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FM Lin welcomes St. Lucia delegation

Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung received a contingent led by Philip J. Pierre, St. Lucia’s prime minister, Oct. 27 in Taipei City.   According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, St. Lucia’s...

Taiwan, Netherlands convene agricultural working group meeting

The 20th agricultural working group meeting between Taiwan and the Netherlands was held Oct....

For some North Koreans, harvest duty becomes a picnic

North Korea’s 2026 fall harvest mobilization looks very different depending on where people work....

Hoeryong lectures target Chinese phone users

North Korean intelligence officers in North Hamgyong province used neighborhood lectures in mid-October 2026...

Russia floats bioweapons proposal

Moscow wants to tighten the Biological Weapons Convention to make it more legally binding ...

Why most Americans are disappointed in the healthcare system

Data shows a century-record life expectancy decline in a country with the one of the costliest healthcare systems in the world ...

Musk praises Starlink expansion

Satellite service is available “on all continents” – but not in countries disliked by the US government ...

Mbappe row deepens as star refuses French photoshoot

The PSG forward is at odds with a new image rights proposal in French football ...

Turkish banks suspend use of Russian payment system

The decision follows the threat of sanctions from Washington ...

German LGBT campaigner confronts Qatari ambassador ahead of World Cup

A Qatari dignitary was told that his country must denounce the death penalty for homosexuality ...

Second Donbass republic wants vote on uniting with Russia

Donetsk’s civic chamber urged the head of the republic to hold a referendum on joining Russia soon, following Lugansk’s lead ...

US swaps prisoners with Taliban

Joe Biden traded jailed ‘drug lord’ Bashir Noorzai for naval veteran ‘hostage’ Mark Frerichs ...

Chinese warned not to touch foreigners

Citizens were cautioned against “close relationships” with foreigners after the first case of monkeypox was recorded in China ...

Trump accuses FBI of bad manners

The former US President claims the agents who searched his residence didn’t even bother taking off their shoes in his bedroom ...

US territory plunged into darkness

As Hurricane Fiona approached, Puerto Rico was hit by an island-wide blackout which will take “several days” to fix ...

Hacker leaks footage of iconic game

More footage of Rockstar Games’ upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 might be released “soon,” the hacker claimed ...

Medvedev reacts to losing world number one status

The Russian said it was ‘no reason to cry’ after falling from the top of the ATP ratings ...

Donbass republic eyes vote on joining Russia

The Lugansk Civic Chamber has called on the republic’s leadership to “immediately” hold a referendum ...

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