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- Taiwan's Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, speaks in Taipei, Taiwan, April 12, 2023. On Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, the island of 23 million people will choose a new president to replace Tsai Ing-wen, who has served the limit of two terms. The election has drawn high attention because Beijing is opposed to front-runner Lai Ching-te, the candidate from the governing Democratic Progressive Party, which is known for its pro-independence learnings. This has raised concerns that a Lai win could trigger a military response from the mainland.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
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The US relationship with China faces a test as Taiwan elects a new leader
By DIDI TANG - Associated Press
Thu,01/11/24-11:56PM , 546 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington's relationship with Beijing will face its biggest test since the leaders of the two countries met in November, as the United States seeks to keep the Taiwan Straits calm after Taiwanese v oters select a new presi
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- Judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday opened two days of legal arguments in a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in its Gaza war. (Jan. 11)
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Israel defends itself at the UN's top court against allegations of genocide in Gaza
By MIKE CORDER AND RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Thu,01/11/24-11:43PM , 214 Reads
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its war in Gaza was a legitimate defense of its people and that it was Hamas militants who were guilty of genocide.
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- Judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday opened two days of legal arguments in a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in its Gaza war. (Jan. 11)
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Palestinian viewers are captivated and moved by case at UN's top court accusing Israel of genocide
By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press
Thu,01/11/24-2:56PM , 452 Reads
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians across the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem spent Thursday captivated by the proceedings in a faraway courtroom, closely following the first hearing in
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, with Estonia's President Alar Karis, center right, and Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, center left, pose for a group photo with parliamentarians after giving a speech to the Riigikogu, or Estonian parliament, in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, Jan.11, 2024. (AP Photo)
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy rules out a cease-fire with Russia, saying Moscow would use it to rearm
By HARRIET MORRIS AND ILLIA NOVIKOV - Associated Press
Thu,01/11/24-1:32AM , 238 Reads
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday ruled out a cease-fire as his country fights off the Russian invasion, saying the Kremlin’s forces would use the pause to rearm and regroup in order to overwhelm Kyiv’s troops.
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