Taiwan rejects independence warning after Trump comments and weapons review
Taiwan has reaffirmed that it is a sovereign, independent nation after US President Donald Trump warned it against formally declaring independence from China. The statement came as Trump said he would soon decide whether to approve an $11bn weapons package for the island. The comments followed a two-day summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping.Trump said after the talks that he had made "no commitment either way" on Taiwan's status. He also said US policy on Taiwan had not changed, while stressing that he did not want conflict with Beijing. In remarks to reporters and in a later interview,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 16 May 2026 18:30 LONDON
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UK sanctions North Korea's Songdowon camp over alleged role in Ukrainian child deportation
Britain has imposed asset-freeze sanctions on North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp, saying it suspects the facility of supporting Russia's programme of forced deportation and re-education of Ukrainian children.North Korea has condemned the move, calling it a politically motivated insult and an attempt to damage its image.The Foreign Office said the camp was linked to actions that undermine Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.The sanctions were announced on 11 May, while North Korea's response was issued on Friday.The dispute centres on allegations that children from occupied areas of Ukraine were taken to the camp and exposed to political indoctrination.A 2025... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 15 May 2026 09:00 LONDON
Trump says he made no commitment on Taiwan after Xi talks in Beijing
US President Donald Trump has said he made "no commitment either way" on Taiwan during talks with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing.He also said he would decide within a short period whether to proceed with previously announced US arms sales to Taiwan.Trump made the comments on the flight back to Washington after the two-day summit, saying the pair had discussed Taiwan "in great detail".He said Xi had asked directly whether the US would defend Taiwan, and that he replied: "I don't talk about that." The remarks matter because Taiwan remains one of the most sensitive issues in US-China relations,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 May 2026 17:59 LONDON
The Madness of Power, From Balfour to the Edge of World War Three
A Voice in the Wilderness of War: Who Still Dares to Speak Truth While Empires March There are moments in history when the world suddenly accelerates toward disaster, moments when anyone who has studied history can feel the temperature rising even before the explosions reach their peak. The current escalation in the Middle East is one of those moments. According to the facts we now see unfolding, the United States and Israel made the unilateral decision to attack Iran without the approval of the United Nations, without a global coalition mandate, and without the support of most of the international... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 06 Mar 2026 17:20 LONDON
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