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Taiwan: The ruling party of Taiwan’s candidate for president, Mr. Lai Ching-te, has won an election that will determine the future of the island’s democracy and relations with China for the next four years. International leaders have hailed Taiwan’s democratic elections and high voter turnout in their congratulations to Mr. Lai Ching-te. However, Beijing, which had hoped to see Taiwan’s ruling party overthrown, has taken offence. Taiwan, meanwhile, issued a caution to Beijing on Sunday, saying that it should “face reality” and accept the outcome of the election after voters selected pro-sovereignty candidate Mr. Lai Ching-te as president. In response…

United States: Nearly every state in the United States was under weather alert for a hazardous Arctic blast that was bringing dangerous wind chills, blizzard conditions, and a lot of snow. The National Weather Service reported that as of Saturday night, 44 million people were under a winter weather alert, 29 million were under a wind chill warning, and 64 million more were under a wind chill advisory. Chicago has received at least five inches of snowfall so far, and through Saturday night, another half-inch to one-and-a-half inches are predicted. Moreover, strong winds could cause snow to blow into rural…

New York: According to the reports by Reuters, President Mr. Joe Biden has said that the United States had delivered a private message to Iran regarding the Iran-backed Houthis responsible for attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Mr. Biden had informed the media at the White House before the weekend retreat that, “We delivered it privately and we’re confident we’re well-prepared.” The Houthi movement threatened a ‘strong and effective response’ after the United States carried out another strike in Yemen overnight. The action increased tensions as Washington vowed to protect shipping from attacks of Iran-aligned groups. The latest strike,…

United Kingdom: HelloFresh, a food delivery service, was fined for sending millions of unsolicited emails and texts to its customers. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ordered the recipe box company to pay £140,000 following an investigation in 2022. It was found that over the course of a seven-month spam campaign, 79 million emails and 1 million texts were sent. It was a “clear breach of trust,” according to the ICO. HelloFresh announced modifications to its email and SMS policy. After 8,729 complaints to the 7726 spam message reporting service and 14 complaints made directly to the regulator, investigations started in…

United States: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been targeted by former US President Donald Trump in his closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. Trump requested to give the entire set of closing arguments on Thursday, but his request was turned down when he neglected to approve of the clause preventing him from using the courtroom as a platform for political campaigning. In the race for the Republican nomination to challenge US President Joe Biden in November, the former president is currently in the lead. After his attorney finished speaking, Mr. Trump was given a brief opportunity to…

China: China and the Maldives strengthened their relationship during the first state visit to Beijing by the newly elected President, Mr. Mohamed Muizzu. According to information released by Mr. Muizzu’s office, the Maldives and China, its biggest external creditor, inked a number of new agreements that cover infrastructure, agriculture, and climate change. Neither party disclosed the exact amount of the deals. Speaking at the Great Hall of the People, Chinese President, Mr. Xi Jinping, referred to Mr. Huang Zheng as “an old friend” as the Asian agreed to a “comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership,” opening the door for additional investment in…

United States: The UN Security Council has approved a resolution calling on the Houthis in Yemen to stop attacking ships in the Red Sea and to release the Japanese-operated Galaxy Leader, which was taken over a year ago. The resolution demanding the Houthis, who support Iran, to “immediately cease all attacks, which impede global commerce and navigational rights and freedoms as well as regional peace,” was approved by eleven council members. Russia, China, Mozambique, and Algeria were the four members that abstained. Nobody voted against it. China and Russia have veto power as permanent members of the council, but they…

China: Beijing has informed US military officials that it will “never compromise” on Taiwan, the self-governing island that it claims as its own. The Pentagon announced that China and the United States had concluded their two days of military talks in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. This is the latest round of talks since the two nations decided to resume military-to-military relations. Following a meeting between US President, Mr. Joe Biden, and Chinese President, Mr. Xi Jinping, last November, the two sides decided to resume talks despite their disagreements on a number of issues, including Taiwan and Beijing’s assertive claims in…

United States: The European Union (EU) may launch a merger investigation into Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI, according to officials. Microsoft holds the largest minority stake in OpenAI Global LLC, a “capped profit” subsidiary under the management of OpenAI Inc., the non-profit organisation’s majority owner. Its investment, which comes in the form of cash and cloud computing credits, formally grants it no control over the business itself but does offer the chance to earn a return on capital of up to 100 times. “Checking whether Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI might be reviewable under the EU merger regulation,” the…

United Kingdom: The foreign minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, has expressed concern that Israel may have broken international law during its war on Gaza. Although Israel was deemed compliant, Mr. Cameron said there were still unanswered questions. Mr. Cameron expressed deep concern about what he saw during the war in the besieged Palestine territory while speaking to the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. During a question-and-answer period with lawmakers, Cameron responded that Israel was “near to that” when asked if the country could be “vulnerable to a challenge” from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague regarding…