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It is hard to pick out a low point from my dealings with the Foreign Office when I was defence secretary. Hard not because there weren’t any low points, but because there were so many. Like the time of the Sudan emergency, when it turned out that the ambassador, the deputy ambassador, and the head of security…

China on Tuesday slammed the inauguration speech of new Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te as a "confession of Taiwan independence", and warned it would take "countermeasures".Earlier, Beijing said it had complained to the United States over Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulating Taiwan on Lai's swearing-in.China considers self-ruled…

“This is a deeply unhelpful development,” Mr Sunak said. “Of course, it is still subject to a final decision, but it remains deeply unhelpful nonetheless.”“There is no moral equivalence between a democratic state exercising its lawful right to self-defence and the terrorist group Hamas. It is wrong to conflate…

With his army struggling to fend off fierce Russian advances all across the front, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged the United States and Europe to do more to defend his nation, dismissing fears of nuclear escalation and proposing that NATO planes shoot down Russian missiles in Ukrainian airspace.Mr. Zelensky said he had also…

A show from former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson has reportedly appeared on a Russian state television channel for the first time.Carlson is presenting the program Tucker, which is broadcast on Russia 24. The first episode and other clips from previous months are now available online, Russian state newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.On the…

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s president took a swipe at the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday, accusing the annual event of allegedly encouraging “gender neutralization” and threatening the traditional family. No points from Erdogan. Turkey's leader claims Eurovision Song Contest is a threat to family values {{^userSubscribed}}…

From close-up shots detailing the anatomy of a cicada to images of swarms emphasizing the massive scope, images showcased the cicada emergence beginning in the Chicago area and across Illinois. It's a scene being reported across the city and suburbs as large amounts of cicadas emerge from the ground, with more expected in the…

By Prince GolezPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is eyeing to make the Philippines a leader in smart and sustainable transportation in the Indo-Pacific region.At the Indo-Pacific Business Forum, Marcos Jr. said that he has directed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Transportation (DOTr), and the National Economic…

A woman is dead and a suspect is outstanding after a stabbing at a Mississauga hotel on Monday morning, police say. Emergency crews were called to the area of Britannia Road East and Whittle Road, east of Hurontario Street, at 9:25 a.m. When police and paramedics arrived, they discovered a deceased woman in a hotel room…

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has expressed his condolences over the death of Iran's president in a statement released on Monday. In the statement, Kishida said he is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of President Ebrahim Raisi. He said he had a series of candid discussions on the…