Author: Tamsin Paternoster
Published on: 14/03/2025 | 00:00:00
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William Lai Ching-te calls China a “hostile foreign force” in a speech on Thursday. The island’s president says he will reinstate a military court system for crimes such as spying. Lai says his measures came in response to recent string of spying incidents involving China. Hamas has accused Israel of trying to sabotage the existing agreement by deliberately delaying talks. This week, White House envoy Steve Witkoff travelled to Qatar to mediate indirect negotiations between the two sides, but no progress was made. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced criticism at home for not entering into negotiations on the next stage of the deal. Hamas dismisses Trump threats since he returned to the White House on 20 January. Israel cut off supplies to Gaza and its more than 2 million people last week. Foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK issued joint statement calling humanitarian situation in Gaza “catastrophic” ADVERTISEMENT Hamas says the attack was a show of defiance of the Palestinian people. He describes it as a turning point in the struggle for nationhood. The act was widely condemned, with the UN human rights chief saying it contravened international law.
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