China’s Foreign Ministry warned that Taiwan independence was a “dead-end” on the day of the presidential inauguration of the self-ruled island on Monday.”No matter under what name or excuse, pushing for Taiwan independence is doomed to fail,” the ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin reiterated at a daily news briefing when asked…

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Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bouhabib, expressed his condolences on Monday for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian.Iranian state media said Raisi and Amirabdollahian, and others, were found dead after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest.”I met the…

The leader of the Russia-installed administration in Ukraine’s Luhansk region has accused Kyiv of using French-supplied missiles in an attack near Luhansk.Leonid Pasechnik shared videos depicting the aftermath of the alleged Ukrainian missile strike on a settlement near Luhansk.He claimed that French cruise missiles were deployed in the attack, damaging…

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a court hearing in London that could end with him being sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, or provide him with another chance to appeal his extradition.The U.S. has assured judges that Assange’s rights would be protected and that he would not face…

British authorities and the public health service knowingly exposed patients to deadly infections through tainted blood and products, a report has found.An estimated 3,000 died, and many suffered lifelong illnesses from HIV or hepatitis infections in the 1970s to 1990s.The scandal is seen as the deadliest in the history of…

The Philippines accused Chinese fishermen of causing the depletion of giant clams at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.Surveillance photographs presented by the Philippine coast guard showed alleged harvesting of giant clams by Chinese fishermen in the area.The Philippine coast guard voiced concern over the environmental damage caused by…

Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech that he seeks peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats.Lai voiced Taiwan’s determination to defend itself against China’s threats while seeking peaceful relations.The Democratic Progressive Party, to which Lai belongs, doesn’t seek independence but maintains Taiwan’s…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei confirmed First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as interim head of the country’s executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were confirmed dead on Monday after the helicopter they were in crashed into…

There was “no sign of life” spotted Monday at the crash site of the helicopter that was carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials after it made a “hard landing” on Sunday, state TV reported.The crash site was across a steep valley and rescuers have…