Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing Wednesday in a bid to promote unification between the sides that separated amid civil war in 1949.
President-elect Lai Ching-te says he is 'very much looking forward to China having the confidence to engage with the elected and legitimate government that the Taiwan people have entrusted. That is the right way for cross-strait exchange.'
An Israeli parliamentary delegation visited Taiwan last week, led by Boaz Toporovsky, a sitting member of the Israeli Knesset and chairman of the Taiwan-Israel Friendship Group.
Beijing’s joint call with Jakarta for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza will boost its influence in Southeast Asia, one analyst said.
Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou holds his second meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, following a landmark summit in Singapore in 2015 when Ma was still Taiwan's leader
Andrzej Duda became the latest world leader to renew acquaintances with the former president as November's election looms. Duda arrived as Republicans threaten to derail plans for more US aid to Ukraine. 'We had four great years together,' Trump said, 'We may have to do it again'
By W.G. Dunlop US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun via video teleconference Tuesday, in the first substantive talks between the superpowers’ defense chiefs in nearly 18 months. The United States has been working to strengthen defense cooperation with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence […]
President Joe Biden will soon be making a stop in the region as part of a celebrity fundraising event. Biden will make his visit on Thursday, April 25 in Westchester County to a fundraising event in the village of Irvington-on-Hudson hosted by actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, according to the event's webpage. The exact location of the event has not yet been announced. The cheapest tickets for the fundraising events will cost $3,300, while the most expensive will cost as much...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — President Joe Biden is visiting the Electric City Tuesday. The president is scheduled to arrive at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport around 1:00 p.m. and then give a speech at the Scranton Cultural Center at 2:00 p.m. After the speech, President Biden will proceed to another campaign event in Scranton around 5:10 []
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The spotlight has been on Scranton as President Biden made his way to the Electric City. It's believed that President Biden is spending the night at the Radisson Hotel in Scranton. This extra security has been seen across the area since Air Force One touched ground at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport []
Islamabad – Pakistan welcomed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday for a three-day official visit as the two neighbours aim to strengthen their bilateral relations amid rising tensions in the region. The visit, from Monday to Wednesday, is the first by any head of state to Pakistan after the general elections in February 2024. The Iranian president is accompanied by his spouse and a high-level delegation comprising the foreign minister and other members of the Cabinet, senior officials as...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From Your Local Election headquarters, President Joe Biden is coming to Scranton Tuesday for what his reelection campaign calls a "Major economic address." On Tuesday, the United States President returns to his hometown in Scranton where he plans to speak with the residents on tax fairness. President Biden will return []