Tessa Wong BBC News, Asia Digital Reporter BBC / Tessa Wong Several of the Kuomintang lawmakers facing the recall vote appeared at an anti-recall rally last weekend Thousands of Taiwanese are heading to the polls in an unprecedented and controversial…
Anadolu via Getty Images A Thai soldier stands guard in the Surin province on the border with Cambodia Cambodia has called for an “immediate” ceasefire with Thailand, after two days of cross-border fighting between the two South East Asian neighbours.…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The U.S. Army reportedly fired over 150 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile interceptors to help defend Israel during its…
Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images The NHS is facing a challenging few days during the doctors’ strike in England as it attempts to keep as many services as possible running, said the health secretary. Wes Streeting said while it…
Tessa Wong BBC News, Taipei Getty Images Taiwan’s legislators have engaged in brawls in parliament in recent months amid a heated political deadlock For most of his life, Deng Pu didn’t see himself as an activist – but that changed…
The bill still has to be passed by the parliament, where, some activists warn, it risks being stalled by Zelenskyy’s own MPs. The course reversal comes after Ukrainians poured onto the streets for the first anti-government protests since the beginning…
Editor’s note: This gallery contains disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised. Food markets are empty. Human waste is piling up. Illness is spreading. And people in Gaza are “collapsing on the streets from hunger and dehydration.” That’s the stark warning…
The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered in Barbados, 20 years after its last sighting. The Barbados threadsnake, which had been feared extinct, was rediscovered under a rock in the centre of the island during an ecological survey in March…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing its negotiating team home from Qatar to discuss next steps after Hamas’ latest response “shows a lack of desire” to reach a truce, President Donald Trump’s…
France will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said. In a post on X, Macron said the formal announcement would be made at a session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “The urgent…