Fransglobal
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I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast: "We hit 'em. And we want to hit 'em right, sir, and we want to hit them from the top! East, west, north, south. Sir, they won't know what the hell! And we'll knock them out. We did it politically correct. Five years."
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I think it should probably be a bigger story that the president of the United States is a raving lunatic
Could a ‘shock’ Pyongyang visit cement Japan PM Takaichi’s snap election bid?
www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
Could a ‘shock’ Pyongyang visit cement Japan PM Takaichi’s snap election bid?
Despite scepticism, a leading campaigner claims Pyongyang is ready to return surviving abductees for ‘immediate, large-scale’ aid.
www.scmp.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Could a ‘shock’ Pyongyang visit cement Japan PM Takaichi’s snap election bid?
www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...
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This would be big...
Lithuanian prime minister says they made a strategic mistake by allowing a Taiwanese representative office to open in Vilnius under the name “Taiwanese"
“I think Lithuania really jumped in front of a train and lost"
Lithuanian prime minister says they made a strategic mistake by allowing a Taiwanese representative office to open in Vilnius under the name “Taiwanese"
“I think Lithuania really jumped in front of a train and lost"
Lithuanian PM says Vilnius ‘jumped in front of a train’ with Taiwanese office
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė said Tuesday that Lithuania made a strategic mistake by allowing a Taiwanese re...
www.lrt.lt
February 5, 2026 at 8:28 AM
This would be big...
Lithuanian prime minister says they made a strategic mistake by allowing a Taiwanese representative office to open in Vilnius under the name “Taiwanese"
“I think Lithuania really jumped in front of a train and lost"
Lithuanian prime minister says they made a strategic mistake by allowing a Taiwanese representative office to open in Vilnius under the name “Taiwanese"
“I think Lithuania really jumped in front of a train and lost"
The Queen's Head
Yehliu Geopark 🇹🇼
Yehliu Geopark 🇹🇼
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 AM
The Queen's Head
Yehliu Geopark 🇹🇼
Yehliu Geopark 🇹🇼
Yehliu Geopark 🇹🇼
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Yehliu Geopark 🇹🇼
Yehliu Fishing Harbour 🇹🇼
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Yehliu Fishing Harbour 🇹🇼
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
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There is something quite hilarious about various figures who have been hawkish on China bashing the EU over supposed weakness only for Trump to keel over...like this
By his logic — such as it is — he will now have to place punitive sanctions on his own country for his having said this
February 4, 2026 at 11:08 PM
There is something quite hilarious about various figures who have been hawkish on China bashing the EU over supposed weakness only for Trump to keel over...like this
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Breaking: Trump-Xi call this afternoon, just after Xi spoke to Putin
Breaking | Hours after call with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping talks to Donald Trump
Chinese president and US leader hold phone conversation, according to state media.
www.scmp.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Breaking: Trump-Xi call this afternoon, just after Xi spoke to Putin
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Tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok are before the Oireachtas Media Committee today... as was long flagged, X has refused to take part.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
February 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok are before the Oireachtas Media Committee today... as was long flagged, X has refused to take part.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
Today Weds 4/2 is Lichun - the first day of Spring in East Asia
And it was a beautiful day in Taipei, it almost felt hot
Royal Palm Boulevard, National Taiwan University, Taida 🇹🇼
And it was a beautiful day in Taipei, it almost felt hot
Royal Palm Boulevard, National Taiwan University, Taida 🇹🇼
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Today Weds 4/2 is Lichun - the first day of Spring in East Asia
And it was a beautiful day in Taipei, it almost felt hot
Royal Palm Boulevard, National Taiwan University, Taida 🇹🇼
And it was a beautiful day in Taipei, it almost felt hot
Royal Palm Boulevard, National Taiwan University, Taida 🇹🇼
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
February 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
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NASA said it was targeting a March window to launch its Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon after a delay in this week's departure, caused by a leak of liquid hydrogen during a key "wet dress rehearsal".
NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to March
NASA said it was targeting a March window to launch its Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon after a delay in this week's departure, caused by a leak of liquid hydrogen during a ...
www.rte.ie
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
NASA said it was targeting a March window to launch its Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon after a delay in this week's departure, caused by a leak of liquid hydrogen during a key "wet dress rehearsal".
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Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Fintan O'Toole: Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
If we want to understand why democracy is in such trouble, we can learn plenty from the careers of two men who were once stellar figures in democratic politics
www.irishtimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson will go down in history as crawlers and creeps
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
Taipei by night 🇹🇼
SOGO Fuxing
SOGO Fuxing
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Taipei by night 🇹🇼
SOGO Fuxing
SOGO Fuxing
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Good Morning Taipei! 🇹🇼
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I was invited to give a presentation on China to Thiel and his colleagues, several years ago. I was concerned that China and the U.S. could be on the road to war. They were positively giddy at the prospect.
February 2, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I was invited to give a presentation on China to Thiel and his colleagues, several years ago. I was concerned that China and the U.S. could be on the road to war. They were positively giddy at the prospect.
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Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
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BREAKING on ft website:
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein
Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
BREAKING on ft website:
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
It is really striking how empty Australia is
The Human Archipelago: only territories are shown where population density exceeds 1 human per square kilometer.
February 2, 2026 at 5:39 AM
It is really striking how empty Australia is