Taiwan’s envoy invites German MPs to visit island
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Germany needs an “active policy” which would go beyond the “outdated” One-China principle, Taiwan’s de-facto ambassador claims

Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to Berlin has invited German MPs to visit Taipei, claiming that Germany’s adherence to the “One-China policy” is “outdated.”

In an interview with the Tagesspiegel newspaper, published in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan, Jhy-Wey Shieh proposed that “a Bundestag delegation headed by the Parliament’s president” visit the island.

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Pho­tos: Two years af­ter Beirut ex­plo­sion, Lebanon awaits jus­tice
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UK woman gored by bison in South Dakota lives to tell her tale
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A 19-year-old UK woman, who was on a month-long cross-country road trip in the US along with a friend, has miraculously survived a bison attack.

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Immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits: UN chief António Guterres
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As the energy crisis grips Europe amid the Ukraine war, UN chief António Guterres said oil and gas companies were indulging in "grotesque greed" wh

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An internet initiative named Birds and Debris received photos from contributors from all over the world.

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Belgian pigeon fanciers are in uproar as thousands of racing pigeons vanish in French storm
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Georgia provides 'unborn foetus' rights of a person, just weeks after taking away basic rights of women
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Even as the state of women's rights in the United States faces a steady decline, unborn foetus rights are seeing an elevation.

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A dog miraculously survived being shot in the head after fleeing his breeding farm and going missing in the US.

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Kremlin wants a negotiated solution, claims former German Chancellor Schroeder on Ukraine war
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Amid the Ukraine war, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Russia wants a "negotiated solution".

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WATCH | Where is Nancy Pelosi? Where did she go straight from Taiwan?
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❗️Norwegian Ambassador summoned to Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Oslo’s ambassador Rune Resaland was summoned in connection with the foul-mouthed behavior of Norwegian Consul General Elisabeth Ellingsen in a Murmansk hotel on July 6, for which Norway’s Foreign Ministry apologized.

The Russian Foreign Ministry noted that Ellingsen’s stay was impossible after the incident in Murmansk, in which she ranted about her hatred for Russians in an "outrageous act of hatred, nationalism and xenophobia".

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⚡️South Korean Taiwan-bound flights SUSPENDED

Local media is reporting Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have canceled flights between Incheon and Taiwan amidst ramped up tensions as Chinese live-fire exercises continue near the island.

Taipei has called on local residents to download a special mobile app that allows them to determine the location of the nearest bomb shelter, the Taiwan Central News Agency reports.

Beijing has fired guided missiles from Xiamen Island in Fujian Province that passed through Taiwan's airspace before falling into the sea.

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Griner Drugs Trial: Closing Arguments Due

American basketball star Brittney Griner will hear closing arguments in her drugs trial Thursday, after which she could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

The Kremlin has urged discretion in negotiations for a possible prisoner trade also involving Paul Whelan in exchange for Viktor Bout after US Sec State Anthony Blinken claimed a “substantial offer” had been made.

Griner pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis oils which she was reportedly prescribed for medical purposes in the US. "I still don't understand to this day how they ended up in my bag… If I had to guess on how they ended up in my bags, I was in a rush packing."

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