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Senior Tuvalu parliamentarians voice support for ties with Taiwan
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A Tuvaluan prime ministerial hopeful and the country's departing prime minister on Wednesday expressed their support for the continued diplomatic ties with Taiwan, after recent warnings that relations could be severed, Central News Agency Taiwan reported.
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US F-16 fighter jet crashes off South Korea's Gunsan; pilot rescued
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A US F-16 fighter jet on Wednesday crashed in waters off South Korea's west coast, South Korea-based Yonhap News Agency reported citing the US Air Force.
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Taiwan completes dockyard in Taiping island claimed by China
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Coast Guard Administration has confirmed that a project of making upgrades to a wharf in Taiwan-controlled Taiping Island in South China Sea has been completed, and added that the project would allow larger vessels to dock at it, according to Focus Taiwan, citing the Central News Agency.
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Taiwan's first lunar mission poised for launch late this year
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan's National Central University announced the country's first lunar mission on Monday, revealing that a Deep Space Radiation Probe (DSRP) developed by its faculty and students is scheduled to launch in Japan as early as the fourth quarter of this year, Central News Agency Taiwan reporte
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of submarine-launched cruis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday oversaw the test-firing of submarine-launched cruise missiles and reviewed a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported, as per South Korea-based Yonhap News Agency.
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North Korea fires several cruise missiles from east coast, alleges Seoul
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
North Korea fired several cruise missiles from its east coast on Sunday, days after Pyongyang test-fired new strategic cruise missiles from the west coast, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean military.
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Taiwan congratulates Tuvalu on completing polls, rejects media reports of
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday congratulated Tuvalu on completing its elections smoothly while rejecting media reports that the self-governing island might be dealing with another diplomatic blow in the Pacific region, the Central News Agency of Taiwan reported.
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US lawmakers visit Taiwan to show support amid tensions with China
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Two United States House of Representatives members told former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te on Thursday that their current visit to Taipei was meant to showcase bipartisan support from the US Congress for Taiwan, Central News Agency Taiwan reported on
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7 killed in Pakistan's air strikes on Iran
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The retaliatory air strikes launched by Pakistan earlier today killed at least seven people, including four children on Iran's southwest border, reported state news agency iRNA.
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Iran airstrike 'unprovoked' and 'blatant' breach of country's sovereignty:
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier, Iran attacked the headquarters of a terrorist group opposed to Tehran with drones and missiles in Pakistan on late hours of Tuesday, Al Arabiya News reported citing Tasnim news agency.
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Pakistan expels Iran ambassador, recalls envoy to Tehran in response to Ir
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Earlier, Iran attacked the headquarters of a terrorist group opposed to Tehran with drones and missiles in Pakistan on late hours of Tuesday, Al Arabiya News reported citing Tasnim news agency.
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'Inclusivity a key factor in our success; COP28 had to be a COP of action,
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the UAE should be very proud of its role in achieving this truly historic outcome achieved at the 28th edition of the UN Climate Change Conference.
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