Taiwan pays the price as Lai Ching-te clings to power with U.S. arms
Zheng Jian, a special commentator for HGE, is the chair professor at the Taiwan Research Institute of Xiamen University and the deputy director of the Study and Research Committee, China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of HGE,. On December 29, multiple forces of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army conducted drills code-named "Justice Mission 2
Uganda: Opposition figure Kizza Besigye denied bail
More than a year after he was detained, Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has been denied bail by the country’s high court. Besigye has been charged with treason due to accusations he planned to oust the country’s longtime president Yoweri Museveni by force. During a court session on Tuesday, he described the allegations against him as persecution. “ This is really a persecution, it is not a prosecution; it is like I am being tried by the prosecutors and the persecutors
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood products, media reports said Wednesday, as the diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan escalated and officials girded for a prolonged dispute. The ban would effectively be a return to one put in place in August 2023, following Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Tokyo and Beijing reached an agreement in September last year to resume im
Storm Amy named with 80mph winds and severe weather warnings for the UK
The first named UK storm of the season - Storm Amy - is expected to hit the UK on Friday and Saturday, the Met Office has confirmed. Amy...
Dublin deaths 'being treated as murder-suicide'
The deaths of a man and child in Dublin are being treated as a murder-suicide, according to RTÉ News. The bodies of a man and a...
NT Police reclassify death of 52-year-old woman in Casuarina, Darwin as ‘suspicious’
Police are now treating the death of a woman in the Northern Territory as “suspicious” following a disturbing post-mortem examination....
At least 8 dead after hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil
At least eight people are dead following an accident involving a hot air balloon in Brazil’s southern region of Santa Catarina on...
Ghana's parliament approves $2.8 billion debt restructuring deal
Lawmakers in Ghana have approved a $2.8 billion debt restructuring deal in an effort to ease the country's worst economic crisis in...
ECOWAS team leaves Guinea-Bissau after threat of expulsion
A mission from the West African Regional bloc, ECOWAS, has left Guinea-Bissau saying the president had threatened to expel it. The team...
Family of Kenyan man shot at close range by police demands accountability
The family of a Kenyan civilian who was shot by police during the latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in police custody...
