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ASIAN GAMES | Weightlifter Mirabai will hope to break jinx and land an elusive medal

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ASIAN GAMES | Weightlifter Mirabai will hope to break jinx and land an elusive medal

India’s Mirabai Chanu clinches her third successive weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg category at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, July 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI While World and Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is treading cautiously in search of an elusive Asian Games medal, Commonwealth Games silver…

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Taiwan President pushes $6.6 billion military drone bill ahead of crucial vote

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Taiwan President pushes .6 billion military drone bill ahead of crucial vote

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te. File. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwan must demonstrate its resolve to ‌defend itself and pass a six-year, T$210 billion ($6.6 billion) special ​budget to buy military drones, President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) ⁠ahead of a crucial vote in the Opposition-controlled Parliament. Taiwan’s Government says the plans to…

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Taiwan to stage five days of combat readiness drills

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Taiwan to stage five days of combat readiness drills

Taiwan regularly holds military drills, including earlier this month, when it ‌fired its new U.S.-made HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, into the Taiwan Strait. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s military will hold ​a five-day combat readiness drill this week, the Defence Ministry said ⁠on Sunday (June 21, 2026), as part…

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Taiwan won’t be sacrificed, U.S. arms sales a commitment: President responds to Trump

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Taiwan won’t be sacrificed, U.S. arms sales a commitment: President responds to Trump

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te speaks at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei, Taiwan on May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan will not ‌be sacrificed or traded and will not give up its free way ​of life under pressure, President Lai Ching-te wrote…

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Taiwan’s Parliament approves $25 billion defence spending bill

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Taiwan’s Parliament approves billion defence spending bill

Taiwan’s Parliament approved a $25 billion defence spending bill on Friday (May 8, 2026) that Opposition lawmakers say will be used for U.S. weapons, following months of political wrangling. The result was announced by the parliamentary speaker after a final vote on the bill, which falls well short of the government’s proposed budget of nearly…

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Taiwan President defiant as he begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a ‘rat’

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Taiwan President defiant as he begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a ‘rat’

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te shakes hands with King Mswati III, the King of Eswatini, at Mandvulo Grand Hall near Manzini, Eswatini, May 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan has the right to engage with ​the world, and no country can stop that, ⁠President Lai Ching-te told Eswatini’s king after he arrived for a surprise…

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Taiwan Opposition leader says China visit to sow ‘seeds of peace’

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Taiwan Opposition leader says China visit to sow ‘seeds of peace’

Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun speaks at the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu province. | Photo Credit: AP Taiwan’s Opposition leader, a proponent of closer ties with Beijing, said on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) she hoped to sow the “seeds of peace” during a rare visit to China. Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman…

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Taiwan opposition leader says talks with Xi a ‘bridge’ to peace

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Taiwan opposition leader says talks with Xi a ‘bridge’ to peace

Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun speaks at a Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club event in Taipei, Taiwan on March 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party said Monday (March 23, 2026) she hoped to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and build a “bridge” to resolve disputes between China and the…

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Taiwan Parliament authorises government to sign stalled U.S. arms deals

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Taiwan Parliament authorises government to sign stalled U.S. arms deals

The weapons to be signed for include High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) vehicle. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s Parliament on Friday (March 13, 2026) authorised the ‌government to sign U.S. agreements for four arms sales packages, ​after officials warned that Taipei would go to the back ⁠of the line if it missed the…

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South Korea’s Lee to head for Japan summit a week after meeting China’s Xi

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South Korea’s Lee to head for Japan summit a week after meeting China’s Xi

A file image of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi | Photo Credit: AP South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set ​for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday (January 13, 2026), a week after ‌meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as…

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