Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said Tuesday that a patrol vessel donated by Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration (CGA) to the Philippines would not be used in waters near Taiwan or areas where Taiwanese fishing vessels operate.
Taiwan, the Philippines and Japan should engage in defense cooperation in response to China's "illegal, coercive, aggressive and deceptive" operations along the first island chain, a Philippine academic said Tuesday.
Taiwan and the United States have yet to build the "hellscape" needed to help Taiwanese forces hold out against a potential Chinese invasion, and they should approach the task with a "sense of urgency" given the current "dangerous" geopolitical situation, a U.S. congressional commission chair said Tuesday.
The Israeli army has committed another act of aggression against Syria, launching a new incursion into that country's southern part.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday said it successfully launched a spacecraft on the world's first mission to collect samples, including rocks and sand, from one of Mars' moons, according to Kyodo.
Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser offloaded 489 pounds in seized cocaine and transferred custody of three suspects to Homeland Security Task Force San Juan law enforcement authorities at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday.
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Oct. 20 two contracts working with the U.S. Navy totaling more than $300 million towards infrastructure improvements supporting major cutter operations.
Juan Hernandez Ochoa, 51, of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana for unlawful importation into the United States. According to court documents, Hernandez Ochoa worked from 2015 to 2017 as a distributor and transporter for various drug traffickers affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held today in Riyadh
Prime Minister Netanyahu at the opening of the academic year at the new Kiryat Shmona-Tel Hai University: "We are committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime; I discussed this with President Trump. Alongside this, the elimination of Hezbollah and peace with Lebanon will also come."
President Herzog: "History has taught both of our nations that freedom and autonomy cannot be taken for granted. And that it is a value that is worth protecting and defending, even at great cost."
During their meetings, the two leaders discussed the relations between Israel and Hungary, advancing bilateral cooperation, and Israel's relations with the European Union. They also spoke about ways to address the various challenges facing the Middle East and Europe.
Iran's ambassador to Iraq says Tehran and Baghdad have agreed on the expulsion of anti-Iran separatist terrorist elements from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq or handing them over to Iran.
Al-e Sadegh says Tehran and Baghdad have agreed to either expel anti-Iran terrorist groups from the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region or hand them over to Iran.
An Iraqi lawmaker says the US is obstructing the acquisition of advanced arms, hailing the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) as an essential element for the security of the country.
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