concerns over the Taiwan-US Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART).The Office of the US Trade Representative on T
French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung yesterday agreed to work together to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease global economic uncertainties caused by the war in the Middle East.Their summit in Seoul came as US President Donald Trump slammed allies for not s
Myanmar’s pro-military lawmakers yesterday elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president, with the former armed forces commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by force five years ago.The coup-leading general ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in
SEVEN-POINT PLAN: The vice premier outlined plans that included maintaining oil and LNG inventory, as well as keeping Taiwanese at home and in the Mideast safe
Ticket prices for public transportation would remain unchanged for now, despite rising fuel prices, the Executive Yuan said yesterday, as the government seeks to stabilize consumer prices.The Ministry of Transportation and Communications would ensure that the high-speed railway, Taiwan Railway Corp
CORE VALUES: The two leaders said that there is a need to bolster supply chains for critical minerals, as there are concerns about tighter restrictions
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday issued a joint statement emphasizing the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and called for the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.According to Japan’s Nikkei Shimbun, the two leaders
Chu Cheng-chi (朱政騏), a former legislative assistant who won a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primary for a Taipei city council seat, was indicted yesterday on charges of spying for China.The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office accused Chu of using his access to legislative offices while working
Four astronauts on Wednesday blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket on a journey around the moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.With a thunderous roar, the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at abo
Iran yesterday threatened “crushing” attacks on the US and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv after US President Donald Trump vowed to bomb the Islamic republic “back to the stone ages.”In a address from the White House in Washington, Trump said that the US was “very close” to achieving its objecti
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