The conflicting regimes of two rival boxing administrations over gender eligibility has boiled over into the Paris Olympics.
Atsuko Okatsuka is one of the fastest rising names in comedy – thanks to her grandma and the Drop Challenge.
As China ramps up hostilities in the Taiwan Strait,citizens in the island democracy are joining self-defence groups,fearing one day soon they will become civilian resistance to a communist invasion.
For three days,the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore was thronging with political leaders,defence ministers and top military brass from around the world.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to leaders at the Asia defence summit where China said it would be prepared to use force to prevent Taiwanese independence.
The defence minister used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to raise Australia’s concerns about “unsafe” encounters between the PLA and the Australian navy.
The US and its allies face a grim choice if China escalates tensions with Taiwan. It could lead to an economic catastrophe.
The recall follows rising concerns about fires caused by batteries,particularly those with lithium-ion cells.
If China were to attack Taiwan,this string of islands is at the front line. Kinmen is less than 10 kilometres from the Chinese mainland and remnants of past battles are everywhere.
China has started its most expansive military drills in a year around Taiwan,just days after Lai Ching-te took over as the island’s new president.
This is the atmosphere in which Taiwan on Monday inaugurated its new president,Lai Ching-te.