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Taipei 101 building readies for New Year’s Eve fireworks display

Images of the New Year’s Eve Taipei 101 building fireworks event are on display at a press conference held by Taipei Financial Center Corp. Dec. 12 in Taipei City. (Courtesy of TFCC, via CNA)
By: Taiwan today Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 building will celebrate the start of the new year with 16,000 fireworks to welcome 2024 with an impressive display of color, light and sound. Taipei Financial...

Taiwan Foreign Minister Wu gives interview to Time Magazine

Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu talks to Charlie Campbell of Time Magazine in Taipei City for an article published Dec.6. (MOFA)
By: Taiwan Today Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu said that Taiwan wants to contribute to international society and expand cooperation and friendship with other democratic nations. Wu made the remarks...

The West does not see the resistance of Palestine as self-defence: Erdogan

OTHERS President Erdogan emphasised the importance of a lasting peace, saying "The most appropriate step for Gaza is an immediate ceasefire.": Others
By: TRT WORLD Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that both German President Steinmeier and Chancellor Scholz seem to be particularly concerned about only the situation with Hamas, in that they attribute the recent developments, solely...

Emine Erdogan hosts ‘One Heart for Palestine’ summit with other first ladies

AA "I invite the spouses of all heads of state to be the voice of those killed in Gaza and those whose voices are being suppressed and silenced while a mass slaughter continues,” says Emine Erdogan. / Photo: AA
Türkiye’s first lady Emine Erdogan has called on her counterparts worldwide to be a voice for Gaza and to help stop Israeli attacks that have so far killed over 11,000 Palestinians. Emine Erdogan hosted the summit “One...

Türkiye’s president endeavors for peace, reduced civilian casualties in Gaza through diplomacy

Since beginning of Israeli attacks on Gaza, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken with leaders across world
By: ANADOLU AGENCY Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to use diplomacy to secure peace in the region and reduce civilian casualties in Gaza. Since Israel's attacks on Gaza began on Oct. 7,...

Taiwan Working With The World Toward A Net-Zero Future

Shieu Fuh-sheng, Minister of Environment, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
By Shieu Fuh-sheng, Minister of Environment, R.O.C. (Taiwan) Climate change is impacting the world at an unprecedented rate. The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to rise and global average temperatures have reached record highs....

France’s Macron urges Israel to stop bombing and killing civilians in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during an international humanitarian conference for the civilian population in Gaza in Paris [Ludovic Marin/EPA-EFE]
By: ALJAZEERA Israel must stop bombing Gaza and killing civilians, French President Emmanuel Macron has told British media. There was “no legitimacy” for the bombing, Macron told the BBC in an interview published...

Türkiye to introduce Israel to world as war criminal: Turkish President Erdogan

Türkiye to introduce Israel to world as war criminal: Turkish President Erdogan
Türkiye will introduce Israel to the world as a war criminal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Speaking at "Great Palestine Meeting," a pro-Palestine rally in Istanbul, Erdogan said: "Israel, we will also declare you as a...

Israeli bombardments destroy 31 mosques in Palestine’s Gaza — ministry

AA 10 employees have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry says / Photo: AA.
By: Anadolu agency Israeli air strikes on the besieged Gaza destroyed five more mosques, bringing the total number to 31 since October 7, the Gaza-based Endowments and Religious Affairs Ministry has said. It...

Cairo’s ‘Summit for Peace’ ends without any breakthrough on Gaza ceasefire

REUTERS Though a number of Arab leaders condemned the loss of Israeli civilian life, they refused to place the onus on Hamas for the bloodshed. / Photo: Reuters
By: TRT WORLD Cairo's "Summit for Peace" was meant to be a diplomatic breakthrough towards a ceasefire in Gaza, but its failure revealed what one analyst called the "fault lines" between Muslim, Arab countries and Western states on the...